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Native name | 株式会社そごう |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki Gaisha Sogō |
Company type | KK |
Industry | Retail |
Founded | 1830 in Osaka, Japan |
Founder | Ihei Sogo |
Headquarters | , Japan |
Number of employees | 2,845 (2006) |
Website | sogo-seibu |
Sogo Co., Ltd. (株式会社そごう, Kabushiki gaisha Sogō) is a department store chain that operates an extensive network of branches in Japan. In 2009, it merged with The Seibu Department Stores, Ltd. (株式会社西武百貨店) to become Sogo & Seibu Co., Ltd. (株式会社そごう・西武). It once owned stores in locations as diverse as Beijing in China, Causeway Bay in Hong Kong, Taipei in Taiwan, Jakarta and Surabaya in Indonesia, Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, Singapore, Bangkok in Thailand, London in United Kingdom, but most of these international branches are now closed or operated by independent franchisees.