Did you know that Ministop is not originated from the Philippines? I didn’t know, till I saw a Ministop in Japan! I thought it was a franchise from the Philippines, so I researched more about it. And found out it was owned by Jusco Co. Ltd. Japan, year 1980.
You may read more about Ministop from Wiki Pilipinas http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=Ministop
Now, Ministop in the Philippines is a very well known convenient store, every where I go, there is always a Ministop, it might be even more popular than 711 convenient store.
This is the power of franchising, with a strong brand and the right system.