Seven & I Holdings said it will open 1,300 new international stores, mainly in the United States, in an update to its midterm plan after Circle-K operator Alimentation Couche-Tard dropped its takeover bid. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/06/companies/seven-i-updates-midterm-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #seveniholdings #conveniencestores#seveneleven #stocks
In withdrawing its $46 billion bid for Japan’s convenience store leader, the Canadian firm, Couche-Tard, has shown how unprepared it always was. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/18/japan/7-eleven-was-doomed-from-the-start/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #seveniholdings #couchetard #conbini
Despite the end of Couche-Tard's bid, Seven & I Holdings remains a buyout target in the eyes of some investors, who say new suitors may emerge unless the operator of 7-Eleven turns around its business. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/18/companies/seven-i-buyout-candidate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #seveniholdings #alimentationcouchetard #acquisitions #conveniencestores
Alimentation Couche-Tard’s decision to walk away from an attempted acquisition of Seven & I Holdings has set off a debate in Tokyo about what lessons foreign companies with mergers and acquisitions aims should draw. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/18/companies/couche-tard-failed-bid-sparks-debate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #seveniholdings #alimentationcouchetard #acquisitions #conveniencestores
Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard has abandoned its $45.8 billion bid to buy Seven & I Holdings, citing a refusal to engage meaningfully. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/17/companies/couche-tard-abandons-seven/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #seveniholdings #alimentationcouchetard #acquisitions #conveniencestores
In the March-May first quarter of the current business year, three major Japanese convenience store operators posted growth in their group operating revenues and profits. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/14/japan-convenience-store-earnings/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #conveniencestores #seveniholdings #familymart #lawson