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 A Daiso store in Japan | |
Native name | 株式会社大創産業 |
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Romanized name | Daiso Sangyo |
| Formerly | Yano Shoten |
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Variety store |
| Founded | December 1977 in Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan |
| Founder | Hirotake Yano |
| Headquarters | |
Number of locations | 3,620 domestic; 1,900 overseas[1] |
Area served | Asia, Oceania, North America, Central America, Brazil, Africa[2] |
Key people | Hirotake Yano (President) |
| Website | daiso-sangyo |
Daiso Industries Co., Ltd. (株式会社大創産業, Kabushiki gaisha Daisōsangyō, branded in katakana as ダイソー) is a large franchise of 100-yen shops founded in Japan. Its headquarters are in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture. Daiso has a range of over 100,000 products, many made in China or Japan,[3] focusing on household items such as kitchenware and cleaning products. Daiso has locations in 25 countries and regions worldwide.
- ^ "Corporate Profile". Daiso Global. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "Locations". Daiso Global. Archived from the original on 16 November 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ Reitman, Valerie. "Japanese Retailer Bucks a Trend by Selling Cheap." Los Angeles Times, 8 January 2000. Retrieved 19 August 2012.