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Toshifumi Suzuki, retail mogul behind 7-Eleven, dies at 93

Published 25 May 2026

Toshifumi Suzuki, the retail executive who built 7-Eleven into the world’s largest convenience store chain and reshaped Japan’s commercial landscape, died of heart failure on May 18 at the age of 93. Seven i Holdings, the Tokyo-based parent conglomerate, confirmed his passing on May 25.

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