How a 7-Eleven takeover could reshape corporate Japan

七十一便利店收购可能如何重塑日本企业界

Behind the Money

2024-09-18

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Companies in Japan have long avoided foreign acquisitions. But Canada-based Alimentation Couche-Tard’s recent unsolicited bid for the owner of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain is testing that premise. The FT’s Tokyo bureau chief Leo Lewis examines how these events could shape corporate Japan’s future.   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  For further reading: The takeover fight that could reshape Japan  After 7-Eleven, Japan’s M&A scene may never be the same again 7-Eleven bid is the next stage in revitalising corporate Japan  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  On X, follow Leo Lewis (@urbandirt) and Michela Tindera (@mtindera07), or follow Michela on LinkedIn for updates about the show and more.  Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Over the weekend, my colleague Leo Lewis stopped by a 7-Eleven in central Tokyo.

  • Inside, he grabbed a fruit cup, some strawberries, bananas, from one of the store's freezers.

  • And he made himself a smoothie.

  • He also pulled some cash out of an ATM.

  • Leo's the FT's Tokyo bureau chief, so he's in a 7-Eleven...

  • Across the week, I'd say it's at least a dozen times that I go in for one reason or another.

  • Think about a convenience store in a lot of places around the world.

  • You pop in to grab a soda or some candy for a road trip.

  • And those hot dogs rolling on the griddle look...

  • Well, they just look sad.

  • But that's a far cry from what you're getting at a Japanese 7-Eleven.

  • 7-Eleven convenience stores in Japan are an extraordinary kind of phenomenon, really.

  • It provides services that convenience stores elsewhere in the world could really only dream of.