...January 31, 2023 - We expect steady earnings growth to continue at Seven & i Holdings' mainstay convenience store businesses both in U.S. and Japan over the next one to two years. - We believe Seven & i Holdings' conservative financial discipline is likely to speed a recovery in key financial ratios, weakened by a large acquisition in 2021, faster than previously assumed. - We revised to stable from negative the outlook on our 'A' long-term issuer credit ratings on Seven & i Holdings, Seven-Eleven Japan Co. Ltd., and 7-Eleven Inc., and we affirmed the ratings. TOKYO (S&P Global Ratings) Jan. 31, 2023--S&P Global Ratings today said it has revised to stable from negative the outlook on its 'A' long-term issuer credit ratings on Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd. and its subsidiaries Seven-Eleven Japan Co. Ltd. and U.S.-based 7-Eleven Inc. We also affirmed our credit ratings on the companies and their debt (see list below). We based the outlook revision on our view that Seven & i Holdings' earnings...