Seven & I Holdings' market value dipped below Aeon for the first time in two decades, as shares in the operator of 7-Eleven stores languish after Alimentation Couche-Tard abandoned its bid for the company. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/21/seven-eclipsed-by-aeon/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business#seveneleven #seveniholdings #aeon

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

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

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