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Alimentation Couche-Tard says several buyers are eyeing its convenience stores in the U.S. that overlap with Seven & I Holdings, which could help it move forward with its proposal to buy its Japanese rival. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/12/companies/couche-tard-more-push-for-seven-i-buyout/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #couchetard #seveniholdings #seveneleven #conveniencestores #acquisitions

Seven & I is selling down its stake in Seven Bank, and the move is raising questions, especially since the buyer most mentioned owns a competing convenience store chain. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/05/28/companies/7-eleven-banking-itochu/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #alimentationcouchetard #us #seveniholdings #seveneleven #conveniencestores #acquisitions #familymart #itochu

Amid a serious truck driver shortage, convenience store chain Seven-Eleven Japan began a trial delivery service using robots on public roads in a western Tokyo suburb on Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/19/japan/seven-eleven-delivery-robots/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #seveneleven #conveniencestores #delivery #robots

Seven & I and Couche-Tard said Thursday they have signed a nondisclosure agreement, a move that might signal discussion on the latter's takeover proposal is moving forward. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/05/01/companies/seveninda/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #alimentationcouchetard #us #seveniholdings #seveneleven #conveniencestores #corporategovernance

Seven & I Holdings’ new chief executive officer plans to boost investments in its U.S. stores using cash from a planned listing of its American retail operations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/25/companies/seven-ceo-investment-boost/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #stephendacus #alimentationcouchetard #us #seveniholdings #seveneleven #conveniencestores

Seven & I Holdings plans a sweeping revamp of its board at its annual shareholders meeting next month as a part of its effort to boost the value of the Japanese retailer and fend off a $47.5 billion takeover proposal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/17/seven-proposes-five-new-directors/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #seveneleven #seveniholdings

Seven & I Holdings jumped the most in a month on Thursday, a day after announcing a plan to buy back ¥600 billion worth of shares, which helped ease investor concerns over a weaker earnings outlook. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/10/companies/seven-i-jumps-on-buyback-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #seveniholdings #seveneleven

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

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

Alimentation Couche-Tard is ramping up its campaign to take over Seven & I Holdings, with executives declaring at a news conference in Tokyo that the takeover would create “the best company in the world.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/13/companies/couche-tard-ramps-up-campaign/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #seveniholdings #seveneleven #mergers #alimentationcouchetard

Artisan Partners Asset Management, a key shareholder in Seven & I Holdings, is pressuring the company to engage "more deeply” with Alimentation Couche-Tard over its $47.5 billion buyout approach. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/10/companies/seven-i-selloffs-couche-tard/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #seveniholdings #seveneleven #mergers #alimentationcouchetard

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

Seven & I Holdings plans to rebuff a proposed takeover by Alimentation Couche-Tard, a media report said, with the Japanese retailer seeking to boost its valuation on its own. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/04/companies/seven-i-reject-buyout-proposal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #ryuichiisaka #seveniholdings #stephendacus #alimentationcouchetard #seveneleven #stocks #mergers #acquisitions

Seven & I Holdings Chief Executive Officer Ryuichi Isaka is stepping down from his position, the Nikkei newspaper reported without citing sources. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/03/companies/seveni-ceo-replacement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #ryuichiisaka #seveniholdings #stephendacus #alimentationcouchetard #seveneleven #stocks

Ambitious plans to merge Nissan with Honda and take the operator of 7-Eleven convenience stores private have both fallen apart, leaving them grasping for solutions https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/02/companies/japan-fallout-companies-vulnerable/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nissan #honda #seveniholdings #mergers #acquisitions #seveneleven

Efforts to keep Seven & I Holdings in the founding family faltered after Japanese trading house Itochu failed to secure $58 billion for the deal in a joint management buyout bid. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/27/companies/seven-and-i-itochu/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #seveniholdings #acquisitions #stocks #seveneleven #corporategovernance #itochu

Negotiations within the consortium proposing a management buyout of Seven & I Holdings have stalled over disagreements on who will control the 7-Eleven operator after it is taken private, sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/26/companies/seven-i-buyout-talks-stall/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #seveniholdings #acquisitions #stocks #seveneleven