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Toshifumi Suzuki, the Japanese behind the ‘conbini’ empire, has died. He was 93. - AP News
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Toshifumi Suzuki, the Japanese businessman credited with building the 7-Eleven global convenience-store ("conbini") empire, died May 18 at age 93 of heart failure. As an honorary adviser to Seven & i Holdings, Suzuki oversaw the expansion and operational innovations that made 7-Eleven a dominant retail chain in Japan and around the world. His leadership helped define modern convenience retailing and the compact, high-frequency 'conbini' model widely used across Asia.
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