7-Eleven owner manages to secure shareholder backing amid takeover offer

Sagging share price, Couche-Tard's bid among issues for shareholders

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Seven & i’s logo on a 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo in 2024: The company secured approval for its new management team at a shareholders meeting on May 27. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)

YURIKA YONEDA

TOKYO -- The Japanese owner of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain managed to secure shareholder backing for its reshuffled management on Tuesday, as the company tries to fend off a takeover bid from Canadian rival Alimentation Couche-Tard.

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