Daimaru (大丸) 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, The Daimaru, Inc. (株式会社大丸), headquartered in Chūō-ku, Osaka.[1]
Daimaru is the landmark of Shinsaibashi, Osaka as a modern architecture built on 1922Kobe Daimaru at nightKobe Daimaru Interior
Daimaru traces its history to Dai-Monjiya, a dry goods store in Kyoto founded by Shimomura Hikoemon Masahiro in 1717.[2][3] The name "Daimaru" was first used for a store in Nagoya called Daimaruya, which opened in 1728.[citation needed]
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.
Daimaru expanded to Malaysia 1942 opening in Penang and later Singapore establishing a presence in November 1983 when Liang Court was opened. Diamaru would later close and reopen in 2003.[4]
Its opened in Hong Kong in 1960 lasting until its exit from Hong Kong in 1998,[5]
In the late 1964, it was the first Japanese department store to open in Thailand, under the name Thai Daimaru.[6]
It opened its first store outside of Asia in Melbourne, Australia in 1991 operating across six levels of the Melbourne Central (in direct competition with Myer and David Jones). A second Australian store announced in 1996 opened on the Gold Coast in 1998.[7] Diamaru announced its departure from the Australian market after nearly a decade of low profits in September 2001[8] commencing closure of both stores in late 2002.[9][10]
Shinsaibashi, Osaka - 7–1, Shinsaibashi Itchome, Chūō-ku. The main Daimaru department store, founded as Matsuya in 1726. Along Mido-suji. Daimaru's corporate headquarters were located nearby, at 4–10, Minamisenba Yonchome.
Umeda, Osaka - 1-1, Umeda Sanchome, Kita-ku. Opened in 1983. At South Gate Building in the south of Osaka Station.
^"." Daimaru. January 27, 1998. Retrieved on December 15, 2010. "本社ビル所在地 大阪市中央区南船場4丁目4番10号"
^ abStuart D.B. Picken (19 December 2016). Historical Dictionary of Japanese Business. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 110–. ISBN978-1-4422-5589-0.
^Japanese Yearbook on Business History. Japan Business History Institute. 1996. p. 114.
^. Australian Business Intelligence. July 2, 2002. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
"Company history books (Shashi)". Shashi Interest Group. April 2016. Wiki collection of bibliographic works on Daimaru
January 01, 1970
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Daimaru news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2010 Learn how and when to remove this message Daimaru 大丸 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 The Daimaru Inc 株式会社大丸 headquartered in Chuō ku Osaka 1 The Daimaru Inc 株式会社大丸Company typePublic KKIndustryRetailFoundedKyoto Japan April 16 1920 1920 04 16 DefunctFebruary 28 2010 2010 02 28 FateMerged with MatsuzakayaSuccessorDaimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores Co Ltd HeadquartersChuō ku Osaka JapanProductsDaimaru department storesDaimaru Peacock supermarketsRevenue467 0 billion yen 2009 Number of employees3 292 2007 ParentJ Front RetailingWebsitedaimaru co jp english index html 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 2 Contents 1 History 1 1 International expansion and closures 2 Locations Japan 3 References 4 External linksHistory edit nbsp Daimaru is the landmark of Shinsaibashi Osaka as a modern architecture built on 1922 nbsp Kobe Daimaru at night nbsp Kobe Daimaru Interior Daimaru traces its history to Dai Monjiya a dry goods store in Kyoto founded by Shimomura Hikoemon Masahiro in 1717 2 3 The name Daimaru was first used for a store in Nagoya called Daimaruya which opened in 1728 citation needed 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 operates 49 supermarkets in the Greater Tokyo Area 28 in the Kansai region and 8 in the Chubu region citation needed International expansion and closures edit Daimaru expanded to Malaysia 1942 opening in Penang and later Singapore establishing a presence in November 1983 when Liang Court was opened Diamaru would later close and reopen in 2003 4 Its opened in Hong Kong in 1960 lasting until its exit from Hong Kong in 1998 5 In the late 1964 it was the first Japanese department store to open in Thailand under the name Thai Daimaru 6 It opened its first store outside of Asia in Melbourne Australia in 1991 operating across six levels of the Melbourne Central in direct competition with Myer and David Jones A second Australian store announced in 1996 opened on the Gold Coast in 1998 7 Diamaru announced its departure from the Australian market after nearly a decade of low profits in September 2001 8 commencing closure of both stores in late 2002 9 10 In 1998 Daimaru entered into a partnership with the French grand couturier Dominique Sirop to produce Dominique Sirop for Daimaru a high fashion pret a porter ready to wear label citation needed Locations Japan editShinsaibashi Osaka 7 1 Shinsaibashi Itchome Chuō ku The main Daimaru department store founded as Matsuya in 1726 Along Mido suji Daimaru s corporate headquarters were located nearby at 4 10 Minamisenba Yonchome Umeda Osaka 1 1 Umeda Sanchome Kita ku Opened in 1983 At South Gate Building in the south of Osaka Station Kyoto 79 Shijo Takakura Shimogyo ku Kyoto Opened in 1912 Along Shijō Dōri north east side of Karasuma Station Yamashina 91 Takehana Takenokaido cho Yamashina ku Kyoto South of Yamashina Station Kobe 40 Akashicho Chuō ku Kobe Opened in 1927 Located in the south of Kyukyoryuchi Daimarumae Station Shin Nagata Nagata ku Kobe Suma Suma ku Kobe Ashiya near JR West Ashiya Station Tokyo 9 1 Marunouchi Itchome Chiyoda ku inside the new North Tower of the Tokyo Station Twin Towers Opened in 2007 Urawa PARCO Urawa ku Saitama LaLaPort Yokohama Tsuzuki ku Yokohama Sapporo 4 7 Kitagojonishi Chuō ku inside Sapporo Station Opened in 2003 Stores operated by subsidiary companies in Fukuoka and Nagasaki Hakata Daimaru K K Shimonoseki Tottori Imabari and Kōchi nbsp Daimaru at Sapporo Station Hokkaido nbsp HiroshigeReferences edit 会社概要 Daimaru January 27 1998 Retrieved on December 15 2010 本社ビル所在地 大阪市中央区南船場4丁目4番10号 a b Stuart D B Picken 19 December 2016 Historical Dictionary of Japanese Business Rowman amp Littlefield Publishers pp 110 ISBN 978 1 4422 5589 0 Japanese Yearbook on Business History Japan Business History Institute 1996 p 114 Daimaru of Japan says it will close all stores overseas Australian Business Intelligence July 2 2002 Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Retrieved 12 March 2013 Lui Tai Lok Gordon Mathews 2001 2001 Consuming Hong Kong Hong Kong University Press ISBN 962 209 546 1 The gods of Ratchaprasong Bangkok Post 30 September 2021 Daimaru plans 40m Gold Coast store Sonia Syvret Gold Coast Bulletin 23 December 1996 Daimaru to close Australian stores Japan Times 26 September 2001 Kate Tozer 21 June 2002 Melbourne s Daimaru closes down The World Today Australian Broadcasting Commission Retrieved 12 March 2013 Lyall Johnson June 20 2002 Daimaru to go out with a bargain or two The Age Fairfax Media Retrieved 12 March 2013 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Daimaru nbsp Companies portal Daimaru official website Archived 2005 03 06 at the Wayback Machine Daimaru official website in Japanese Company history books Shashi Shashi Interest Group April 2016 Wiki collection of bibliographic works on Daimaru Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Daimaru amp oldid 1212879495, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
