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 cartridges/discs and other media content. Typically, a rental shop conducts business with customers under conditi ...
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, book people, bookmen, or bookwomen.
History
The found ...
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.
The exchange is owned by Japan Exchange Group (JPX), a holding company that it also lists (), and operated by Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc., a wholly owned sub ...
(), but it has since been delisted following a management buyout
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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
A loyalty program or rewards program is a marketing strategy designed to encourage customers to continue to shop at or use the services of one or more businesses associated with the program.
Single-company vs. coalition programs
Loyalty progr ...
. As of May 2010, more than 35 million holders of the card earn "T Points" at FamilyMart, Book Off, Lotteria, 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, man ...
. The deal was expected to be completed at the end of March.
See also
* Tsutaya Books Daikanyama
References
External links
*
Official website
Tsutaya official website
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Retail companies established in 1982
Retail companies based in Tokyo
Companies formerly listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Video rental services
Bookstores of Japan