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Depato
Department stores in Japan are referred to as ''hyakkaten'' () or ''depāto'' (デパート), an alteration of the English term. History The first "modern-style" department store in Japan was Mitsukoshi, founded in 1904, which has its root as a kimono store called Echigoya from 1673. When the roots are considered, however, Matsuzakaya has an even longer history, dated from 1611. The kimono store changed to a department store in 1910. In 1924, Matsuzakaya store in Ginza allowed street shoes to be worn indoors, something innovative at the time. These former kimono shop department stores dominated the market in its earlier history. They sold, or instead displayed, luxurious products, which contributed to their sophisticated atmospheres. Another origin of the Japanese department store is from railway companies. There have been many private railway operators in the nation and, from the 1920s, they started to build department stores directly linked to their lines' termini. Seibu and H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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is an international department store chain with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. It is a subsidiary of Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings, which also owns the Isetan department store chain. History It was founded in 1673 with the (shop name) , selling kimono. Ten years later in 1683, Echigoya took a new approach to marketing. Instead of selling by going door-to-door, they set up a store where buyers could purchase goods on the spot with cash. Mitsukoshimae Station on the Tokyo Metro is named after the adjacent Mitsukoshi department store. Mitsukoshi is the root of Mitsui group. In the 1970s, Mitsukoshi bought the Oriental Nakamura department store in Nagoya and re-branded them as . Genichiro Inokuma designed the wrapping paper in white and red. In August 2007, it was announced that Mitsukoshi would merge into Isetan, a major department store in Japan. Mitsukoshi was unlisted on March 26, 2008, and on April 1, it merged with Isetan under a joint holding company called Ise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitsukoshi
is an international department store chain with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. It is a subsidiary of Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings, which also owns the Isetan department store chain. History It was founded in 1673 with the (shop name) , selling kimono. Ten years later in 1683, Echigoya took a new approach to marketing. Instead of selling by going door-to-door, they set up a store where buyers could purchase goods on the spot with cash. Mitsukoshimae Station on the Tokyo Metro is named after the adjacent Mitsukoshi department store. Mitsukoshi is the root of Mitsui group. In the 1970s, Mitsukoshi bought the Oriental Nakamura department store in Nagoya and re-branded them as . Genichiro Inokuma designed the wrapping paper in white and red. In August 2007, it was announced that Mitsukoshi would merge into Isetan, a major department store in Japan. Mitsukoshi was unlisted on March 26, 2008, and on April 1, it merged with Isetan under a joint holding company called Iset ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matsuzakaya
( TYO: 8235, delisted) is a major Japanese department store chain operated by Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores, a subsidiary of J. Front Retailing. When the chain was an independent company, , it had its headquarters in Naka-ku, Nagoya. History Established in 1611 in Nagoya by , it is one of the oldest department stores in the world. It was initially a modest wholesale manufactory of silk kimono and Japanese lacquerware. In 1736 the company expanded its business to the retail sale of cotton and linen kimono. A second store was opened in Kyoto in 1745. The old capital was at that time the only region producing high-quality kimono. The store in Ueno at Shitaya Hirokoji was depicted in an ukiyo-e print from '' One Hundred Famous Views of Edo'' by Hiroshige II in 1856. With the industrialisation during the Meiji era, Matsuzakaya store was changed in 1910 to a western-style department store. In 1924, its Ginza branch became the first department store in Japan where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Etiquette In Japan
Etiquette in Japan forms common societal expectations of social behavior practiced throughout the nation of Japan. The etiquette of Japan has changed greatly over the millennia as different civilizations influenced its culture. Modern Japanese etiquette has a strong influence from that of China and the Western world, but retains many of its unique traditional elements. Bathing Bathing is an important part of the daily routine in Japan, where bath tubs are for relaxing, not cleaning the body. Therefore, the body must be cleaned and scrubbed before entering the bathtub or . This is done in the same room as the tub, while seated on a small stool and using a hand-held shower. Soap, a wash cloth, and shampoo are provided; and the bather is expected to wash and rinse thoroughly twice before stepping into the . It is very important that no soap residue be transferred to the because the heated water is not drained after each person's use, and several hours (and the expense of a consi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loft (store)
