Yodobashi Camera
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| Yodobashi Camera Co.,Ltd. | |
|---|---|
| Type | Kabushiki kaisha |
| Founded | April,1960 |
| Headquarters | Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan |
| Area served | Japan |
| Products | Electronic products |
| Revenue | JPN 88,000,000 |
| Employees | 3,100 (2006) |
| Website | Official site |
Yodobashi Camera Co.,Ltd. (ヨドバシカメラ) is a chain store mainly selling electronic products. Currently, there are 20 stores in Japan.
The store in Akihabara (Akiba), immediately next to JR Akihabara station, is 9 storeys tall and sells a wide selection of toys, videos, computers, laptops, cameras and audio equipment, including high-end items.
In Shinjuku near the west entrance to the JR station, Yodobashi has several tall stores close together, also providing a wide selection of electronics.
The store's theme song is a bouncy cover of The Battle Hymn of the Republic[1].
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[edit] History
- 1960 - Started off as Fujisawa Shashin Shokai
- 1974 - Changed its name to Yodobashi Camera Co.,Ltd.
- 1975 - Shinjuku Nishiguchi Store opens (first store created)
- 1989 - Publishes Yodobashi Point Card
- 1998 - Internet shopping store opens
- 2005 - Akiba megastore location opens
[edit] Stores
- Shinjuku Nishiguchi Honten
- Multimedia Shinjuku Higashiguchi
- Multimedia Akiba (Yodobashi Akiba)
- Multimedia Ueno
- Multimedia Kichijōji
- Hachiōji
- Multimedia Machida
- Multimedia Kinshichō
- Multimedia Kawasaki Le FRONT
- Yodobashi Outlet Keikyū Kawasaki
- Multimedia Yokohama
- Multimedia Keikyu Kami-Ōoka
- Chiba
- Multimedia Utsunomiya
- Multimedia Sapporo
- Multimedia Sendai
- Kōriyama ekimae
- Niigata
- Multimedia Umeda (Yodobashi Umeda)
- Multimedia Hakata (Yodobashi Hakata)
[edit] References
[edit] External Links
- Official Site (Japanese)
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