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From left: President Akio Yoshida, President Jun Tsuruha, and President Hideaki Kirisawa.

Tsuruha–Welcia Business Integration Creates Japan’s Largest Drugstore Chain; To launch New...

03/10/2026

Lawson Introduces AI Robots at Takanawa Experimental Store to Test Shelf...

01/21/2026

Ajinomoto Begins Pilot Test of AI-Based Meal Planning Service for School...

12/18/2025

Kensuke Hosomi, President of FamilyMart, at the financial results press conference

FamilyMart Shifts to a Growth Model Fit for the Inflation Era,...

12/15/2025

AEON Opens Its First Medium-Sized Shopping Center in Vietnam on October...

11/18/2025

“Men-dokoro Haru Dried Sardine Soy Sauce Ramen” from the freshly prepared series

7-Eleven Launches Steam-Cooking Robot Noodles Operated by Customers at Expo West...

10/28/2025

Left: Floor-cleaning robot (image) / Right: Restocking robot (image)

Seven-Eleven Conducts Labor-Saving Experiment at Store: Robots to Assist with Restocking...

10/22/2025

(From left) Tetsuya Yamamoto, President of Ito-Yokado; Seiichiro Ishibashi, President of York HD; Naofumi Nishi, Partner, Bain Capital Japan

Ito-Yokado to Focus on Food Supermarket Business, Transfers GMS Operations to...

09/04/2025

“Seven The Price” Grows by 50% Pace – Rising Demand from...

09/01/2025

Kazuhisa Kirishima, Senior Executive Officer, Head of Group Corporate Finance

TRIAL HOLDINGS to Launch “TRIAL GO” Stores in Tokyo This Fall,...

08/14/2025

Seven & i Holdings to Add 1,000 Domestic Convenience Stores and...

08/12/2025

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