TOKYO -- The potential takeover of Seven & i Holdings by either its founding family or a Canadian competitor has underscored the increasingly fraught business landscape Japanese-style convenience stores face, with the need to restructure becoming more evident.
The eleventh-hour bid by the founding Ito family to step in to prevent a takeover by a foreign competitor appears very much like a last resort.








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