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Most Recent Quarter (2Q19)
Annual Financial Results
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Fiscal year ends Feb. 28 or 29
*Trailing 12 months ended Aug. 31, 2018
**Net sales, excluding franchise commissions
***7-Eleven only[/caption] Company Profile Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd. was founded in 2005 through the merger of Ito-Yokado Co. Ltd., Seven-Eleven Japan Co. Ltd. and Denny’s Japan Co. Ltd. Headquartered in Tokyo, the company operates retail, food, financial and IT businesses. Seven & i Holdings operates convenience stores, superstores, supermarkets, department stores, restaurants and other operations worldwide. The company had around 21,800 stores of various types in Japan as of Feb. 28, 2018, and around 66,200 stores in other parts of the world as of Dec. 31, 2017. Strategy In Japan, the company’s multipronged approach is to enhance its competitiveness and create value for its stakeholders by procuring high-quality products, executing an omnichannel strategy that responds to consumers’ digital shopping behavior, and employing a unique store-opening strategy to concentrate different types of retailers within one area in order to maximize synergies. Globally, the company grants area licenses to overseas operators of its 7-Eleven convenience stores in countries or regions in which it does not have local subsidiaries. It also runs a support program to help overseas licensees improve operations and uphold service standards. Revenue Breakdown (2018)
Recent Developments
Management Team
Annual Financial Results
[caption id="attachment_57980" align="aligncenter" width="826"] Fiscal year ends Feb. 28 or 29*Trailing 12 months ended Aug. 31, 2018
**Net sales, excluding franchise commissions
***7-Eleven only[/caption] Company Profile Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd. was founded in 2005 through the merger of Ito-Yokado Co. Ltd., Seven-Eleven Japan Co. Ltd. and Denny’s Japan Co. Ltd. Headquartered in Tokyo, the company operates retail, food, financial and IT businesses. Seven & i Holdings operates convenience stores, superstores, supermarkets, department stores, restaurants and other operations worldwide. The company had around 21,800 stores of various types in Japan as of Feb. 28, 2018, and around 66,200 stores in other parts of the world as of Dec. 31, 2017. Strategy In Japan, the company’s multipronged approach is to enhance its competitiveness and create value for its stakeholders by procuring high-quality products, executing an omnichannel strategy that responds to consumers’ digital shopping behavior, and employing a unique store-opening strategy to concentrate different types of retailers within one area in order to maximize synergies. Globally, the company grants area licenses to overseas operators of its 7-Eleven convenience stores in countries or regions in which it does not have local subsidiaries. It also runs a support program to help overseas licensees improve operations and uphold service standards. Revenue Breakdown (2018)
Recent Developments
| Date | Development |
| Nov 20, 2018 | 7-Eleven Inc. announces 35 locations in Vancouver and Toronto, Canada, will now accept Chinese mobile payment systems Alipay and WeChat Pay. |
| Oct 8, 2018 | 7-Eleven announces it will open its first location at a professional sports venue, the Texas Motor Speedway, scheduled to open later in October. |
| Sep 14, 2018 | ElectraMeccanica Vehicles Corp., a Canada-based electric vehicle developer, announces it will work with 7-Eleven Canada to introduce two single-passenger electric vehicles in Vancouver; the company will use the three-wheeled vehicles to promote 7-Eleven’s delivery service. |
- Ryuichi Isaka, President
- Katsuhiro Goto, EVP
- Junro Ito, Executive Managing Officer
- Tomihiro Saegusa, Executive Managing Officer
- Takuji Hayashi, Executive Managing Officer
- Yukio Mafune, Executive Managing Officer
- For context on this company, please refer to our report Sector Overview: Convenience Stores.