INTERVIEW: Seven & i to Avoid Takeover Bids with Growth
Tokyo, April 25 (Jiji Press)--Incoming Seven & i Holdings Co. President Stephen Hayes Dacus emphasized in a recent interview the importance of expanding the Japanese retail giant's operations in order to avoid being targeted by acquisition bids.
"If we can't grow sales and profits, we will receive acquisition proposals one after another," Dacus, who is set to become president next month, said. "If we can grow our company continuously, we won't be a target."
(2025/04/25-13:18)
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