Ministop Co., Ltd. (ミニストップ株式会社, Minisutoppu
Kabushiki-gaisha) (TYO: 9946), a member of AEON, operates the Ministop
convenience store franchise chain in Japan. Unlike most other
convenience stores in Japan, Ministop stores feature a kitchen that
prepares sandwiches, snacks and take out bento boxes on demand, and
has a seating area where customers can sit down and eat immediately.
In September 2022, it was announced that the Ministop stores in the
Philippines would be rebranded as Uncle John's after the flagship
fried chicken product of the same name. In October 2022, the outlet in
Pampanga was the first to exhibit the new Uncle John's yellow-blue
branding. The rebranding process of the Ministop outlets in the
Philippines is projected to be completed by 2023. RRHI announced a
merger of RCSI with its wholly-owned subsidiary Robinsons Supermarket
Corp., which was approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission on
December 19, 2022 and would take effect on July 1, 2023.