THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 31, 2023 at 18:59 JST
The Seibu Ikebukuro main store is closed on Aug. 31 due to a strike. (Yuki Shibata)
Seven & i Holdings Co. announced Aug. 31 that it will sell Sogo-Seibu Co. to a U.S. investment fund on Sept. 1 just as the subsidiary’s flagship department store in Tokyo was being shut down by a rare strike by protesting employees. [Read More]
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