109 (department store)

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SHIBUYA109 (August 2007)

109-2 (August 2007)

109 (Ichi-maru-kyū, 109^?) is a department store in Japan, led by the Tokyu Malls Development (TMD), a company under the Tokyu Group.

1 About SHIBUYA109 and 109-2
2 Stores
3 109 in media
4 References
5 External links

[edit] About SHIBUYA109 and 109-2

Opposing to the Saison Group that was expanding majorly in Shibuya in the 70's, Tokyu Group chose to use Tokyu Shōgyō Kaihatsu (currently TMD) to open up a department store in April 1979.

Stores inside the department store is mainly for women in their 20's. 109 became more famous after appearing in fashion magazines and television shows. They have opened an internet shopping mall in October 2005 with the "SHIBUYA109" brand.

Both stores are relatively small. Goods are mostly of good bargain. Store 1 is a popular meeting place as there is a spacious area in front, where you can see a lots of cool Tokyo youngsters. Store 2 is right opposite to Seibu.

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[edit] Stores

SHIBUYA109 (Shibuya, Tokyo) - April 1979
109-2 (Shibuya, Tokyo) - April 1979
KOHRINBO109 (Kanazawa, Ishikawa) - September 1985
109MACHIDA (Machida, Tokyo) - July 2002
SHIZUOKA109 (Shizuoka, Shizuoka) - October 2007

It was created in March 2006 as SHIBUYA 109 DREAMS, later recreated into the current 109.^[1]