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11.07.26 - 08:18
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SoftBank, PayPay Eye Investment in Seven & i (Nippon)
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Tokyo, July 11 (Jiji Press)--Japanese mobile phone carrier SoftBank Corp. and smartphone payment firm PayPay Corp. are considering investing several hundred billion yen in major retailer Seven & i Holdings Co., it has been learned. The two SoftBank Group Corp. affiliates intend to expand their reward points ecosystem through a possible capital alliance with Seven & i, which owns Seven-Eleven......
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25.05.26 - 12:30
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Japanese Convenience Store Pioneer Toshifumi Suzuki Dies at 93 (Nippon)
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Tokyo, May 25 (Jiji Press)-- Seven & i Holdings Co. Honorary Adviser Toshifumi Suzuki, who pioneered Japanese convenience stores known as "konbini," died of heart failure on May 18. He was 93. A native of Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, Suzuki graduated from the Faculty of Economics at Chuo University in 1956 and joined retailer Yokado, the predecessor of Ito-Yokado Co., in 1963 after work......
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17.04.26 - 12:25
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Japan′s Lawson, FamilyMart Post Record Operating Profits (Nippon)
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Tokyo, April 17 (Jiji Press)--Major Japanese convenience store operators Lawson Inc. and FamilyMart Co. have reported record operating profits for the year that ended in February, while Seven & i Holdings Co. logged only modest growth. According to their consolidated financial results, Lawson saw its core operating profit rise 7.0 pct from the previous year to 112.3 billion yen, and FamilyMa......
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09.04.26 - 15:12
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Aeon Enjoys Record Annual Operating Profit (Nippon)
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Tokyo, April 9 (Jiji Press)--Japanese retail giant Aeon Co. on Thursday reported a record-high consolidated operating profit of 270.4 billion yen for the year that ended in February, up 13.8 pct from the previous year. Meanwhile, rival Seven & i Holdings Co.'s group operating profit in the same year increased a meager 0.5 pct to 422.9 billion yen amid rising material and personnel costs for ......
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09.04.26 - 11:00
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Seven & i to Postpone U.S. Unit IPO (Nippon)
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Tokyo, April 9 (Jiji Press)--Seven & i Holdings Co. said Thursday that it will postpone the initial public offering of its U.S. convenience store chain unit, 7-Eleven Inc., until at least fiscal 2027. The Japanese retailer had previously planned to take the unit public in the second half of calendar 2026 as part of an effort to boost corporate value. In fiscal 2025, which ended in Februar......
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