Lawson beta tests futuristic convenience store with KDDI

Lawson opened an experimental high-tech convenience store in Tokyo on Monday, aiming to improve operational efficiency and collect data. The new store -- Real x Tech Lawson -- is designed to test a range of technologies, including robotics, digital signs and artificial intelligence. "We hope to make this tech convenience store a standard for society," Lawson CEO Sadanobu Takemasu said at a news conference.