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The Daiei, Inc.
Native name株式会社ダイエー
Romanized nameKabushiki gaisha Daiē
Company typeSubsidiary (Kabushiki gaisha)
Traded as
  • TYO: 8263 (1972–2014)
  • NAG: 8263 (1972–2008)
  • SSE: 8263 (1974–2008)
  • FSE: 8263 (1972–2008)
  • Nasdaq: DAIEY (1974–2008)
IndustryRetail
Founded1957 at Osaka, Japan
FounderIsao Nakauchi
HeadquartersKobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Key peopleYoshiki Mori
(Chairman)
Yasuhide Chikazawa
(President)
ProductsHypermarkets and supermarkets
RevenueIncrease ¥1,431.5 billion (2005)
Number of employeesfull-time; 6979
ParentÆON Co.
SubsidiariesOMC Card, OPA Co., Ltd.
Websitewww.daiei.co.jp

The Daiei, Inc. (株式会社ダイエー, Kabushiki gaisha Daiē), based in Kobe, Hyōgo, is one of the largest supermarket chains in Japan. In 1957, Isao Nakauchi founded the chain in Osaka near Sembayashi Station on the Keihan train line. Daiei is now under a restructuring process supported by Marubeni Corporation and ÆON Co., Ltd., another Japanese supermarket chain. Daiei Inc. runs more than 3,000 stores under the Daiei name as well as through its subsidiaries. In addition to groceries, Daiei is also a department store, selling electronics, home furnishings, and clothes. In terms of net sales, Daiei was formerly the largest retailer in Japan.

History

The retail chain expanded rapidly in the 1970s and 1980s. Also, stronger sales from competitors such as Ito-Yokado, ÆON, and other regional supermarket chains have hurt Daiei's sales record in recent years.

As a part of the series of bootstrap restructuring efforts to avoid filing for IRCJ (Industrial Revitalization Corporation of Japan) support, the company sold its baseball team, the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks, which it purchased from Nankai Railway in 1988 to SoftBank, on January 27, 2005 and the company's Hawaii stores in 2006 to Don Quijote Co., Ltd. Through the process of debt restructuring and support given by financial institutions in coordination with IRCJ, the company has been acquired by IRCJ, Marubeni Corporation (a trading company) and Advantage Partners (a private equity house) in 2005.

Daiei's current president is Yasuo Nishitoge.

Private brand

Daiei carries multiple private label brands, and the biggest one they carry is Topvalu (トップバリュ) which started in 2007. Topvalu products are sold by ÆON Co., Ltd. and Daiei.

Gallery

  • A Daiei store A Daiei store
  • Topvalu logo Topvalu logo
  • Topvalu almond chocolate snack Topvalu almond chocolate snack

See also

References

  1. "Founder of Japan's Daiei Supermarkets Dies". Progressive Grocery. 9 September 2005. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  2. Hoovers – The Daiei, Inc. Factsheet
  3. "SOFTBANK Announces New Management Structures of Fukuoka Softbank Hawks Corp and Fukuoka Softbank Hawks Marketing Corp". Softbank. January 28, 2005. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  4. "Daiei Stores Officially Don Quijote". Archived from the original on 2017-06-28. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
  5. "役員紹介". Daiei (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 October 2023.

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