Japan's top convenience store chain operator Seven-Eleven Japan Co. on Thursday started trials of shorter opening hours, in a move toward reviewing its long-held policy of operating stores 24 hours a day, amid a serious shortage of labor.In the pilot project, Seven-Eleven will open 10 stores it directly operates according to one of three time frames -- from 5 a.m. to 1 a.m. the following day, 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., and 6 a.m. to midnight, to see any changes in sales and customer traffic compared with 24-hour operation.It said one of the 10 stores is in Tokyo but did not disclose the locations o…READ FULL ARTICLE
