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Japanese cuisine arrives in Prilly in konbini style

From Le Temps · () French

Translated from French and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Japanese grocer and caterer Uchitomi has opened its fourth location in Central Malley, a newly developed district in Prilly, west of Lausanne.
  • The store aims to make Japanese food more accessible to residents who face traffic, construction and parking difficulties when traveling into Lausanne.

It takes barely two minutes to walk from Prilly-Malley station to Uchitomi’s new shop, but the short journey feels like a trip to the far reaches of Asia. The Japanese grocery and catering business has opened in Central Malley, a new district in western Lausanne that combines homes, offices, shops and green spaces.

The Prilly location is Uchitomi’s fourth address. Mahi Uchitomi, who runs the family’s grocery stores with her three sisters, said the area offered several available commercial spaces. Their father opened the first Uchitomi shop in Geneva in the early 1990s.

This area had several commercial spaces available.

· Mahi UchitomiShe explained why Uchitomi chose Central Malley for its fourth location.

The family also saw a practical reason to move beyond central Lausanne. “We thought it was becoming increasingly difficult for people in western Lausanne to travel into the city,” Mahi Uchitomi said, citing ongoing construction, traffic and the difficulty of finding parking.

The new store reflects the family’s decision to take a chance outside Lausanne’s traditional center and bring Japanese groceries and prepared food closer to residents of the expanding western district.

We thought it was becoming increasingly difficult for people in western Lausanne to travel into the city.

· Mahi UchitomiShe cited construction, traffic and limited parking as reasons for opening outside central Lausanne.
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Originally published by Le Temps in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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