On December 23, Seven-Eleven Japan, together with the Japan Logistics Cooperative Association (which has 27 member companies), received the "Logistics DX and Standardization Award," a category award from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, at the "FY2025 Green Logistics Partnership Conference Excellent Logistics Partnership Awards" held in Tokyo.
<Scenes from the awards ceremony. From left: Tatsuo Mori, Chairman of the Japan Logistics Cooperative Association; Toshitaka Asai, Counselor in the Minister's Secretariat (Commerce and Services) of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; and Shigeru Yamaguchi, General Manager of Logistics Management at Seven-Eleven Japan.>
The initiative involves "working with logistics partners and franchisees as the franchise chain headquarters to consolidate deliveries and improve loading efficiency by changing delivery times on different days of the week, while also supporting logistics GX and building a sustainable supply chain."
The award was given in recognition of the "multifaceted initiatives aimed at resolving logistics challenges triggered by the 24 problem."
<Consolidation of nighttime deliveries (daily goods)>
As part of efficiency improvements, nighttime deliveries of daily necessities such as rice balls and sandwiches are being consolidated to improve loading rates and reduce the working hours of delivery personnel. As of March 2025, this has been implemented in 9500 stores.
<Changes to delivery times by day of the week (for room temperature products)>
Furthermore, measures were taken to adjust delivery times. Due to the launch of new products, delivery times were changed for Mondays and Tuesdays, when volume is high, as well as for other days of the week. Route changes were also implemented to match fluctuations in logistics, thereby improving loading efficiency.
This initiative is being implemented in 11,300 stores as of January 2025.
Seven-Eleven Japan stated that it will continue its efforts to resolve logistics challenges in the future.
