Seven & i honorary adviser Suzuki

Seven & i honorary adviser Suzuki

Toshifumi Suzuki, honorary adviser of Seven & i Holdings Co., gives an interview in Tokyo on June 8, 2023.

Seven & i honorary adviser Suzuki

Seven & i honorary adviser Suzuki

Toshifumi Suzuki, honorary adviser of Seven & i Holdings Co., gives an interview in Tokyo on June 8, 2023.

50th anniv. ceremony of Seven-Eleven Japan

50th anniv. ceremony of Seven-Eleven Japan

Toshifumi Suzuki, former chairman and chief executive officer of Seven & i Holdings Co., delivers a speech during a ceremony in Tokyo on April 20, 2023, marking the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Seven-Eleven Japan convenience store chain operator.

Seven & i welcomes recruits

Seven & i welcomes recruits

TOKYO, Japan -Seven & i Holdings Co. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Toshifumi Suzuki speaks during a welcome ceremony in Tokyo on March 13, 2014, for 1,219 new recruits joining 14 group companies.

Seven & I to take over Millennium Retailing completely by June

Seven & I to take over Millennium Retailing completely by June

TOKYO, Japan - Seven & I Holdings Co. President Toshifumi Suzuki (R) and Millennium Retailing Inc. President Shigeaki Wada announce an agreement on a business tie-up at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 26. Seven & I Holdings will purchase a 65.45 percent equity stake in Millennium Retailing at the end of January 2006 and acquire the remaining shares by June that year in a move that will create Japan's largest and the world's fifth-largest retailer in terms of sales.

Seven & I to take over Millennium Retailing completely by June

Seven & I to take over Millennium Retailing completely by June

TOKYO, Japan - Seven & I Holdings Co. President Toshifumi Suzuki (R) and Millennium Retailing Inc. President Shigeaki Wada pose for photos after announcing a business tie-up deal at a press conference4 in Tokyo on Dec. 26. The deal will create Japan's largest and the world's fifth-largest retailer in terms of sales.

Ito-Yokado to close 30 outlets under restructuring plan

Ito-Yokado to close 30 outlets under restructuring plan

TOKYO, Japan - Toshifumi Suzuki, chairman of Japanese supermarket chain operator Ito-Yokado Co. is about to sit for a press conference in a Tokyo hotel on Aug. 31. The comapny said it will close about 30 unprofitable outlets by February 2009 as part of its group's restructuring plan.

Ito-Yokado's Isaka to become president

Ito-Yokado's Isaka to become president

TOKYO, Japan - Retailer Ito-Yokado Co. Senior Managing Director Sakae Isaka (L), who will become president after a shareholders meeting May 22, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on April 10 together with current president Toshifumi Suzuki who will become chairman.

Ito-Yokado's group profit falls on restructuring costs

Ito-Yokado's group profit falls on restructuring costs

TOKYO, Japan - Ito-Yokado Co. President Toshifumi Suzuki (R) tells a news conference in Tokyo on April 10 that the group's net profit fell 59.8% to 21.02 billion yen for the business year to Feb. 28. He cited restructuring costs and stock-related losses as reasons for the plunge.

Ito-Yokado's IYBank to begin operations May 7

Ito-Yokado's IYBank to begin operations May 7

TOKYO, Japan - Takashi Anzai (L), president of IYBank, and Toshifumi Suzuki, president of Ito-Yokado Co., show off bank cards in front of automated teller machines (ATMs) at a hotel in Tokyo on May 1. Anzai said IYBank, the new bank created by major retailer Ito-Yokado Co. and its convenience store subsidiary Seven-Eleven Japan Co., will begin operations May 7. IYBank plans to have ATMs installed at 3,650 outlets of Ito-Yokado and Seven-Eleven Japan nationwide by the end of its first year of business.

IY Bank approved

IY Bank approved

TOKYO, Japan - Ito-Yokado Co. President Toshifumi Suzuki speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on April 6 the retailing group plans to launch its IY Bank in mid-May in the hope that the banking subsidiary will swing into the black within two years. The Financial Services Agency gave preliminary approval earlier in the day to an application by the group to establish the bank.

FSA gives preliminary approval to Ito-Yokado's IY Bank

FSA gives preliminary approval to Ito-Yokado's IY Bank

TOKYO, Japan - Financial Services Agency Minister Hakuo Yanagisawa (L) gives to Toshifumi Suzuki, president of the Ito-Yokado Co. retailing group, preliminary approval to establish a banking subsidiary at the agency in Tokyo on April 6. IY Bank will operate via a network of automatic teller machines at the group's retail outlets.

