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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Yuri Kageyama

Canada's Couche-Tard's chief stresses 'friendly' interest in Japan's 7-Eleven chain

Japan Seven & I - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard reaffirmed Thursday that it is determined to acquire Seven & i Holdings, although the operator of Japan’s top convenience store chain has rejected its offer.

“We are continuing to pursue a friendly, mutually agreeable transaction,” the chairman and founder of Alimentation Couche-Tard, Alain Bouchard, told reporters in Tokyo.

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