SoftBank Group is leveraging Japan’s industrial and retail data to build an AI
economy and has announced an investment in Seven & i Holdings, operator of
7-Eleven. SoftBank Corp and payments affiliate PayPay will each invest JPY100
billion (~$635m). SoftBank president and CEO Junichi Miyakawa said the
investment "will help support the development of next‑generation convenience
stores" and added "we do not intend to operate convenience stores; we hope to
support a new retail model using AI and robotics."
