Masatoshi Ito, wanda ya kafa Seven & I Holdings kuma mutumin da ya kawo 7-Eleven zuwa Japan, ya mutu yana da shekaru 98.
Ito ya fara sana’ar sayar da kayayyaki ne da kantin sayar da tufafi kafin ya kafa Ito-Yokado, wanda ya zama tushen daya daga cikin manyan daulolin dillalai a duniya.
A cikin 1973, ya kulla yarjejeniya da kamfanin Southland na Dallas don kawo 7-Eleven zuwa Japan, ya ƙaddamar da juyin juya hali a cikin kasuwancin Japan wanda zai canza komai daga yadda kamfanoni ke motsa kayansu zuwa yadda mutane ke ci.
Seven & I Holdings sun sami iko mafi rinjaye na 7-Eleven, kuma a yau akwai fiye da 80,000 7-Elevens a duk duniya, tare da fiye da 21,000 a Japan.
