Striped socks keep FamilyMart a step ahead in Japan's convenience store wars

By Mariko Katsumura and Yusuke Ogawa TOKYO, Nov 13 (Reuters) – For some people, the blue, green and white striped socks hanging near the entrance of a FamilyMart convenience store may look more like

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