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7-Eleven Owner Sees Shares Soar After Investor Takes Stake

The owner of the 7-Eleven convenience chain, Seven & i Holdings, said that shares in the business hit a two-year high after Reuters reported activi...

Japan's Seven & i Seals $21bn Deal For Marathon Petroleum's Speedway Gas Stations

The Japanese owner of 7-Eleven convenience stores has agreed to buy Marathon Petroleum Corp's Speedway gas stations for $21 billion (€17.8 billion), b...

7-Eleven Owner Sees Annual Profit Rises 3%, Holds Off On Guidance

Japanese retail group Seven & i Holdings Co has reported a 3% rise in annual operating profit, but held off presenting an outlook for the coming ye...

Japan's Seven & I Holdings Forced To React To Growing C-Store Saturation

Japan-based convenience store giant Seven & I Holdings, which operates the 7-Eleven group, plans to close approximately 1,000 stores from the secon...

Closing Time? Japan Convenience Stores Pressed To End 24-7 Model Amid Labour Crunch

Japan's 24-hour convenience stores are struggling to stay open around the clock as an industry that has continually expanded now finds itself at the sharp...

Some Gas With That Sandwich? Convenience Dominates Fuel Market In US

Major oil companies have been steadily squeezed out of the U.S. retail gasoline business, where refueling your stomach has become as important as topping o...

Seven & I's Share Surge Ignores Some Inconvenient Truths: Gadfly

Seven & i Holdings Co.'s posting of better-than-expected third-quarter results has left investors feeling all slushy. Lovestruck shareholders dr...

Seven & I Outlines Overhaul With Department Store Disposal

Seven & i Holdings Co., the Japanese retailer that was called out by activist billionaire investor Dan Loeb, announced an overhaul that includes di...