Best Denki

Best Denki Co., Ltd.
Native name
株式会社ベスト電器
Kabushiki gaisha Besuto Denki
Company typePrivate KK
Subsidiary of Yamada Denki
TYO: 8175
FSE: 8175
Delisted June 2017
IndustryRetailing
FoundedSeptember 3, 1953; 71 years ago (1953-09-03)
HeadquartersFukuoka, Japan
Area served
East and Southeast Asia
Key people
Koji Ono (President & CEO)
ProductsElectronic products
RevenueIncrease ¥588,596 million (FY2017)[1]
Increase ¥350,923 million (FY2017)[1]
Increase ¥13,930,982 million (FY2017)[1]
Total assetsIncrease ¥10,333,840 million (FY2017)[1]
Total equityIncrease ¥6,742,595 million (FY2017)[1]
Number of employees
Increase 19,238 (FY2017)[1]
ParentYamada Denki
SubsidiariesDenki Pte. Ltd (Singapore)[2]
Websitehttp://www.bestdenki.ne.jp

The Best Denki Co., Ltd. (株式会社ベスト電器, Kabushiki-gaisha Besuto Denki) is a Japanese electronics retailer with outlets across Japan, Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia. It operated in Hong Kong and Taiwan from the late 1980s until 2011 and 2017 respectively.

Best Denki headquarters is located in Fukuoka. Previously, in Singapore and Hong Kong, it was known as "Yaohan Best", when it started operations there in 1985. After Yaohan's bankruptcy, the store was changed to its current name. The store has also a service sector that does repair, transportation of goods and after sale service for its franchise stores.

Best Denki store at Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan.
Best Denki store at Kagoshima, Japan in 2009.
  1. ^ a b c d e f YAMADA DENKI CO., LTD. Financial_Report 2017.pdf[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "BEST DENKI (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. Company Profile - D&B Hoovers". www.hoovers.com. Retrieved 5 June 2019.