H2O Retailing Corporation (エイチ・ツー・オー リテイリング株式会社, Eichi Tsū Ō Riteiringu Kabushikigaisha) is a stock holding company which is a member company of Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. This article covers about Hankyu Hanshin Department Stores, Inc. (株式会社阪急阪神百貨店, Kabushikigaisha Hankyū Hanshin Hyakkaten) a subsidiary which owns 2 department store chains: Hankyu Department Store and Hanshin Department Store.
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Native name | エイチ・ツー・オー リテイリング株式会社 |
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Romanized name | Eichi Tsū Ō Riteiringu kabushiki gaisha |
| Formerly | Hankyu Department Stores, Inc. (1947—2007) |
| Company type | Public (Kabushiki gaisha) |
| TYO: 8242 | |
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | March 7, 1947 in Osaka |
| Founder | Ichizō Kobayashi (for the Hankyu Department Stores branch) |
| Headquarters | 8-7, Kakudacho, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan |
Key people | Shunichi Sugioka (Chairman and CEO) Jun Wakabayashi (President) |
| Revenue |  ¥505,589 million (March 31, 2012)[1] |
 ¥9,958 million (March 31, 2012)[1] | |
| ¥1,057 million (March 31, 2012)[1] | |
| Total assets | ¥335,230 million (March 31, 2012)[1] |
| Total equity | ¥168,855 million (March 31, 2012)[1] |
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Number of employees | 5,693 (consolidated, 2012) |
| Parent | Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group |
| Subsidiaries | Hankyu Hanshin Department Stores, Inc. Hanshoku Co., Ltd. Persona Co., Ltd. |
| Website | h2o-retailing |
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Native name | 株式会社阪急阪神百貨店 |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki gaisha Hankyū Hanshin Hyakkaten |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Retail |
| Predecessor | Hankyu Department Stores, Inc. (present H2O Retailing Corporation) The Hanshin Department Store, Ltd. |
| Founded | Osaka, Japan (October 1, 2007), Hankyu Department Stores, Inc.; took over the department store business from Hankyu Department Stores, inc. (first) |
| Headquarters | 8-7, Kakudacho, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan |
Number of locations | 11 in Japan (Hankyu) 4 in Japan (Hanshin) |
| Parent | H2O Retailing Corporation |
| Website | hankyu-hanshin-dept |
History
edit- March 7, 1947: The department store business was separated from Keihanshin Kyuko Railway Company (present: Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.) and Hankyu Department Stores, Inc. was founded.
- October 1, 2007: "Hankyu Department Stores, Inc." subsidiarized "the Hanshin Department Store, Ltd." and was renamed "H2O Retailing Corporation". The department store business was separated to the newly founded company, "Hankyu Department Stores, Inc."
- October 1, 2008: Hankyu Department Stores, Inc. consolidated the Hanshin Department Store, Ltd. and was renamed "Hankyu Hanshin Department Stores, Inc."
See also
edit- Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group
- H2O Retailing Corporation
- Hankyu Hanshin Department Stores, Inc.
- Hankyu Railway
- Hanshin Electric Railway
- H2O Retailing Corporation
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Financial Report 2012" (PDF). H2O Retailing Corporation. September 13, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
External links
edit- H2O Retailing Corporation(in English)
- Hankyu Hanshin Department Stores, Inc.(in Japanese)
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