Creditors OK Sogo rehabilitation plan

Creditors OK Sogo rehabilitation plan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows officials of creditor banks and suppliers to the failed department-store chain operator Sogo Co. entering Tokyo's Hibiya Public Hall on Jan. 31. More than 90% of the attendants agreed to a package of plans to reconstruct Sogo, featuring plans to reduce the number of outlets from 22 to 13 and rebuild the surviving 13.

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