TOKYO -- 7-Eleven operator Seven & i Holdings is set to sell off its struggling Sogo & Seibu department store chains to U.S.-based investment fund Fortress Investment Group for 200 billion yen ($1.38 billion) or more, Nikkei has learned.
Fortress to buy department stores in which partner Yodobashi hopes to open units

7-Eleven operator Seven & i Holdings is selling off its Sogo & Seibu department store chains to U.S.-based investment fund Fortress Investment Group.
TOKYO -- 7-Eleven operator Seven & i Holdings is set to sell off its struggling Sogo & Seibu department store chains to U.S.-based investment fund Fortress Investment Group for 200 billion yen ($1.38 billion) or more, Nikkei has learned.