Instead of opening more stores, aggressively leveraging AI... convenience stores shift their battleground

South Korea’s convenience store chains are accelerating AI adoption to improve profitability of existing stores rather than expand new locations.

CU is using AI synthetic consumers and a digital twin to predict product response and simulate shelf placement.

GS25 has built an AI trend-analysis system, while Seven-Eleven has introduced an on-site AI operations manager for ordering, inventory, and store support.

In a saturated market, AI is emerging as a key tool to reduce waste and stockouts and boost new-product success and operational efficiency.