Lawson (English) LAWSON, INC.

Japanese: ローソン(英語表記)LAWSON, INC.
Lawson (English) LAWSON, INC.
A retail company that operates convenience store franchises. In 1974, Daiei, a major retailer, signed a consulting contract with Consolidated Foods, a US food company, and introduced the franchise system methods of Lawson Milk, which was under the umbrella of the company. In April 1975, Daiei Lawson was established as a wholly owned subsidiary of Daiei. In June of the same year, the first store opened in Toyonaka, Osaka. In 1979, the company name was changed to Lawson Japan. In 1980, the company entered into a business partnership with Sun Chain, a convenience store chain. In 1989, the company merged with Sun Chain to form Daiei Convenience Systems. In June 1996, the company changed its name to its current name. In July of the same year, the company opened its first overseas store in Shanghai, China. In 2000, the company entered into a business partnership with Mitsubishi Corporation, which became the largest shareholder. In 2003, the company became the first convenience store to install postboxes inside its stores.

Lawson
Lawson, John Howard

Born: September 25, 1895, New York
[Died] August 11, 1977, San Francisco. American playwright. His works deal with social contradictions and class struggles. His breakthrough works were Roger Bloomer (1923) and Processional (25), which used expressionist techniques. His other works include The International (28) and Success Story (32). He later worked as a screenwriter in Hollywood, writing such works as North Atlantic (42) and Tanks in the Sahara (43).

Lawson
Lawson, Henry (Archibald)

Born June 17, 1867, Grenfell, New South Wales
[Died] September 22, 1922. Abbotsford, Sydney. Australian short story writer and poet. He traveled around the country working in various jobs, and even taught at a Maori school in New Zealand. After his work Faces in the Street, published in the Bulletin at the age of 21, he gained recognition and wrote short stories depicting various aspects of Australian life. He also experimented with ballad-style poetry, and gained a reputation as the nation's poet.

Lawson
Lawson, Victor Fremont

Born: September 9, 1850, Chicago
[Died] August 19, 1925. American journalist from Chicago. In 1876, he bought the Chicago Daily News and contributed to its growth. In 1881, he founded the Chicago Record, a morning newspaper. He also contributed to the development of foreign communication networks and the postal service.

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Japanese:
コンビニエンスストア事業をフランチャイズ展開する小売企業。1974年小売業界大手のダイエーがアメリカ合衆国の食品会社コンソリデーテッド・フーズとコンサルティング契約を締結し,同社の傘下にあったローソンミルクのフランチャイズシステムの手法を導入。1975年4月ダイエーの 100%子会社としてダイエーローソン設立。同1975年6月大阪府豊中市に第1号店を開店した。1979年ローソンジャパンに社名変更。1980年コンビニエンスストアチェーンのサンチェーンと業務提携。1989年サンチェーンと合併し,ダイエーコンビニエンスシステムズ発足。1996年6月現社名に改称。同1996年7月中国上海で海外初出店を果たした。2000年三菱商事と業務提携,同社が筆頭株主となった。2003年コンビニエンスストアとして初めて店内に郵便ポストを設置した。

ローソン
Lawson, John Howard

[生]1895.9.25. ニューヨーク
[没]1977.8.11. サンフランシスコ
アメリカの劇作家。社会の矛盾や階級闘争を扱った作品を書いている。出世作は表現主義の手法を用いた『ロジャー・ブルーマー』 Roger Bloomer (1923) と『行進』 Processional (25) 。ほかに『インターナショナル』 The International (28) ,『成功物語』 Success Story (32) など。その後ハリウッドで映画のシナリオ・ライターとして活躍し,『北大西洋』 (42) ,『サハラ戦車隊』 (43) などを手がけた。

ローソン
Lawson, Henry (Archibald)

[生]1867.6.17. ニューサウスウェールズ,グレンフェル
[没]1922.9.22. シドニー近郊アボッツフォード
オーストラリアの短編作家,詩人。さまざまな職業につき各地を放浪,ニュージーランドのマオリ族の学校で教えたこともある。 21歳のとき『ブレティン』紙に発表した『町の人々』 Faces in the Streetで認められてから,オーストラリアの庶民生活の諸相を描く短編を書いた。また主としてバラッド風の詩作も試み,国民詩人としての名声を得た。

ローソン
Lawson, Victor Fremont

[生]1850.9.9. シカゴ
[没]1925.8.19. シカゴ
アメリカのジャーナリスト。 1876年『シカゴ・デーリー・ニューズ』 Chicago Daily Newsを買い取って同紙の発展に尽し,1881年朝刊新聞『シカゴ・レコード』 Chicago Recordを創刊。また外国通信網の整備および郵便事業の発展にも貢献した。

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