Seven & i Delays North American Listing

0:00It's April 9th, this is Canada News Today, your AI-powered local news. Seven-in-eye holdings just announced they're delaying the stock listing of their North American operations until the financial year starting April 2, 1027 or later. That's a big pushback from their original plan for the second half of 2026. The move comes from rising market uncertainty and the tough job of forecasting how it'll hit personal spending, according to their spokesperson. Where broke via the NICA business daily, right before Thursday's market closed, and shares tanked 4.6% on the news. This all ties back to last year when Canada's Allimentation Koozhtard made a $46 billion bid for seven-in-eye. They pulled it after the company wouldn't play ball on what could have been Japan's biggest foreign takeover ever. Market watches will keep eyes on how this shakes out amid global jitters, but for now, seven-in-eyes playing its safe with that North American spin-off, on hold.