Takashimaya

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Takashimaya Osaka Department Store
Takashimaya Osaka Department Store
Kyoto Takashimaya
Kyoto Takashimaya
Shinjuku Takashimaya Times Square in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Shinjuku Takashimaya Times Square in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo

Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (株式会社高島屋 Kabushiki-gaisha Takashimaya?) (TYO: 8233) is a large Japanese department store chain.

Founded in 1829 in Kyoto by Iida Shinshichi as a retailer of used clothing and cotton cloth, the store now has outlets throughout Japan and also in New York, Taipei, Paris and Singapore.

Takashimaya was listed at #1197 on the Forbes Global 2000 list for 2006.[1] Takashimaya carries a wide array of products, ranging from wedding dresses and other apparel to electronics and flatware.

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  1. ^ The World's Biggest Public Companies - Forbes.com

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