Kintetsu Department Store

Infobox Company
name=Kintetsu Department Store Co., Ltd.
株式会社近鉄百貨店
type=Kabushiki gaisha (Osaka Securities Exchange: [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/quote?ticker=8244:JP 8244] )
foundation=September 29, 1934 (Marubutsu Company)
Kyoto, Japan
location=1-43, Abenosuji Itchome, Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan
locations=8 in Japan
industry=Retail
parent=Kintetsu Corporation
subsid=Wakayama Kintetsu Department Store Co.
Chubu Kintetsu Department Store Co.
Kinsho Store
homepage=http://www.d-kintetsu.co.jp/nihongo|Kintetsu Department Store Co., Ltd.|株式会社近鉄百貨店|Kabushiki gaisha Kintetsu Hyakkaten is a department store chain in West Japan especially the Kansai region. It is headquartered in Abenosuji Itchome, Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan.

History

*January, 1920: nihongo|Kyoto Product Building|京都物産館 was opened in front of Kyoto Station.
*February, 1920: nihongo|Kyoto Product Building General Partnership|合名会社京都物産館 was founded.
*1930: Kyoto Product Building General Partnership opened branch store in Yanagase, Gifu.
*September, 1931: nihongo|Marubutsu General Partnership|合名会社丸物 was founded.
*September 29, 1934: Marubutsu General Partnership was reorganised nihongo|Marubutsu Company|株式会社丸物.
*1934: nihongo|Osaka Railway Company|大阪鉄道 founded nihongo|Daitetsu Department Store Company|株式会社大鉄百貨店.
*September, 1936: nihongo|Daiki Department Store|大軌百貨店 was opened in Uehommachi, Osaka.
*November, 1937: nihongo|Daitetsu Department Store|大鉄百貨店 was opened in Abeno, Osaka.
*March, 1941: Osaka Denki Kido consolidated Sangu Kyuko Railway and was renamed Kansai Kyuko Railway, thus, Daiki Department Store was renamed nihongo|Kankyu Department Store|関急百貨店.
*April 1, 1944: Kansai Kyuko Railway consolidated Osaka Railway Company, thus, Kankyu Department Store was reestublished as nihongo|Kankyu Department Store Uehommachi|関急百貨店上本町店 and nihongo|Daitetsu Department Store|大鉄百貨店 as nihongo|Kankyu Department Store Abeno|関急百貨店阿倍野店.
*June 1, 1944: Kankyu and Nankai Railway were consolidated to form Kinki Nippon Railway Company (Present: Kintetsu Corporation). The department stores were renamed nihongo|Kinki Nippon Railway Uehommachi Department Store|近畿日本鉄道上本町百貨店 and nihongo|Kinki Nippon Railway Abeno Department Store|近畿日本鉄道阿倍野百貨店.
*1948: The department stores were renamed nihongo|Kintetsu Department Store Uehommachi|近鉄百貨店上本町店 and nihongo|Kintetsu Department Store Abeno|近鉄百貨店阿倍野店.
*September, 1960: nihongo|Beppu Kintetsu Kaikan|別府近鉄会館 was opened in front of Beppu Station.
*July 1, 1961: Beppu Kintetsu Kaikan was renamed nihongo|Beppu Kintetsu Department Store|別府近鉄百貨店.
*March 14, 1972: Kintetsu Department Store Nara was opened near Yamato-Saidaiji Station.
*June 1, 1972: nihongo|Kintetsu Department Store Co., Ltd.|株式会社近鉄百貨店 was founded to own department stores instead of Kintetsu.
*May 11, 1974: nihongo|Tokyo Kintetsu Department Store|東京近鉄百貨店 was opened in front of Kichijoji Station.
*May, 1977: Marubutsu Company was renamed nihongo|Kyoto Kintetsu Department Store Co., Ltd.|株式会社京都近鉄百貨店.
*October 5, 1978: Kintetsu Department Store Higashiosaka was opened in the same location as Fuse Station.
*November 15, 1982: Kintetsu Department Store Nishi-Kyoto was opened in Kyoto Family, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto.
*April 25, 1987: Kintetsu Department Store Kashihara was opened near Yamato-Yagi Station.
*March 1, 1991: Kintetsu Department Store Co., Ltd. consolidated Beppu Kintetsu Department Store Co., Ltd.
*April 12, 1991: Kintetsu Department Store Sakurai was opened.
*March 31, 1994: Kintetsu Department Store Sakurai was closed.
*August 31, 1994: Kintetsu Department Store Beppu was closed.
*February 28, 1995: Kintetsu Department Store Nishi-Kyoto was closed.
*November 26, 1996: Kintetsu Department Store Momoyama was opened near Rokujizo Station.
*March 19, 1997: Kintetsu Department Store Ikoma was opened.
*September 1, 1998: Kintetsu Department Store Co., Ltd. consolidated Hirakata Kintetsu Department Store Co., Ltd.
*September 28, 1998: Kintetsu Department Store Kikyogaoka was opened.
*September 30, 1999: Kyoto Kintetsu Department Store Gifu was closed.
*March 25, 2000: Kyoto Kintetsu Department Store Kyoto was renamed Plats Kintetsu.
*September 1, 2000: Hoop was opened in the south of the department store in Abeno, Osaka.
*February 20, 2001: Kintetsu Department Store Tokyo was closed.
*February 28, 2001: Kyoto Kintetsu Department Store Co., Ltd. consolidated former Kintetsu Department Store Co., Ltd. and the department store was renamed Kintetsu Department Store Co., Ltd.
*February 28, 2007: Kintetsu Department Store Kyoto (Platz Kintetsu) was closed.
*March, 2008: The distruction of Kintetsu Department Store Kyoto (Platz Kintetsu) was finished.
*March 1, 2009: Kintetsu Department Store Co., Ltd. will consolidate Chubu Kintetsu Department Store Co. (subsidiary of Kintetsu Department Store Co., Ltd.) and Wakayama Kintetsu Department Store Co. (in front of JR Wakayama Station, subsidiary of Kintetsu Corporation).:Chubu Kintetsu Department Store - located in Nagoya (Aichi Prefecture), Yokkaichi (Mie Prefecture) and Kusatsu (Shiga Prefecture):Wakayama Kintetsu Department Store - located in Wakayama (Wakayama Prefecture)

