

Shares in Seven & i rose 3% in Tokyo on Friday as the Japanese retailer said it was in talks to buy a stake in Polish convenience store operator Zabka Group.

Shares of Seven & i Holdings Co. rose over 4% in early Friday trading in Tokyo following the Nikkei report. The Japanese convenience store giant eyes overseas expansion by boosting its global store count.

Seven & i Holdings plans to close 200 unprofitable 7-Eleven stores while converting hundreds more to franchise locations and wholesale fuel sites.

Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (SVNDY) Q1 2027 Earnings Call Prepared Remarks Transcript

Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. remains a "buy," driven by strong international growth and under-valuation relative to peers. SVNDY's 1Q FY2026 operating profit surged 61% YoY to ¥105 billion, beating consensus by 64%. The Overseas Convenience Store segment's operating profit soared from ¥9 billion in 1Q FY25 to ¥66 billion for 1Q FY26, far surpassing the initial ¥25 billion guidance.

SoftBank Corp and mobile payments operator PayPay are in talks to invest in retail giant Seven & i Holdings , Bloomberg News reported on Friday.

Seven & i Holdings raised its annual guidance after the war-driven surge in gasoline prices boosted earnings at its North American convenience-store business, sending quarterly net profit higher.

Convenience store operator 7-Eleven on Thursday disclosed a $349 million profit from the surge in gasoline prices during the last quarter, even as fewer Americans filled their tanks.
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