Ito-Yokado to close 30 outlets under restructuring plan

Ito-Yokado to close 30 outlets under restructuring plan

TOKYO, Japan - Toshifumi Suzuki, chairman of Japanese supermarket chain operator Ito-Yokado Co. is about to sit for a press conference in a Tokyo hotel on Aug. 31. The comapny said it will close about 30 unprofitable outlets by February 2009 as part of its group's restructuring plan. (Kyodo)

Seven & I to take over Millennium Retailing completely by June

Seven & I to take over Millennium Retailing completely by June

TOKYO, Japan - Seven & I Holdings Co. President Toshifumi Suzuki (R) and Millennium Retailing Inc. President Shigeaki Wada pose for photos after announcing a business tie-up deal at a press conference4 in Tokyo on Dec. 26. The deal will create Japan's largest and the world's fifth-largest retailer in terms of sales. (Kyodo)

Seven & I to take over Millennium Retailing completely by June

Seven & I to take over Millennium Retailing completely by June

TOKYO, Japan - Seven & I Holdings Co. President Toshifumi Suzuki (R) and Millennium Retailing Inc. President Shigeaki Wada announce an agreement on a business tie-up at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 26. Seven & I Holdings will purchase a 65.45 percent equity stake in Millennium Retailing at the end of January 2006 and acquire the remaining shares by June that year in a move that will create Japan's largest and the world's fifth-largest retailer in terms of sales. (Kyodo)

Seven & i CEO Suzuki announces resignation after years at helm

Seven & i CEO Suzuki announces resignation after years at helm

Toshifumi Suzuki, chief executive officer of Seven & i Holdings Co, announces his resignation at a press conference in Tokyo on April 7, 2016, ending years as the leader of the Japanese retail giant. The announcement came after the company board voted down a proposal put forward by Suzuki to oust Ryuichi Isaka, president of convenience store chain Seven-Eleven Japan Co. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Retail giant Seven & i holds entrance ceremony for new recruits

Retail giant Seven & i holds entrance ceremony for new recruits

Narumi Sato, representing new recruits of the Seven & i Holdings Co. group, Japan's retail giant, gives a pledge before Chairman and CEO Toshifumi Suzuki (front) during a company entrance ceremony at a Tokyo hotel on March 17, 2016, ahead of similar ceremonies by other major Japanese firms in April. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Retail giant Seven & i holds entrance ceremony for new recruits

Retail giant Seven & i holds entrance ceremony for new recruits

Toshifumi Suzuki, chairman and CEO of Seven & i Holdings Co., Japan's retail giant, speaks to around 1,270 new recruits of 17 group companies during a company entrance ceremony at a Tokyo hotel on March 17, 2016, ahead of similar ceremonies by other major Japanese firms in April. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Welcome ceremony for Seven & i Holdings' new recruits

Welcome ceremony for Seven & i Holdings' new recruits

Toshifumi Suzuki, chairman and CEO of Seven & i Holdings Co., speaks to new recruits for 16 group companies at a welcome ceremony attended by around 1,300 employees at a hotel in Tokyo on March 19, 2015, ahead of similar ceremonies by other major Japanese firms. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Welcome ceremony for Seven & i Holdings' new recruits

Welcome ceremony for Seven & i Holdings' new recruits

Asumi Kubo, a female employee of Seven & i Holdings Co., says vows on behalf of all new recruits for 16 group companies to Chairman and CEO Toshifumi Suzuki (front) at a welcome ceremony attended by around 1,300 employees at a hotel in Tokyo on March 19, 2015, ahead of similar ceremonies by other major Japanese firms. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Ito-Yokado's Isaka to become president

Ito-Yokado's Isaka to become president

TOKYO, Japan - Retailer Ito-Yokado Co. Senior Managing Director Sakae Isaka (L), who will become president after a shareholders meeting May 22, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on April 10 together with current president Toshifumi Suzuki who will become chairman. (Kyodo)

Ito-Yokado's group profit falls on restructuring costs

Ito-Yokado's group profit falls on restructuring costs

TOKYO, Japan - Ito-Yokado Co. President Toshifumi Suzuki (R) tells a news conference in Tokyo on April 10 that the group's net profit fell 59.8% to 21.02 billion yen for the business year to Feb. 28. He cited restructuring costs and stock-related losses as reasons for the plunge. (Kyodo)

Ito-Yokado's IYBank to begin operations May 7

Ito-Yokado's IYBank to begin operations May 7

TOKYO, Japan - Takashi Anzai (L), president of IYBank, and Toshifumi Suzuki, president of Ito-Yokado Co., show off bank cards in front of automated teller machines (ATMs) at a hotel in Tokyo on May 1. Anzai said IYBank, the new bank created by major retailer Ito-Yokado Co. and its convenience store subsidiary Seven-Eleven Japan Co., will begin operations May 7. IYBank plans to have ATMs installed at 3,650 outlets of Ito-Yokado and Seven-Eleven Japan nationwide by the end of its first year of business.

IY Bank approved

IY Bank approved

TOKYO, Japan - Ito-Yokado Co. President Toshifumi Suzuki speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on April 6 the retailing group plans to launch its IY Bank in mid-May in the hope that the banking subsidiary will swing into the black within two years. The Financial Services Agency gave preliminary approval earlier in the day to an application by the group to establish the bank.

FSA gives preliminary approval to Ito-Yokado's IY Bank

FSA gives preliminary approval to Ito-Yokado's IY Bank

TOKYO, Japan - Financial Services Agency Minister Hakuo Yanagisawa (L) gives to Toshifumi Suzuki, president of the Ito-Yokado Co. retailing group, preliminary approval to establish a banking subsidiary at the agency in Tokyo on April 6. IY Bank will operate via a network of automatic teller machines at the group's retail outlets.