7-Eleven Japan

7-Eleven Japan

7-Eleven is a top 100 global brand yet its footprint is spotty. No wonder activist investors smell a bargain

7-Elevens can be found in Japan, Korea, Singapore, Australia, the Middle East, the US and Canada. However there are many countries where the brand has no presence, like the UK, France and Germany, nor is it present in Latin America either. Japanese retail giant Seven & I holdings owns the 7-Eleven brand as well as …

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Hungry in Japan? Über Eats ‘new verticals’ wants to eat your lunch

Über Eats has just celebrated its fifth anniversary in Japan, its eighth global market. As in other markets it started focusing on restaurants. In Japan these were in up-market districts of Tokyo like Aoyama and Akasaka. Now the business claims to cover all 47 prefectures, facilitated by 100,000 delivery riders. Über Eats is steadily eating …

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