TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese retail giant Seven & i Holdings ( SVNDF ) said on Tuesday it wanted to see huge growth for its 7-Eleven convenience store chain globally, and would be accelerating its entry into Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. It is aiming to boost the global number of 7-Eleven stores 18% to about 100,000 by...

(Reuters) -JD Sports Fashion has proposed to buy American athletic-fashion retailer Hibbett Inc for about $1.08 billion, the companies said on Tuesday, as the British sportswear retailer expands across the southeastern U.S. JD Sports, Britain's largest sportswear retailer, will pay $87.50 per Hibbett share in cash, representing a premium of about 20% to the U.S. firm's last closing price. The...

April 23 (Reuters) - French cloud services provider OVH posted slightly better-than-expected first-half earnings on Tuesday yet cut its 2024 core profit target citing challenging conditions, especially in Europe. OVH Groupe cut its organic revenue growth forecast to 9-10% from 11-13%. CEO Michel Paulin in a press release cited an economic context with little visibility, particularly in Europe where customers...

April 23 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. - The Federal Trade Commission on Monday sued to block Tapestry's $8.5 billion acquisition of rival Capri Holdings ( CPRI ), saying the merger would give the combined firm too much power...