Marukai Corporation U.S.A.

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MARUKAI CORPORATION U.S.A., Inc.
Type	Department store, Grocer, Former Subsidiary of Marukai Corporation
Founded	1965 (Hawaii)
Headquarters	Gardena, California
Area served	12 stores in US
Industry	Department Stores, Market
Products	Imported Japanese Goods
Employees	670 (400 - California, 270 - Hawaii)
Subsidiaries	98cent Plus Markets
Website	[1]

MARUKAI CORPORATION U.S.A. is an American off-shoot chain of retail markets that imports and sells Japanese goods in American cities started by the Osaka, Japan-based Marukai Corporation, Incorporated.

1 History
2 Controversy
3 Locations
4 External Links
5 References

[edit] History

The company was founded in 1965 as Marukai Hawaii. In 1975, The company established Marukai Los Angeles. By 1980, the company changed to its current name and opened Marukai Wholesale Mart in Gardena, California. The company began to emphasize membership-based retail shopping. In 1999, the company opened its first 98cent Plus Store. The company has since expanded to 12 locations with over 280 employees. These stores sell Japanese food and household items. ^[1]

[edit] Controversy

On March 9th, 2006, Marukai agreed to pay a $52,000 fine to the United States Environmental Protection Agency for selling 11 unregistered Japanese pesticide products ^[2]

[edit] Locations

Store Name	Location
Hawaii
MARUKAI WHOLESALE MART	2310 Kamehameha Hwy, Honolulu, HI 96819-4531
MARUKAI MARKET PLACE	1020 Auahi St. Honolulu, HI 96814
MARUKAI 99 SUPER STORE	333 Ward Ave. 94-050 Honolulu, HI 96814
MARUKAI 99 SUPER STORE	Farrington Hwy, #C-2, Waipahu, HI 96797
Kaneohe	46-056 Kamehameha Hwy.Windward Shopping Mall, 2nd Floor, Kaneohe, HI 96744
MARUKAI KENKO KENKO STORE	333 Ward Ave.,Honolulu, HI 96814
Los Angeles Supermarkets
GARDENA	1740 WEST ARTESIA BLVD., GARDENA, CA 90248
WEST COVINA	1420 SOUTH AZUSA AVE., WEST COVINA, CA 91791
COSTA MESA	2975 HARBOR BLVD., COSTA MESA, CA 92626
LITTLE TOKYO	123 S. ONIZUKA ST. #105, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012
MARUKAI PACIFIC MARKET	1620 W. REDONDO BEACH BLVD., GARDENA, CA 90247
TORRANCE	3832 SEPULVEDA BLVD., TORRANCE, CA 90505
98cent PLUS/Super M Stores
GARDENA	1360 WEST ARTESIA BLVD., GARDENA, CA 90248
CYPRESS	9937 WALKER ST., CYPRESS, CA 90630
SUPER M STORE TORRANCE	22850 HAWTHORNE BLVD., TORRANCE, CA 90505
FOUNTAIN VALLEY	18081 MAGNOLIA ST., FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA 92708
Marukai San Diego Plaza
MARUKAI MARKET	8151 BALBOA AVE., SAN DIEGO, CA 92111
MARUKAI LIVING	8125 BALBOA AVE., SAN DIEGO, CA 92111
DAISO JAPAN	8111 BALBOA AVE., SAN DIEGO, CA 92111