Seven & i sells department stores to Fortress for estimated $600,000

Debts, capital adjustments squeeze transfer price for Sogo & Seibu

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The Sogo & Seibu sale allows Seven & i Holdings to shed its unprofitable department store business. (Photo by Yukihiro Omoto)

HIDEKI SHINOHARA, YOSHIHIRO HARA and MOE SAITO, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Japan's Seven & i Holdings said Friday that it has completed the sale of department store operator Sogo & Seibu to U.S.-based Fortress Investment Group, estimating the actual transfer price at 85 million yen ($582,000) after accounting for debts.

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