Who was Toshifumi Suzuki? All about the founder of Japan’s iconic Seven‑Eleven stores who died at 93

Toshifumi Suzuki, the former chairman of Seven & i Holdings and founder of Seven-Eleven Japan, has died at 93. Credited with transforming Japan’s retail industry, Suzuki introduced the convenience store franchise model in 1973 and helped build Seven-Eleven into a global retail giant.