Sogo & Seibu
is a Japanese retail company that operates two department stores: Sogo, and Seibu. Sale to Fortress 
When it was announced that Seven & I Holdings Co. would sell Sogo & Seibu to the company in November 2022, Fortress Investment Group (FIG) said this would allow it to introduce Yodobashi Camera locations into the department store chains stores. On August 31, 2023, it was reported that the company would be sold to Fortress in a deal valued at JP¥220 billion. The announcement of the sale led to around 900 employees striking and the closure of the Seibu Ikebukuro flagship on August 31st. The strike was the first major department store strike in Japan since the 1960s. On September 1, 2023, Seven & I Holdings Co. announced that it has completed the sale of the Japanese company to FIG. See also
Department stores in Japan

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Seven & I Holdings
Retail companies based in Tokyo
Retail companies established in 2009
2023 mergers and acquisitions