Seven & I Holdings Co – Page 2

7-Eleven Is a Hard Target for Couche-Tard to Land in Takeover Bid

Convenience stores are a part of the country’s culture, meaning that the foreign buyout bid for 7-Eleven, the largest chain, could be a hard sell in Japan.

By Kiuko Notoya and River Akira Davis

Canada Convenience Stores Japan Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures Seven & I Holdings Co Shopping and Retail

7-Eleven Gets Takeover Bid From Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard

Japan’s Seven & i Holdings, which operates 85,000 stores, said it had received a bid from the Canadian convenience store chain Alimentation Couche-Tard.

By River Akira Davis

Convenience Stores Deaths (Obituaries) Ito, Masatoshi Japan Seven & I Holdings Co Shopping and Retail Suzuki, Toshifumi (1932- )

Masatoshi Ito, 98, the King of Convenience Stores in Japan, Dies

He introduced the American chain 7-Eleven to the country, covering the landscape with thousands of outlets and starting a retail revolution there.

By Ben Dooley