Local News

Nishi-Nippon Railway Co. will launch a major expansion of its supermarket operations. This will involve the opening of more Nishitetsu stores and Spina outlets, primarily in Fukuoka Prefecture, They are also mulling expansion through merger and acquisition of other companies, and the use of an Internet shopping/home delivery scheme. By 2018, they hope to boost their revenue from this sector 40% from 2010 to 100 million yen.