Daimaru
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Daimaru (大丸) is a
It has been a member of the International Association of Department Stores from 1962 to 1982. As of 2016, Daimaru had seven stores in Japan, and employed about 3,000 people.[2]
History
Daimaru traces its history to Dai-Monjiya, a
The chain was incorporated in 1907 and reincorporated as Daimaru Dry Goods K.K. in 1920, changing its name to Daimaru in 1928. For several years in the 1960s, Daimaru was the largest retailer in Japan.
In 1960, Daimaru established a subsidiary called Peacock Sangyo. Now known as Daimaru Peacock, it operates 49 supermarkets in the Greater Tokyo Area, 28 in the Kansai region and 8 in the Chūbu region.[citation needed]
International expansion and closures
Daimaru expanded to Malaysia 1942 opening in Penang and later Singapore establishing a presence in November 1983 when Liang Court was opened. Diamaru would later close and reopen in 2003.[4]
Its opened in Hong Kong in 1960 lasting until its exit from Hong Kong in 1998,[5]
In the late 1964, it was the first Japanese department store to open in Thailand, under the name Thai Daimaru.[6]
It opened its first store outside of Asia in
In 1998, Daimaru entered into a partnership with the French
Locations (Japan)
- Shinsaibashi, Osaka - 7–1, Shinsaibashi Itchome, Chūō-ku. The main Daimaru department store, founded as Matsuya in 1726. Along Mido-suji. Daimaru's corporate headquarters were located nearby, at 4–10, Minamisenba Yonchome.
- Osaka Station.
- Shimogyo-ku Kyoto. Opened in 1912. Along Shijō Dōri, north-east side of Karasuma Station.
- Yamashina - 91, Takehana Takenokaido-cho, Yamashina-ku Kyoto. South of Yamashina Station.
- Kyukyoryuchi-Daimarumae Station.
- Shin-Nagata - Nagata-ku, Kobe
- Suma - Suma-ku, Kobe
- Ashiya - near JR West Ashiya Station
- Tokyo - 9–1, Marunouchi Itchome, Chiyoda-ku, inside the new North Tower of the Tokyo Station Twin Towers. Opened in 2007.
- Urawa PARCO - Saitama
- LaLaPort Yokohama - Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama
- Urawa PARCO -
- Sapporo - 4–7, Kitagojonishi, Chūō-ku, inside Sapporo Station. Opened in 2003.
- Stores operated by subsidiary companies in Imabari, and Kōchi.
References
- ^ "会社概要." Daimaru. January 27, 1998. Retrieved on December 15, 2010. "本社ビル所在地 大阪市中央区南船場4丁目4番10号"
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4422-5589-0.
- ^ Japanese Yearbook on Business History. Japan Business History Institute. 1996. p. 114.
- ^ "Daimaru of Japan says it will close all stores overseas". Australian Business Intelligence. July 2, 2002. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ISBN 962-209-546-1.
- ^ The gods of Ratchaprasong Bangkok Post 30 September 2021
- ^ Daimaru plans $40m Gold Coast store Sonia Syvret Gold Coast Bulletin 23 December, 1996
- Japan Times26 September 2001
- ^ Kate Tozer (21 June 2002). "Melbourne's Daimaru closes down". The World Today. Australian Broadcasting Commission. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ Lyall Johnson (June 20, 2002). "Daimaru to go out with a bargain or two". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
External links
- Daimaru official website Archived 2005-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Daimaru official website (in Japanese)
- "Company history books (Shashi)". Shashi Interest Group. April 2016. Wiki collection of bibliographic works on Daimaru