Walmart Inc. and global investment firm KKR have sold the Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu for about $2.5 billion, the companies said Wednesday. The buyer is Japanese retailer Trial Holdings Inc. The ...

TOKYO (CBS.MW) - A senior Wal-Mart executive said the company will likely opt to raise its stake in Japan's Seiyu and would consider acquiring another Japanese retail store operator, according to a ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Walmart said it aims to list its Japanese supermarket unit Seiyu while keeping a majority stake in the business, amid on-and-off speculation the U.S. retail giant was looking to exit ...

TOKYO (AP) _ Wal-Mart Stores is buying a minority stake in Japanese retailer Seiyu in a deal that gives the U.S. retail giant a foothold in the world's second-largest economy. Wal-Mart will buy 6.1 ...

NUMAZU, Japan -- The aisles are wide, the selection is huge -- and Wal-Mart's first warehouse-sized supercenter store in Japan is a hit with shoppers.

NEW YORK, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Walmart has struck a partnership with e-commerce firm Rakuten Inc to launch an online grocery delivery service in Japan, its latest effort to forge an alliance with a ...