Business dealsSeven & i's slumping stock price raises takeover risk
Japan 7-Eleven parent's structural reforms fail to impress investors
Seven & i operates a variety of businesses, opening it to some market criticism of a lack of efficiency. (Source photos by Nikkei)
YOSHIHIRO HARA, KOSUKE OKAMOTO and HIDEKI SHINOHARA, Nikkei staff writers
August 20, 2024 01:18 JST
TOKYO -- Canadian convenience store giant Alimentation Couche-Tard's takeover proposalĀ for Seven & i Holdings has highlighted the Japanese retail group's vulnerability to buyout attempts, as its restructuring efforts have failed to impress the stock market.