Some of Seven-Eleven Japan Co. employees operated computers at its convenience stores to place purchase orders without the permission of franchise owners in order to meet sales quotas set for each store, according to several employees and owners.The matter came to light after some franchise owners discovered that unintended purchase orders were placed on their computers. Store owners have been discarding unsold merchandise at their own expense.One Seven-Eleven employee told Kyodo News that the company's employees working with franchise owners were encouraged by their superiors to secretly p…READ FULL ARTICLE
