JUSCO
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JUSCO (Japanese: ジャスコ, SEHK: 0984) is the acronym for Japan United Stores Company, a chain of "General Merchandise Stores" (or hypermarket) and the largest of its type in Japan. The various JUSCO companies are subsidiaries of ÆON Co., Ltd..
The JUSCO name was adopted in 1970 by a company originally founded as a kimono silk trader in 1758. Renamed ÆON in 1989, it operates stores throughout Japan under JUSCO and other names, and also has a presence in Hong Kong, mainland China, Taiwan, Thailand and Malaysia.
JUSCO, the tradename of AEON Stores (Hong Kong) Co. Ltd. was established in Hong Kong in November 1987 with the first shop at Kornhill Plaza, Quarry Bay, and was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in February 1994. The largest JUSCO (also the largest single-building shopping center in Japan) opened in 2005 in Mito.
