was a Japanese
department store franchise run by
Sogo & Seibu.
History
In 1984,
Ito-Yokado, a company that co-operated with
J. W. Robinson's
J. W. Robinson Co., ''Robinson's'', was a chain of department stores operating in the Southern California and Arizona area, previously with headquarters in Los Angeles, California.
History
Joseph Winchester Robinson was a merchant from Waltham, ...
backed by restructuring funds from the
Sapporo branch of
Matsuzakaya, started . Following the next year, the first Robinson Japan store was open in Kasukabe, where the
Tōbu Isesaki Line exists as it was outside of Ito-Yokado's area of dominance. Originally a
Seibu Department Stores branch was planned in Kasukabe, but as Seibu's contract agreement was terminated during the construction, Ito-Yokado capitalize the opportunity to build the first Robinson Japan. This is in coincidence that the western exit of the
Kasukabe Station
file:Rail Tracks map Tobu Kasukabe Station.svg, 330px, Track layout of Kasukabe Station
is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.
Lines
Kasuk ...
is near the Kasukabe branch of Ito-Yokado.
Stores
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Kasukabe, Saitama (opened in November 1985)
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Odawara, Kanagawa in (opened in September 2000)
External links
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Official Website* {{in lang, ja}
Odawara Dynacity(Odawara branch) Official Website
Department stores of Japan
Retail companies established in 1984
Retail companies disestablished in 2009
Sogo & Seibu