tores

*Abeno, Osaka - the same location as Ōsaka Abenobashi Station on the Kintetsu Minami-Osaka Line, and close to Tennoji Station on the three lines of West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the two lines of Osaka Municipal Subway. It is due to be rebuilt into a 59-story skyscraper, scheduled for completion in 2014. Once finished, it will house the largest floor area of any department store in Japan.
**Hoop (Abeno, Osaka) - the south of Ōsaka Abenobashi Station on the Kintetsu Minami-Osaka Line
**and (Abeno, Osaka)
*Uehommachi, Osaka - the same location as Uehommachi Station on the Kintetsu Osaka Line
*Higashiosaka (Fuse) - the first floor of Fuse Station on the Kintetsu Osaka Line and the Nara Line
*Hirakata - close to Hirakatashi Station on the Keihan Electric Railway Keihan Main Line
*Nara - close to Yamato-Saidaiji Station on the Kintetsu Nara Line, the Kyoto Line and the Kashihara Line
*Kashihara - close to Yamato-Yagi Station on the Kintetsu Osaka Line and the Kashihara Line
*Ikoma - close to Ikoma Station on the Kintetsu Nara Line, the Ikoma Line and the Keihanna Line
*Kikyogaoka, Nabari - close to Kikyogaoka Station on the Kintetsu Osaka Line
*Momoyama, Kyoto - close to Rokujizo Station on the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Nara Line, the Keihan Electric Railway Uji Line, and the Kyoto Municipal Subway Tōzai Line

ee also

*Kintetsu

Link

* [http://www.d-kintetsu.co.jp/ the official website] ja icon