Toshifumi Suzuki, mantan chairman Seven & i Holdings sekaligus sosok dikenal sebagai “bapak industri convenience store Jepang”, meninggal dunia.

Former chairman of Seven & i Holdings Toshifumi Suzuki, credited for the global success of 7-Eleven convenience stores, has died at the age of 93, the company said Monday.

Toshifumi Suzuki partnered with the US-based operator of 7-Eleven to launch Seven-Eleven Japan in 1973, opening the first store in Tokyo the following year

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