is a stock
holding company
A holding company is a company whose primary business is holding a controlling interest in the securities of other companies. A holding company usually does not produce goods or services itself. Its purpose is to own shares of other companies ...
which is a member company of
Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group
(before 2006 known as the ) is a Japanese keiretsu (association of businesses) centered on companies established by railway tycoon Ichizō Kobayashi: Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, H2O Retailing and Toho. The keiretsu historically included Sanwa Bank ...
. This article covers about a subsidiary which owns 2 department store chains:
Hankyu Department Store
is a Japanese department store chain owned by , a subsidiary of H2O Retailing Corporation.
Stores
*Umeda, Osaka - Main Store (''Honten'')
**Hankyu Men's
*Kobe
**formerly Sogo Department Stores
* Takarazuka
* Kawanishi
* Senri
*Takatsuki, Takat ...
and
Hanshin Department Store
is a Japanese department store chain owned by , a subsidiary of H2O Retailing Corporation.
Stores
;Hanshin Umeda
:*13-13, Umeda Itchome, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan
:*Access
::*Hanshin Electric Railway Main Line: Umeda Station
::*JR West: Osak ...
.
History
*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 "H
2O 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
*
Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group
(before 2006 known as the ) is a Japanese keiretsu (association of businesses) centered on companies established by railway tycoon Ichizō Kobayashi: Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, H2O Retailing and Toho. The keiretsu historically included Sanwa Bank ...
**H
2O Retailing Corporation
***Hankyu Hanshin Department Stores, Inc.
****
Hankyu Department Store
is a Japanese department store chain owned by , a subsidiary of H2O Retailing Corporation.
Stores
*Umeda, Osaka - Main Store (''Honten'')
**Hankyu Men's
*Kobe
**formerly Sogo Department Stores
* Takarazuka
* Kawanishi
* Senri
*Takatsuki, Takat ...
****
Hanshin Department Store
is a Japanese department store chain owned by , a subsidiary of H2O Retailing Corporation.
Stores
;Hanshin Umeda
:*13-13, Umeda Itchome, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan
:*Access
::*Hanshin Electric Railway Main Line: Umeda Station
::*JR West: Osak ...
**
Hankyu Railway
, trading as , is a Japanese private railway company that provides commuter and interurban service to the northern Kansai region and is one of the flagship properties of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc., in turn part of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group ...
**
Hanshin Electric Railway
is a Japanese private railway company of Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group that links Osaka and Kobe. It also owns the Hanshin Tigers baseball team.
The first character for Kobe (神戸) and the second character for Osaka (大阪) combine to form the c ...
References
External links
H2O Retailing CorporationHankyu Hanshin Department Stores, Inc.
{{Commons category, H2O Retailing
Department stores of Japan
Companies listed on the Osaka Exchange
Companies based in Osaka Prefecture
Japanese brands
Retail companies established in 1947
Japanese companies established in 1947
Companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Midori-kai
Hankyu Hanshin Holdings