Uniqlo, 7-Eleven owners betting on overseas markets
Stagnant spending and soft wage growth in Japan are forcing two of Asia’s biggest retailers – Fast Retailing and Seven & i Holdings – to court overseas consumers to drive long-term growth.Fast Retailing, operator of the Uniqlo chain, and convenience-store giant Seven & i will report earnings results Thursday amid a Japanese economy that’s still posing challenges even as it expands.