Future Group, which owns the Pantaloon Retail chain, is in talks with Japan's convenience store chain Lawson Inc to sell a 49% stake in its foods sourcing and manufacturing operations, the Economic Times reported.
Aditya Birla Retail is likely to be in talks with Japan's second largest convenience store chain Lawson Inc for a retail joint venture, reports CNBC-TV18's Ashwin Mohan quoting sources.