(Updates to midmorning)
TOKYO, Feb 19 (Reuters) - The Nikkei average rose 0.23 percent on Monday to trade at its highest in nearly seven years as retail stocks jumped on expectations of industry consolidation after Daimaru Inc. said it was considering a business integration with Matsuzakaya Holdings Co. .
Daimaru, which ranks fourth in Japan's department store industry, said on Saturday it is considering a business integration with eighth-ranked Matsuzakaya in a deal ...
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