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is a consumer electronics
retailer chain
in Japan. Currently, it has 39 stores in Japan.
It has a 15% stake in Best Denki
and a wholly owned subsidiary, Sofmap
.
The largest store is the Yurakucho Honkan store and sells a wide selection of toys, videos, computers, laptops, cameras and audio equipment, including high-end items. It also has restaurants on the 6th and 7th floors.
Consumer electronics
Consumer electronics are electronic equipment intended for everyday use, most often in entertainment, communications and office productivity. Radio broadcasting in the early 20th century brought the first major consumer product, the broadcast receiver...
retailer chain
Chain store
Chain stores are retail outlets that share a brand and central management, and usually have standardized business methods and practices. These characteristics also apply to chain restaurants and some service-oriented chain businesses. In retail, dining and many service categories, chain businesses...
in Japan. Currently, it has 39 stores in Japan.
It has a 15% stake in Best Denki
Best Denki
is a Japanese electronics retailer with outlets across Japan, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Kuwait. Best Denki headquarters is located in Fukuoka. Previously, in Singapore, it was known as "Yaohan Best", when it started operations there in 1985. After Yaohan's bankruptcy,...
and a wholly owned subsidiary, Sofmap
Sofmap
Sofmap Co., Ltd. is a Japanese retailer which sells both new and used electronics. It is a subsidiary of Bic Camera.-External links:...
.
Stores in Tokyo
- YurakuchoYurakuchois a neighborhood of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan situated in between the Ginza and Hibiya Park, near the neighborhood of Shinbashi. Unlike its tonier neighbor Ginza, Yūrakuchō provides a glimpse of Japanese life from the early postwar period, with its many izakaya and outdoor yakitori restaurants , many...
Honkan - Yurakucho Terebi-Kan(TV Store)
- IkebukuroIkebukurois a commercial and entertainment district in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan. Toshima ward offices, Ikebukuro station, and several shops, restaurants, and enormous department stores are located within city limits....
Honten(Main Store) - Ikebukuro Pasocon-Kan(PC Store)
- Ikebukuro Outlet
- Ikebukuro Camera-Kan
- Ikebukuro Bic Photo
- Ikebukuro Nishi-Guchi (West Store)
- ShinjukuShinjuku Stationis a train station located in Shinjuku and Shibuya wards in Tokyo, Japan.Serving as the main connecting hub for rail traffic between central Tokyo and its western suburbs on inter-city rail, commuter rail and metro lines, the station was used by an average of 3.64 million people per day in 2007,...
Nishi-Guchi (West Store) - Shinjuku Higashi-Guchi (East Store)
- Shinjuku Higashi-Guchi Ekimae (East Station-front Store)
- ShibuyaShibuya Stationis a train station located in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. With 2.4 million passengers on an average weekday in 2004, it is the fourth-busiest commuter rail station in Japan handling a large amount of commuter traffic between the center city and suburbs to the south and west.-JR East:*Saikyō Line /...
Higashi-Guchi (East Store) - Shibuya Hachiko-guchi (Hachiko Store)
- TachikawaTachikawa Stationis an important railway station in the city of Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan. The JR Chūō Line passes through Tachikawa Station. The Ōme Line and Nambu Line terminate here...
- Seiseki-SakuragaokaSeiseki-Sakuragaoka Stationis a major stop on the Keio Electric Railway Keiō Line located in the municipality of Tama, Tokyo.All Keiō Line services stop at the station. Along with Tama Center Station, it is one of the main gateways to the Tama New Town development...
- JREast Japan Railway Companyis the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
HachiojiHachioji Stationis a railway station in the city of Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company . It opened on August 11, 1889.-Lines:The Chūō Main Line passes through Hachiōji Station. The Yokohama Line and Hachikō Line terminate here...
Eki (JR Hachioji Station Store)
The largest store is the Yurakucho Honkan store and sells a wide selection of toys, videos, computers, laptops, cameras and audio equipment, including high-end items. It also has restaurants on the 6th and 7th floors.