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Investment funds and companies are expected to be among the potential bidders with negotiations on price to begin this month, Nikkei reported without citing sources.
A spokesperson for Seven & i, which operates Japan’s leading convenience store chain 7-Eleven, said nothing had been decided.
U.S.-based investment firm ValueAct Capital had urged the retailer to consider alternative strategies including the sale of divisions to boost its lagging share price.
