Seven & i's slumping stock price raises takeover risk

Japan 7-Eleven parent's structural reforms fail to impress investors

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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

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.

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