TOKYO, May 25 (Reuters) – Seven & I Holdings said on Monday that former chairman Toshifumi Suzuki died on May 18 at the age of 93. Known as the father of Japan’s convenience store industry, Suzuki set up Seven-Eleven Japan in 1973, and expanded the franchise model and transformed Japan’s retail sector.
(Reporting by Mariko Katsumura; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)
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