Marui Co., Ltd. - Round

Japanese: 丸井[株] - まるい

A major department store chain. Founded in 1931 by Aoi Chuji as Maruni Shokai in Nakano, Tokyo, and adopted its current name in 1935. Business grew with the establishment of stores near train stations, the introduction of 10-month payments, and credit cards. The company has built a high-profit structure centered on loan interest. Its customers are young. Unprofitable stores were restructured in the long recession following the collapse of the bubble economy. The consumer finance division has also expanded. Headquartered in Tokyo, with 24 stores (as of March 2011). Capital in 2011 was 35.9 billion yen, and sales for the fiscal year ending March 2011 were 406.4 billion yen. Sales breakdown (%) is as follows: retail 80%, cards 12, and retail-related services 9.

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Japanese:

百貨店の大手。1931年青井忠治が丸二商会として東京・中野で創業，1935年現名。駅前店舗の設置，10ヵ月払い，クレジット・カードの導入で業績を伸ばす。ローン利息を軸に高収益体質を構築。顧客の年齢層は若い。バブル経済崩壊以降の長期不況で不採算店をリストラ。消費者金融部門も拡充。本社東京，店舗数24（2011年３月）。2011年資本金359億円，2011年３月期売上高4064億円。売上構成（％）は，小売80，カード12，小売関連サービス９。

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