Ito-Yokado Co., Ltd. - Ito-Yokado

Japanese: イトーヨーカ堂[株] - イトーヨーカどう
Ito-Yokado Co., Ltd. - Ito-Yokado
A general supermarket based in eastern Japan. Founded in Tokyo in 1920 as Yokado Western Goods Store, Yokado was established in 1958, and renamed Ito-Yokado in 1965, and changed its name to its current name in 1971. Since opening its first chain store in Akabane, Kita Ward in 1961, it has expanded into a full-scale supermarket chain nationwide. In 1966, it added fresh food products to its full product lineup. Its subsidiaries include Seven-Eleven Japan and the family restaurant chain Denny's Japan. It has the characteristics of a general merchandise store. Headquartered in Tokyo, it has 175 stores (as of 2011). It has also been successful in its IY Bank, which focuses on settlement services using ATMs (automated teller machines) installed in its group stores. In September 2005, it established Seven & I Holdings in collaboration with Seven-Eleven Japan and Denny's Japan.

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Japanese:
東日本基盤の総合スーパーマーケット。1920年東京で洋品店羊華堂として創業,1958年ヨーカ堂設立,1965年伊藤ヨーカ堂と改称,1971年現名。1961年北区赤羽にチェーン店第1号を開店以降,スーパーとして本格的に全国に店舗を展開。1966年からは生鮮食料品を加えて商品構成をフルラインとする。傘下にセブン‐イレブン・ジャパン,ファミリーレストランのデニーズジャパンなど。ゼネラル・マーチャンダイズ・ストア的性格をもつ。本社東京,店舗数175(2011年)。グループの店舗に設置したATM(現金自動預入支払機)を利用した決済業務中心のIYバンクでも成功している。2005年9月,セブン‐イレブン・ジャパン,デニーズジャパンと共同でセブン&アイ・ホールディングスを設立。

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