Sofmap

Sofmap Co., Ltd.
Native name
株式会社ソフマップ
Kabushiki gaisha Sofumappu
Company typeSubsidiary (K.K.)
TYO: 2690 (Delisted 26 January 26 2010)
IndustryRetail
Founded29 April 1982
FounderKei Suzuki
Headquarters,
Area served
Japan
Products
ParentBic Camera
SubsidiariesAnimega
Websitewww.sofmap.co.jp
A Sofmap store in Akihabara

Sofmap Co., Ltd. (株式会社ソフマップ, Kabushiki gaisha Sofumappu) is one of the largest personal computer and consumer electronics retailers in Japan.[1] In 2000, it was the second largest e-commerce company in the country.[2][3] Bic Camera acquired a majority stake in Sofmap in 2006,[4] and turned it into a wholly owned subsidiary in January 2010.[5] Formerly listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange under the code 2690, Sofmap was delisted on 26 January 2010 after the transaction was completed.[6]

As of 2018, Sofmap has 29 stores in 21 districts, mainly in Tokyo and Akihabara.[7]

  1. ^ "Japan Telecom". Information Gatekeepers Inc. May 2001. p. 2.
  2. ^ Storz, Cornelia; Moerke, Andreas (2014). Competitiveness of New Industries: Institutional Framework and Learning in Information Technology in Japan, the U.S and Germany. Routledge. p. 182. ISBN 978-1-134-11742-0.
  3. ^ Haak, René; Tachiki, Dennis S. (2004). Regional Strategies in a Global Economy: Multinational Corporations in East Asia. IUDICIUM Verlag. p. 216. ISBN 978-3-89129-848-0.
  4. ^ "Bic Camera to turn Sofmap into subsidiary for 2 billion yen". The Japan Times. 6 January 2006. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Bic Camera: To Make Sofmap Wholly-Owned Unit". MarketWatch. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  6. ^ "List of Delisted Companies (2010)". Japan Exchange Group. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Stores was invoked but never defined (see the help page).