Canada’s Couche-Tard makes preliminary takeover bid for Japan’s Seven & i ReutersAlimentation Couche-Tard Shares Slide on Bid for 7-Eleven Operator in Japan MarketWatchOwner of 7-Eleven stores receives buyout offer from Canadian rival The GuardianThe Canadian company behind Circle K wants to buy 7-Eleven’s Japanese owner in a blockbuster deal Business InsiderCouche-Tard offers to buy 7-Eleven parent Seven & i Axios