Bic Camera

Bic Camera, Inc.
Native name
株式会社ビックカメラ
Kabushiki gaisha Bikku Kamera
Company typePublic (K.K.)
TYO: 3048
IndustryRetail
Founded1968; 56 years ago (1968)
FounderRyuji Arai[1]
Headquarters,
Number of locations
45
Area served
Japan
Products
Subsidiaries
Websitewww.biccamera.com
Yūrakuchō Store, in Tokyo

Bic Camera, Inc. (株式会社ビックカメラ, Kabushiki gaisha Bikku Kamera) is a consumer electronics retailer chain in Japan. Currently, it has 45 stores in 17 prefectures. Bic Camera has a 50% ownership of former rival store Kojima[2] with 143 stores[3] and full ownership of computer store chain Sofmap with 24 stores.[4]

As of 2023, Bic Camera is the second largest electronics and home appliance retailer, behind Yamada Denki.[1]

  1. ^ a b Lee, Yoojung; Cooper, Chris (2018-05-17). "Bargain-hunting Chinese make Japanese retail king Bic Camera a billionaire". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  2. ^ "Bic Camera to acquire majority in Kojima: Nikkei". Thomson Reuters. 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  3. ^ "2024年8月期 第1四半期決算" (PDF).
  4. ^ sofmap. "ソフマップのイベント・キャンペーンなど、おトクな店舗情報". ソフマップ店舗情報 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-14.