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Walmart in $1.6B Deal Focused on Digitizing Japanese Grocer

Walmart and Rakuten agreed for KKR to buy 65% and a new Rakuten subsidiary focused on retail digital transformation to buy 20% of Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu in a deal valued at $1.6 billion. Walmart will retain 15% of Seiyu,…

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they said Sunday: It lets Seiyu take advantage of KKR, Rakuten and Walmart’s retail expertise and innovation as a stand-alone company and accelerate its digital transformation.