Seven @ I

Retail Asia07/04/2023

Seven & i’s independent directors said on Thursday the Japanese retail giant’s board would continue to review strategic alternatives as it faces pressure for broader reforms from some shareholders, including activist ValueAct Capital. ValueAct, which owns a 4.4 percent stake in Seven & i and has been pushing for change since 2020, calls for a […]

Retail Asia05/08/2020

Japanese 7-Eleven convenience store chain owner Seven & I will purchase Marathon Petroleum’s American Speedway petrol stations in a US$21 billion deal that has been significantly delayed by the advent of the coronavirus pandemic. The firm was reported to be in talks to purchase the brand’s convenience-store network in the US last February, in a move […]

Retail Asia07/02/2018

7-Eleven Japan has become the country’s first retailer to open more than 20,000 stores. The Seven & I Holdings unit reported a store count of 20,033 at the end of last month, up by 54 from the end of December. By comparison, Japan has about 24,000 post offices. Making its debut in Tokyo’s Toyosu district […]

Retail Asia22/11/2017

Bicycle hubs are being rolled out at 7-Eleven Japan outlets in a partnership with the Hello Cycling bike-sharing business. The convenience store parent Seven & I Holdings has partnered with Hello Cycling, launched last year by tech company SoftBank Group and its subsidiary OpenStreet. Customers can rent and return bikes at the special 7-Eleven parking […]

Retail Asia26/01/2017

While Japanese retailer Seven & I, which owns the 7-Eleven brand, has seen sales sliding, it plans to triple its network of supermarkets and department stores in China. The company aims to capitalise on the high growth in Sichuan province to grow its general merchandise store network there to 20 outlets by 2020. Its local […]

Retail Asia30/10/2015

A merger of Japan’s third and fourth-ranked convenience store operators is set to create a “third force” in Japanese retailing behind Seven & I and Aeon. The FamilyMart-Uny merger terms have now been agreed and the two companies are now working towards an implementation date of September 2016. FamilyMart will soak up smaller Uny, which […]

Retail Asia01/10/2015

Japan’s Seven & I Holdings says it will open a giant online store in November, offering products sourced from across its retail store brands. By February 2019, Seven & I anticipates a range of 6 million SKUs will be available on the new store, including goods specifically created for the channel in partnership with name […]

Retail Asia04/08/2015

Two of Japan’s largest retail businesses are eyeing a “comprehensive business alliance” according to Japanese news reports. A strategic relationship currently under discussion could see a range of mutually beneficial co-operations spanning physical stores and eCommerce. Details are still sketchy, but according to news reports, Fast Retailing, the parent of Uniqlo, could work with Seven […]

Retail Asia22/07/2015

Swiss retailer Migros is to sell private label products into two Japanese retail chains. Switzerland’s largest grocer, and one of the world’s 40 largest supermarket chains, is to sell lines to Lawson’s Seijo Ishii stores and Seiyu, which is Walmart’s Japan business. According to the Nikkei Asian Review, Migros will start with 16 premium products […]

Retail Asia17/03/2015

Japanese retail giant Seven & I Holdings is to partner with an Osaka supermarket chain in product development and supply chain initiatives. Its new partner, Mandai Co, has about 150 stores in Osaka and four other prefectures in Kansai and achieved ¥279.3 billion (US$2.2 billion) in sales in the year to February. While the initial […]

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Japan’s Seven & i review to continue under investor pressure

Seven & I confirms on-again, off-again Speedway deal

Seven-Eleven becomes first retailer to hit 20,000 stores in Japan

Hello Cycling now can be found in 7-eleven

Seven & I plans to triple China network

FamilyMart-Uny seal merger

Seven & I to launch online store

Fast Retailing, Seven & I mull partnership

Migros to sell private label in Japan

Seven & I in grocery pact