TOKYO -- Seven & i Holdings announced Thursday that it will sell struggling department store unit Sogo & Seibu, with U.S. activist investor ValueAct Capital ramping up pressure on the Japanese retailer to shed struggling operations.
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A Seven & i Holdings shopping mall. The retailer has faced pressure from shareholder ValueAct Capital to unload struggling operations. (Photo by Kosuke Imamura)
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