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"About 30% of our total sales come from the chilled cooked rice meals, which our customers look for at night. Our competitors offer  the usual sandwiches, hotdogs, and doughnuts," said  Francis Medina, franchising manager of Robinsons Convenience Stores, Inc., which supervises all company-owned and franchised stores nationwide. 


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In a financial report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Phil-Seven said it will continue to dominate the convenience store business through aggressive opening of profitable stores in non-traditional areas and the introduction of new products.


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This little store is growing

By Rose G. De La Cruz | May 24, 2004 - 12:00am

Mini Stop’s rice meals are a dead giveaway of its Japanese origins. The meals are heated in the convenience store’s microwave oven and either eaten in-store or taken out by the customer. "About 30%...

Business As Usual

7-Eleven sees 4.4% increase in sales this year

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | April 20, 2004 - 12:00am

Philippine Seven Corp., the local franchise holder of 7-Eleven convenience stores, expects its sales to grow by 4.4 percent this year as it expands its presence in strategic locations. In a financial report filed...

Business

Gokongwei group to put up more Mini Stop stores

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | February 2, 2003 - 12:00am

Aiming to overtake the 7-Eleven chain of convenience stores in the next two or three years, the Gokongwei group, through its tie-up with Japan’s Mitsubishi Corp. and Mini Stop Co. Ltd., has mapped out an aggressive...

Business