Rakuten and Seiyu are leading the digital transformation of Japanese supermarkets
- January 15, 2021
- by Rakuten.today
Japan’s supermarkets are undergoing a digital transformation. In November 2020, Rakuten, global investment firm KKR and Walmart announced the signing of definitive agreements under which KKR will purchase a majority stake and a new Rakuten subsidiary will purchase a minority stake in prominent Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu. Under the terms of the agreements, KKR will …