Convenience store chain makes isle debut at 2 hotels

By Erika Engle

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jul 06, 2012

~~<p>A Japanese-based convenience store chain, with origins in northeastern Ohio, will open the first two of as many as 30 Oahu stores Saturday in Waikiki.</p>
<p>Lawson USA Hawaii Inc., a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Lawson Inc., has hired 50 local employees to staff its first two Lawson Station locations, a 2,107-square-foot store in the Sheraton Waikiki and a 663-square-foot store at the Moana Surfrider, a Westin Resort & Spa.</p>
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A Japanese-based convenience store chain, with origins in northeastern Ohio, will open the first two of as many as 30 Oahu stores Saturday in Waikiki.

Lawson USA Hawaii Inc., a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Lawson Inc., has hired 50 local employees to staff its first two Lawson Station locations, a 2,107-square-foot store in the Sheraton Waikiki and a 663-square-foot store at the Moana Surfrider, a Westin Resort & Spa. Login for more...