7-Eleven brings taste of Japanese convenience to India

First store to open this year under franchise deal with Future Group

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A 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo. Seven & i Holdings will bring the model to India through a franchise agreement with local retail conglomerate Future Group. (Photo courtesy of 7-Eleven Japan)

AKIRA HAYAKAWA, Nikkei staff writer

MUMBAI -- Seven & i Holdings will open Japanese-style 7-Eleven convenience stores in India this year, seizing an opening in a massive market dominated by mom-and-pop retailers as growth slows in Japan.

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