TOKYO -- SoftBank Group's Vision Fund is best known for investing in high-tech fields, such as self-driving and robotics startups, but it also puts money into retailers and consumer-facing companies to create synergies.
Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son, who has ambitions to turn SoftBank into an online "platform" that brings buyers and sellers together, appears to be placing priority on creating a fusion between online and bricks-and-mortar stores.