is a Japanese chain store that sells everyday commodities. There are Loft franchise stores in Japan and Thailand. Formerly a subsidiary of the , it is currently the subsidiary of Sogo & Seibu. See also * Tokyu Hands, competitor External links * {{in lang, ja Retail companies based in Tokyo Retail companies established in 1996 Sogo & Seibu Retailing in Thailand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sogo & Seibu
is a Japanese retail company that operates two department stores: Sogo, and Seibu. It is a subsidiary of Seven & I Holdings Co. See also * Department stores in Japan External links * Seven & I Holdings Retail companies based in Tokyo Retail companies established in 2009 {{retail-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parco (retailer)
is a chain of department stores primarily in Japan. The first store was established in Tokyo on , and since then the company has opened stores in cities all over Japan. The PARCO Group primarily conducts business through its Shopping Complex Business segment, which includes its PARCO Urban Stores, PARCO Community Stores, and Zero Gate complexes. Zero Gate complexes serve as platforms for other retail establishments. PARCO is currently implementing a hybrid business model that combines retail businesses and real estate Real estate is property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this (also) an item of real property, (more genera .... PARCO Group also undertakes property management and consultant projects on a contract basis. References External links * Retail companies established in 1953 Japanese companies established in 1953 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isetan
( unlisted on March 26, 2008, ) is a Japanese department store. Based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Isetan has branches throughout Japan and South East Asia, including in Jinan, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Shanghai, Singapore and Tianjin, and formerly in Bangkok, Hong Kong, Kaohsiung, London, and Vienna. On April 1, 2008, Isetan and Mitsukoshi were merged under a joint holding company called Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (). Branches in Japan Directly owned * Shinjuku flagship store The Isetan flagship store in Shinjuku is considered to be one of the most influential department stores in Japan. The store is often first with showcasing new trends and new products. In particular, the fashion and food floors are thought to be very trendsetting. Behind the main store, there is a whole building dedicated to Men's Fashion ("Men's Isetan") * Tachikawa * Urawa-ku, Saitama Subsidiaries * Niigata Isetan ( Chūō-ku, Niigata, operated by Niigata Isetan Mitsukoshi, Ltd.) * Shizuoka Isetan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings
() is a pure holding company with the Mitsukoshi and Isetan ( unlisted on March 26, 2008, ) is a Japanese department store. Based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Isetan has branches throughout Japan and South East Asia, including in Jinan, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Shanghai, Singapore and Tianjin, and formerly in Ba ... department stores as its wholly owned subsidiaries. Operations In August 2007, Isetan Co. Ltd. and Mitsukoshi Ltd. announced that the two companies "have agreed to merge and form a new holding company" in April 2008. On 9 January 2010, Nobukazu Muto (b. 1945), the company's chairman and chief executive officer died. As of 2012, Hiroshi Onishi was the president and chief executive officer of Isetan Mitsukoshi Holding. On 26 July 2013, the company announced that, in the first quarter of 2013, it net profits increased by 11.4 percent due to increased sales and lower expenses. References External links Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Retail companies based in Tokyo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daimaru
is a Japanese department store chain, principally located in the Kansai region of Japan. The chain is operated by Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores, a subsidiary of J. Front Retailing. At one time Daimaru was an independent company, , headquartered in Chūō-ku, Osaka. 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. History Daimaru traces its history to ''Dai-Monjiya'', a dry goods store in Kyoto founded by Shimomura Hikoemon Masahiro in 1717. The name "Daimaru" was first used for a store in Nagoya called ''Daimaruya'', which opened in 1728. 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 oper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grocery
A grocery store ( AE), grocery shop ( BE) or simply grocery is a store that primarily retails a general range of food products, which may be fresh or packaged. In everyday U.S. usage, however, "grocery store" is a synonym for supermarket, and is not used to refer to other types of stores that sell groceries. In the UK, shops that sell food are distinguished as grocers or grocery shops (though in everyday use, people usually use either the term "supermarket" or a "corner shop" or "convenience shop"). Larger types of stores that sell groceries, such as supermarkets and hypermarkets, usually stock significant amounts of non-food products, such as clothing and household items. Small grocery stores that sell mainly fruit and vegetables are known as greengrocers (Britain) or produce markets (U.S.), and small grocery stores that predominantly sell prepared food, such as candy and snacks, are known as convenience shops or delicatessens. Definition The definition of "grocery s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
