Seven & I Holdings forecast operating profit and revenue for the current year that missed analyst estimates, adding to pressure on the company. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/09/companies/seven-i-profits-forecast/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #seveniholdings #seveneleven #acquisitions #supermarkets #conveniencestores

Retailers in Japan are expanding their lineups of private-label products in the hopes of attracting more customers struggling with soaring prices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/03/companies/private-label-retailers-inflation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #conveniencestores #lawson #retailers #inflation #food #aeon #itoyokado

Alimentation Couche-Tard says private equity firms are showing strong interest in some 2,000 North American convenience stores that could be divested if it succeeds in its bid to buy out Seven & I Holdings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/26/companies/couche-tard-us-stores/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #alimentationcouchetard #seveniholdings #conveniencestores #us #acquisitions

Alimentation Couche-Tard is trying to assure shareholders that management hasn’t lost sight of operations amid fragile talks over a potential takeover of rival Seven & I Holdings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/20/companies/couche-tard-reassure-investors/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #seveniholdings #alimentationcouchetard #acquisitions #us #conveniencestores

Seven & I Holdings signed a confidentiality pact with Alimentation Couche-Tard, allowing the two companies to advance discussions on addressing antitrust concerns arising from the Canandian retailer’s takeover approach. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/19/companies/seven-i-couche-tard-confidentiality-pact/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #seveniholdings #alimentationcouchetard #acquisitions #us #conveniencestores

Alimentation Couche-Tard has met privately with key Seven & I Holdings shareholders as the Canadian firm ramps up pressure on the operator of 7-Eleven convenience stores to engage in takeover talks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/19/companies/couche-tard-meets-seven-i-investors/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #alimentationcouchetard #seveniholdings #acquisitions #investments #conveniencestores #seveneleven

Alimentation Couche-Tard’s lengthy battle to acquire Seven & I has no end in sight, even as the Canadian company ramps up its campaign in a bid to position itself as the likely acquirer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/17/companies/explainer-seveni/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #couchetard #seveniholdings #conveniencestores #retailers #seveneleven

Couche-Tard says it has held "exploratory discussions” with buyers for any U.S. stores that would need to be divested to secure regulatory approval for a potential takeover of Japanese rival Seven & I Holdings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/07/companies/couche-tard-discussions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #alimentationcouchetard #seveniholdings #conveniencestores #acquisitions

The Japanese owner of 7-Eleven has announced a raft of measures to fend off a takeover by a Canadian rival, including a $13.2-billion share buyback and an initial public offering of its U.S. unit. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/06/companies/seveni-announcement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #seveniholdings #stephendacus #ryuichiisaka #alimentationcouchetard #seveneleven #conveniencestores

For Cat Day, many businesses in Japan are hoping to capitalize on a cat economy that's forecast to generate an ‘a-meow-zing’ ¥2.9 trillion in 2025. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/21/economy/cat-day/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #animals #cats #conveniencestores #seveneleven #familymart #pets #yamato

Despite some success with a supermarket-convenience store hybrid in Chiba Prefecture, Seven & I Holdings is still researching whether to expand grocery offerings to other outlets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/10/companies/7-eleven-supermarket-hybrid/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #seveneleven #conveniencestores #supermarkets #seveniholdings

The massive earthquake that hit Kobe and other western Japan areas in 1995 has led to expectations that convenience stores will serve as a lifeline in times of disaster. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/28/japan/japan-convenience-stores-in-disasters/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #conveniencestores #lawson #earthquakes #kobe #greathanshinearthquake

Convenience store chains Lawson and FamilyMart saw net profit increases in the March-November 2024 period, earnings reports have shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/16/companies/convenience-stores-net-profit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #conveniencestores #lawson #familymart #seveneleven #seveniholdings

Seven & I Holdings is considering selling a stake in its supermarket unit ahead of a planned listing of the business, two sources said, as the 7-Eleven owner aims to speed up an overhaul after rejecting a takeover from Alimentation Couche-Tard. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/10/04/seven-i-supermarket-unit/ #business #couchetard #seveniholdings #conveniencestores #corporategovernance #itoyokado #stocks

The 7-Eleven convenience store chain this week marked the 50th anniversary of its first outlet opening in Japan, where convenience stores have become essential infrastructure for everyday life. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/17/companies/7-eleven-50-years-japan/ #business #companies #conveniencestores #seveneleven #tokyo #7eleven

Stopped off at a combini for a cafe frappe. Mmm… #ConvenienceStores are amazing. #ビバ丼

Amazon plans to shut down more than 50 brick-and-mortar stores. - The closures affect its bookstores and Amazon 4-Star locations, but not Whole Foods or Am... - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/02/technology/amazon-closing-stores.html #supermarketsandgrocerystores #shutdowns(institutional) #shoppingandretail #conveniencestores #amazon.cominc #e-commerce