Seven & i grew from small beginnings, tracing its origins to the small family-owned Yokado Clothing Store that first opened in Tokyo in 1920. The retailer, then known as Ito-Yokado, expanded rapidly ... ( read original story ...)
Why Japan’s 7-Eleven is on a rival retailer’s shopping list
When the owner of 7-Eleven announced this week that it had received a buyout offer from a Canadian rival it triggered shockwaves in Japan. A Japanese company of this size has never been bought by a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Billionaire Ito Family’s 7-Eleven Chain Gets Buyout Offer From Canadian Owner Of Circle K
S even & i Holdings, the Japanese company behind the global 7-Eleven convenience store chain, has received a non-binding takeover bid from Alimentation Couche-Tard, the Canadian operator of the rival ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s 2nd-busiest airport was put on lockdown after a pair of scissors went missing from a store, where they were later found again
Two days after the scissors went missing, airport authorities said they'd been found pretty much where they should have been. ( read original story ...)
7-Eleven targeted by Circle K owner for huge convenience store tie-up
The Canadian owner of Circle K convenience stores has made a bid to buy 7-Eleven in what would be the biggest foreign takeover of a Japanese company on record. ( read original story ...)
Seven & I Buyout Would Be a Watershed Moment for Japan Takeovers
Until now, an attempt to acquire such a well-known Japanese business at such scale would have been dismissed as audacious and unlikely, given the protectionist tendencies of the government and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan govt to raise long-term rate estimate to 2.1% in FY2025/2026, Nikkei reports
TOKYO : Japan's government plans to raise its long-term interest rate estimate used to compile the state budget to 2.1 per cent for the next fiscal year from the current year's 1.9 per cent, the ... ( read original story ...)
The Canadian company behind Circle K wants to buy 7-Eleven’s Japanese owner in a blockbuster deal
Seven & i Holdings says it will review the takeover offer from Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard, which would unite the 7-Eleven and Circle K brands. ( read original story ...)
Owner of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain in Japan gets takeover bid from Canada’s Alimentation
The operator of 7-Eleven convenience stores and other retail chains in Japan said that it has received a buyout offer from Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard. ( read original story ...)
Canada’s Couche-Tard makes preliminary takeover bid for Japan’s Seven & i
The bid was first reported by Japan's Nikkei business daily. One source told Reuters the talks were "at a very early stage". A deal for the whole company would be the largest ever buyout of a Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka investment-grade office rents grow by 2.3% in H1 2024
Vacancy loosened slightly by 0.2ppts during the same period. Regional investment-grade office markets in Japan have enjoyed moderate improvements over the past half-year. According to data from ... ( read original story ...)
Flights and trains canceled in Tokyo area as a strong typhoon swerves nearby
Flights and trains in the Tokyo area have been canceled, and people were warned of strong winds, heavy rains and potential flooding and mudslides as a typhoon swerved near Japan on its way further ... ( read original story ...)
Relieved Foreigners Scoop up Japanese Stocks as Markets Rebound
Foreigners also reversed an eight-week Japan bond selling trend last week, becoming net buyers. They acquired a net 1.44 trillion yen in long-term bonds, the largest amount since May 11, and a net 561 ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka says she doesn’t ‘feel like I’m in my body’ since returning from a maternity leave
Naomi Osaka says that she is still adjusting to playing tennis following the birth of her daughter last year. Osaka, a four-time grand slam champion, returned to competitive tennis at the start of ... ( read original story ...)
The global tourism boom is shifting to Asia
Spending by travellers, too, is projected to exceed what was shelled out in 2019, according to the World Travel and Tourism Council ( wttc ), a trade body. Cruising is afloat again. The return of mass ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy grew last quarter on healthy consumer spending, business investment
Japan’s economy grew at an annual rate of 3.1% in the April-June period, rebounding from the contraction in the previous quarter, government data showed Thursday. ( read original story ...)