is a Japanese company that operates Tsutaya (蔦屋), a chain of
video rental shop
A video rental shop/store is a physical retail business that rents home videos such as movies, prerecorded TV shows, video game discs and other media content. Typically, a rental shop conducts business with customers under conditions and term ...
s and
bookstore
Bookselling is the commercial trading of books which is the retail and distribution end of the publishing process. People who engage in bookselling are called booksellers, bookdealers, bookpeople, bookmen, or bookwomen. The founding of librar ...
s throughout Japan and Taiwan.
[ The company is headquartered in Ebisu, Tokyo. The stock of the company was formerly listed in the first section of the ]Tokyo Stock Exchange
The , abbreviated as Tosho () or TSE/TYO, is a stock exchange located in Tokyo, Japan. It is the third largest stock exchange in the world by aggregate market capitalization of its listed companies, and the largest in Asia. It had 2,292 listed ...
(), but it has since been delisted following a management buyout
A management buyout (MBO) is a form of acquisition in which a company's existing managers acquire a large part, or all, of the company, whether from a parent company or individual. Management-, and/or leveraged buyout became noted phenomena o ...
in 2011.
History
As of December 2013, the company and its franchisees operate 1,461 Tsutaya rental shops in Japan.
The T Card, the membership card of Tsutaya, works as a platform for a cross-industry loyalty program. As of May 2010, more than 35 million holders of the card earn "T Points" at FamilyMart, Book Off
() is Japan's largest chain of used bookstores. Founded in August 1991, the company has had explosive success, expanding to 866 stores throughout Japan and eight overseas locations (as of August 2006). In addition to books, its chains also se ...
, Lotteria
is a Japanese company that operates a chain of fast food restaurants in East Asia, having opened its first restaurant in Tokyo in September 1972. Taking its name from its parent company, Lotte Corporation, it currently has franchises in Jap ...
, and so forth as well as Tsutaya shops.
On 17 March 2017, the company acquired magazine publishing brand Tokuma Shoten
is a publisher in Japan, headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. The company was established in 1954 by Yasuyoshi Tokuma in Minato, Tokyo. The company’s product portfolio includes music publishing, video game publishing, movies, anime, magazines, ...
. The deal was expected to be completed at the end of March.CITIC Press Group
CITIC Press Group (), formerly CITIC Publishing Group, is a publishing company founded in 1988 based in Beijing, China. The publisher is a subsidiary of CITIC Group. They engage in digital and physical book retail and provide professional educatio ...
to create a joint cultural content distribution platform.
References
External links
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Official website
Tsutaya official website
Retail companies established in 1982
Retail companies based in Tokyo
Companies formerly listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Video rental services
Bookstores of Japan
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