Daimaru

The Daimaru, Inc.
株式会社大丸
Company typePublic KK
IndustryRetail
FoundedKyoto, Japan (April 16, 1920 (1920-04-16))
DefunctFebruary 28, 2010 (2010-02-28)
FateMerged with Matsuzakaya
SuccessorDaimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores Co., Ltd.
HeadquartersChūō-ku, Osaka, Japan
ProductsDaimaru department stores
Daimaru Peacock supermarkets
Revenue467.0 billion yen (2009)
Number of employees
3,292 (2007)
ParentJ. Front Retailing
Websitedaimaru.co.jp/english/index.html

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]

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]

  1. ^ "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"
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