Aeon Co Ltd , Japan's second-largest retailer, will take a more than 10 percent stake in Parco Co and seek an alliance with the fashion-oriented shopping mall operator, the Nikkei business daily said, without citing sources. Aeon, which operates department stores, supermarkets and shopping malls, will buy the shares from top Parco shareholders, including a number of U.S. investment funds, the daily reported. The Nikkei said Aeon will become the second largest shareholder, behind Mori Trust Co, which holds a 33.2 percent interest in Parco.
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