Seven & i lifts operating profit on convenience store strength
7-Eleven Japan drives earnings growth as food-to-go boosts customer traffic.
Seven & i Holdings reports operating profit growth for the March–November 2025 period, supported by stronger performance at its domestic convenience store business. The Japanese retail group posts operating profit of 325 billion yen ($2.2 billion), up 3.1% year on year, driven mainly by higher sales at 7-Eleven Japan.
The company credits its results to initiatives aimed at increasing customer visits, particularly through an expanded focus on counter-based food items such as fried foods. These offerings play a growing role in reinforcing 7-Eleven’s position in Japan’s highly competitive convenience store market.
“We want to recover the number of customers by regularly implementing high-impact measures,” said 7-Eleven Japan President Tomohiro Akutsu during an online earnings briefing.
Seven & i’s net profit rises sharply to 198.4 billion yen ($1.4 billion), boosted by gains linked to the sale of store assets from Ito-Yokado, following the spin-off of the general merchandise chain in September.
Despite these gains, consolidated operating revenue declines 11.2% to 8.05 trillion yen ($55.5 billion), underscoring the company’s increasing reliance on its convenience store network as a primary driver of profitability amid structural changes in its broader retail business.
