JP2783768B2 - Convenience store - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a convenience store comprising a small store having one floor and a space for selling vehicle fuel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Supermarkets, convenience stores, and the like aim to reduce sales clerks by selling daily necessities in a self-service manner and provide products at a low cost. In particular, convenience stores have one floor of small scale. At one or more stores, merchandise is sold functionally by one or two clerks at a cash register. On the other hand, gas stations, which sell automobile fuel, currently use gasoline as their only profitable product, and are currently mass-producing large-scale gas stations and excessive services.

[0003]

As described above, convenience stores have succeeded in reducing sales expenses as much as possible. However, since gas stations increase sales expenses, if the price is raised, the sales volume will decrease, and the discount will be reduced. Given the contradictory situation that management would worsen if it did, the company instructed employees in strengthening sales of non-gasoline vehicles, such as car washing, oil change, and sales of automobile-related products. It was also a cause of alienation of staff retention.

[0004] In view of the above circumstances, the present invention focuses on selling vehicle fuel by the sales method of convenience stores, in which new functions are added to convenience stores in addition to the conventional functions, and employees are provided with labor. It is an object of the present invention to provide a convenience store having a new store structure so that the store can be added without imposing a load.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems A solution of the present invention is to provide a cash register space in a store, which is arranged on one wall side of a building constituting the store, and has an opening on one wall surface, A fuel supply space for automobile fuel is continuously provided at a position close to a store outdoors with the part separated.

[0006]

As described above, since the fuel supply space is provided close to the cash register space and the opening is interposed between the two spaces, at least two persons, a cash register clerk and a fuel supply clerk who performs a fuel supply service, can process the fuel. In addition, if the refueling service is also a self-service system by automatic vending, it will be only a cashier,
It is possible to provide inexpensive and high-quality automotive fuel.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 where a cash register space 2 is provided in a convenience store building 1 comprising a small store on one floor, and an entrance 3 is provided. In the same manner as a conventional convenience store, the display shelves 5 are arranged in the building 1 in the same manner as in the conventional convenience store. One wall 4 on the side where
A refueling space 8 in which a refueling device 7 such as gasoline or light oil is installed in the vicinity of the building 1 outside the opening 6 provided with an opening 6 which is an openable / closable window or a reversible opening. The refueling space 8 is provided with an eave portion 9 projecting from the building 1 and covering the upper portion of the refueling space 8. Further, a signboard 10 displaying a petroleum trademark is posted on the refueling space 8 to indicate the quality of the fuel product to be sold.

More specifically, since a large number of display shelves 5 are functionally arranged in the store, the entrance 3 is provided on one of the right and left sides of the front side, and the entrance 3 is temporarily provided.
Is shifted to the right as shown in the figure, a refueling space 8 is provided on the lateral surface on the shifted side.

If the opening 6 is a window, one wall 4
It is preferable to install a weight box 11 on which the refueling staff can stand by on the outdoor side of the vehicle.
1 or peripheral equipment (not shown) necessary for refueling and sales thereof is installed in the cash register space 2. Building 1
A parking space 12 is provided on the front side of the vehicle as in the prior art. A toilet 13 is provided in a part of the building 1.

With the convenience store constructed as described above, when refueling is not necessary, a car can be parked in the parking space 11 and the necessary product can be purchased in the same manner as in the conventional case, and refueling is required. In this case, a car is inserted into the refueling space 8, a refueling service is provided by a clerk, and the charge may be paid directly to the refueling clerk or to the cashier through the opening 6, and the product purchased in the store during refueling. You can also pay along with the price. On the other hand, in the case of a post-payment method using a member's card, a delivery note can be received and paid by an automatic payment method from a bank.

[0011]

According to the convenience store according to the present invention, since the refueling space is provided outside the opening adjacent to the opening provided at the cash register in the store, the gasoline is added to the sales in the store and the gasoline is provided. Can also be used to sell fuel such as fuel, increasing the number of products sold at convenience stores, and even selling outdoors, cash can be paid directly to cashiers through openings, so cashiers can There is no need to go to the refueling space, money is easily transferred, and the working conditions of the cashier are easy to transfer from cash register space, as with conventional convenience stores, although the labor for transferring money by refueling increases It becomes something.

As described above, since the refueling space is provided adjacent to the opening provided at the cash register, the boarding vehicle including the driver of the car receiving the refueling does not have to get off the vehicle and the cashier does not get off. And money, or a member's card, etc., can be exchanged, so that the time required for refueling is reduced and processing is performed efficiently.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a convenience store according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is also a figure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 building 2 cash register space 4 one wall 6 opening 8 refueling space

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A cash register space (2) is provided in a store on one wall (4) side of a building (1) constituting a store,
An opening (6) is provided on the one wall surface (4), and a fuel supply space (8) for automobile fuel is continuously provided at a position close to a store outdoors across the opening (6). Convenience store featuring.