# Ito-Yokado

The Architect of Convenience: Toshifumi Suzuki and the Twilight of the 7-Eleven Empire

Toshifumi Suzuki, the visionary founder of 7-Eleven Japan, has passed away at 93, leaving a complicated legacy of retail dominance and recent corporate struggle. Suzuki is credited with inventing the modern convenience store model, which eventually allowed his Japanese firm to acquire its American parent company.