Takashimaya
Native name | 株式会社髙島屋 |
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Sotetsu (1.35%) (as of 28 Feb 2015) | |
Number of employees | 7,223 (2022) |
Website | takashimaya |
Footnotes / references Financial data per "Fact Book". Takashimaya. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015. |
Takashimaya Company, Limited (株式会社髙島屋, Kabushiki-gaisha Takashimaya) is a Japanese multinational corporation operating a department store chain carrying a wide array of products, ranging from wedding dresses and other apparel to electronics and flatware. It has more than 12 branches strategically located in 2 regions, and 4 international branches around Asia.
Takashimaya has been a member of the International Association of Department Stores from 1962 to 1997.
Takashimaya was listed at #1197 on the Forbes Global 2000 list for 2006.[2]
Takashimaya is a member of the Sanwa Group keiretsu.
History
The first Takashimaya store was opened in Kyoto in 1831 as a
Takashimaya began an export business in 1876, following the Meiji Restoration, and established an in-house trading unit in 1887.[3] By 1903 Takashimaya had offices in Paris and London and an export office in Yokohama.[4] The trading unit was spun off as a new stock company, Takashimaya-Iida (高島屋飯田株式会社), in 1913.[3] Takashimaya-Iida later merged with the trading company Marubeni.[6]
The chain saw a major expansion in the early 1930s. In 1931 it opened a "10, 20 and 50 sen store" in
In 1958, Takashimaya opened a store in New York City which eventually occupied 37,000 square feet of floor space at 693 Fifth Avenue. The New York store closed in 2010 as Takashimaya chose to refocus on East and Southeast Asian markets amid struggling sales.[7]
In 1969, Takashimaya opened Japan's first American-style suburban
The Japanese department store industry went through a wave of consolidation during a revenue slump in the 2000s, with
In 2019, the company announced it would closing its mainland China store in Shanghai on August 25,[9] but retracted its decision after it gained support from local governments.[10]
Stores
Directly owned
- Kansai
- Osaka - Nankai Building 1–5, Namba Gochome, Nankai Railway Namba Station
- Sakai - Nankai Sakaihigashi Building, 59, Mikunigaoka-Miyukidori, Koya Line
- Sakai - Nankai Sakaihigashi Building, 59, Mikunigaoka-Miyukidori,
- Semboku - Panjo, 1-3-1, Chayamadai, Minami-ku, Sakai, near Semboku Rapid Railway Izumi-Chuo Station
- Kyoto - 52, Shincho, Kyoto Lineis connected underground.)
- Rakusai - Rakuseine, 5-5, Oharano Higashi-Sakaidanicho Nichome, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, near Rakusai Bus Terminal (Kyoto Municipal Bus, Keihan Kyoto Kotsu, Hankyu Bus)
- Kanto
- Nihombashi - 4–1, Nihombashi 2-chome, Chuo, Tokyo, the historical structure selected by Tokyo Metropolitan Government, near Nihombashi Station (Tokyo Metro, Toei Subway)
- Shinjuku - Shinjuku Takashimaya Times Square, 24–2, Sendagaya Gochome, Shinjuku-sanchome Station on the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line.
- Tamagawa - the core tenant of Tamagawa Takashimaya Shopping Center in 17–1, Tamagawa Sanchome, Futako-Tamagawa Station
- Tachikawa - Faret Tachikawa, 39–3, Akebonocho Nichome, Tama Monorail Tachikawa-Kita Station
- Yokohama - Takashimaya Building, Sotetsu Joinus in the same location as
- Konandai - Konandai Birds, 1–3, Konandai Sanchome, Konandai Station on the JR East Negishi Line
- Konandai - Konandai Birds, 1–3, Konandai Sanchome,
- Omiya - 32, Daimoncho Itchome, Omiya Station(JR East, Saitama New Urban Transit, Tobu Railway)
- Kashiwa - Takashimaya Station Mall, 3–16, Suehirocho, Kashiwa, Chiba the West side of Kashiwa Station(JR East, Tobu Railway)
- Takashimaya Food Maison Otakanomori - Nagareyama-Otakanomori Shopping Center, in Noda Line)
- Takashimaya Food Maison Otakanomori - Nagareyama-Otakanomori Shopping Center, in
Subsidiaries
- Takasaki Takashimaya - 45, Asahicho, Takasaki, the west of Takasaki Station(JR East, Joshin Railway)
- Gifu Takashimaya - 25, Hinodecho Nichome (Yanagase), Gifu
- Okayama Takashimaya - 6-40, Hommachi, JR West Okayama Station
- Yonago Takashimaya - 30, Kakubancho Itchome, Yonago
Domestic joint venture
- JR Nagoya Takashimaya - JR Central Towers, 1–4, , joint venture with JR Central.
- Iyotetsu Takashimaya - 4, Minatomachi Itchome, Matsuyamashi Station, joint venture with Iyo Railway Co., Ltd.
Closed domestic stores
- Wakayama - the station building of Wakayama- closed in August 2014.
International joint-ventures
- Takashimaya Singapore - 391 Orchard Road, Singapore, joint venture with Ngee Ann Kongsi agreed upon in 1988, store located inside Ngee Ann City.
- Shanghai Takashimaya - 1438, Hongqiao Road, .
- Takashimaya Vietnam - 65 Keppel Corporation, store located inside Saigon Centre.
- Siam Takashimaya - 299 Charoen Nakhon Road, Bangkok, Thailand, joint venture with Siam Piwat. Two stores are located inside Iconsiam shopping mall and Siam Premium Outlet Bangkok in Samut Prakan provinces.
Former international stores/joint-ventures
- Dayeh Takashimaya - Tianmu, Taipei, Taiwan, joint venture between Dayeh Group (Chinese: 大葉集團) and Takashimaya. Takashimaya reported had sold its 50% stake, thus Dayeh Takashimaya was not mentioned in their corporate website, stating that Takashimaya are no longer affiliated with the joint-venture.[11] Until today, the store is still operating independently using the 'Takashimaya' brand.
Closed international stores
- New York City Takashimaya - New York City, United States - Opened in 1958, the store eventually occupied 37,000 square feet of space at 693 Fifth Avenue. The store was closed in 2010 and the space was last occupied by a Burberry trench coat pop-up store which closed in May 2023.
See also
- List of companies of Japan
- List of department stores
References
- ^ "Company Profile Leadership & Governance President Message". Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ^ The World's Biggest Public Companies - Forbes.com
- ^ a b c "Takashimaya Archives 1831-1908". Takashimaya. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Takashimaya Company, Limited History". International Directory of Company Histories, Vol. 47. St. James Press, 2002. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Takashimaya Archives 1909-1945". Takashimaya. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ^ "Marubeni Corporation History". International Directory of Company Histories, Vol. 24. St. James Press, 1999. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ^ Pasquarelli, Adrianne (25 March 2010). "Upscale department store Takashimaya closing". Crain's. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ^ Uranaka, Taiga (25 March 2010). "Japan dept stores Takashimaya and H2O cancel merger". Reuters. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- Nikkei Asian Review. 2019-06-25. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
- ^ "Takashimaya store to remain open". SHINE. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- ^ "Takashimaya to sell stake in Taipei department store - Taipei Times". 19 May 2016.