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 ro

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."