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FamilyMart Co., Ltd. is a Japanese convenience store franchise chain. FamilyMart is Japan's second largest convenience store chain, behind 7-Eleven.There are now 24,574 stores worldwide in Japan, Taiwan, China, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Its headquarters is on the 17th floor of the Sunshine 60 building in Ikebukuro, Toshima, Tokyo.There are some stores in Japan with the name Circle K Sunkus under the operation of FamilyMart.

FamilyMart is a subsidiary of FamilyMart UNY Holdings, Ltd. which also owns supermarket chain Uny. The main shareholder is Itochu, a Japanese trading company, with a stake of 50.1%. On July 8, 2020, Itochu announced it will spend approximately ¥580 billion (approx $5.5 billion) to purchase 100% of FamilyMart, with the intent to sell 4.9% of the shares to the National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations and Norinchukin Bank. FamilyMart shareholders approved the takeover on October 26, with the stock scheduled to be delisted on November 12.

All of the usual Japanese convenience store goods such as basic grocery items, magazines, manga, soft drinks, alcoholic drinks like sake, nikuman, fried chicken, onigiri, and bento are available. FamilyMart is known for its distinctive doorbell melody, which is played upon entering the store. This melody is referred to as Melody Chime No.1 – Daiseikyou, and was originally developed by Yasuhi Inada in 1978.

In South Korea the original stores are now called CU and operated separately by BGF Retail. It used to be the largest chain store in South Korea.

In May 2012, there were around 9,255 convenience stores in Taiwan, which was equivalent to one store per 2,500 people. This is the highest number per capita in the world, and the number is still rising.[citation needed] 7-Eleven is the most popular convenience store in Taiwan, while FamilyMart is the second.

FamilyMart sued to end its partnership with Ting Hsin in 2019, which would end a 15-year joint venture. Ting Hsin International Group was the top seller of instant noodles in the world in 2017, with a 15% share of the market.

As of January 2018, FamilyMart has a total of 3,165 stores in Taiwan and accepts the highest number of bill payments among convenience stores in Taiwan, with over 100 million bills paid per year.