KazokuTen

KazokuTen Co., Ltd. (株式会社かぞくてん) is a Yamataian international franchise chain of s. KazokuTen is the largest convenience store chain in Yamatai, and there are over 41,100 stores worldwide in 17 countries. Its headquarters are located in the Iikubo Tower in Chūō, Niihama.

KazokuTen was founded in 1927 as the general store Iikubo Kazoku Zakka-ten by Iikubo Tsunetoshi in Urahama. Following the Second Escar-Varunan War, Iikubo Tsunetoshi was recognised for actively hiring crippled veterans, and aggressively expanded his stores throughout southern Yamatai during the rebuilding period. In 1957, the chain of stores was rebranded as KazokuTen after Iikubo Hikomaru, Tsunetoshi's son, took over the company. In 1991, KazokuTen was reorganised as a publicly-traded subsidiary of Iikubo Holdings.

All of the usual Yamataian convenience store goods such as basic grocery items, magazines, manga, soft drinks, alcoholic drinks like sake, nikuman, fried chicken, onigiri, and bento are available. KazokuTen is known for its distinctive doorbell melody, which is played upon entering the store.

History
In 1927, entrepreneur Iikubo Tsunetoshi opened Iikubo Kazoku Zakka-ten in Urahama. Although small grocery stores and general merchandisers were available, Iikubo theorised that a large volume of convenience stores selling basic products such as rice and milk would reduce the need for customers to travel long distances for basic items. Iikubo expanded aggressively through Urahama, buying out several competing grocery stores and expanding the product line of his stores.

In 1928, Iikubo began training staff members to ensure that customers would receive the same quality and service in every store, and began issuing uniforms for his employees.