{"id":152324,"date":"2023-03-29T12:04:42","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T03:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=152324&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2023-03-29T12:04:42","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T03:04:42","slug":"fukuoka-mall-trials-shorter-business-hours","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/fukuoka-mall-trials-shorter-business-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Fukuoka Mall Trials Shorter Business Hours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka City&#8217;s large commercial facility, &#8220;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Konoha<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Mall Hashimoto,&#8221; announced on the 28th that it will introduce a trial &#8220;Business Hours Flex&#8221; program to shorten the operating hours of some tenants starting next month. Currently, the operating hours for <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Konoha<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Mall Hashimoto, excluding restaurants, are from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. However, starting on the 1st of next month, 12 stores handling fashion and other items will close one hour earlier, changing their business hours to 8 p.m. Three stores, including two restaurants, will delay their opening time by one hour, operating from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. The mall\u2019s operator stated that the trial introduction was decided in the hopes that it would reduce staff burden and improve service quality. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/kbc.co.jp\/news\/article.php?id=9892938&amp;ymd=2023-03-28\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-152315\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fnn_konoha-mall-hashimoto_2023_cl.jpg?resize=1310%2C732&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fukuoka Mall Trials Shorter Business Hours\" width=\"1310\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fnn_konoha-mall-hashimoto_2023_cl.jpg?w=1310&amp;ssl=1 1310w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fnn_konoha-mall-hashimoto_2023_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fnn_konoha-mall-hashimoto_2023_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C572&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fnn_konoha-mall-hashimoto_2023_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C429&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100063583810372\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Konoha Mall Hashimoto official facebook<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. 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