# Seven & I Holdings

The God of Retail: Toshifumi Suzuki’s Global 7-Eleven Empire Outlives Its Architect

Toshifumi Suzuki, the visionary who brought 7-Eleven to Japan and eventually took over its global operations, has died at 93. His innovations in logistics and fresh-food retail transformed the convenience store into a vital social infrastructure, leaving behind a legacy that now faces unprecedented acquisition pressure from foreign competitors.