Robinson Department Store (Japan) Explained

Robinson Department Store Co., Ltd.
株式会社ロビンソン百貨店
Type:Subsidiary
Fate:Merged
Successor:Sogo & Seibu
Location City:Kasukabe, Saitama
Location Country:Japan
Locations:2 (Kasukabe and Odawara)
Industry:Retailing
Services:Department stores
Parent:Sogo & Seibu

was a Japanese department store franchise run by Sogo & Seibu.

History

In 1984, Ito-Yokado, a company that co-operated with J. W. Robinson's backed by restructuring funds from the Sapporo branch of Matsuzakaya, started . Following the next year, the first Robinson Japan store was open in Kasukabe, where the Tōbu Isesaki Line exists as it was outside of Ito-Yokado's area of dominance. Originally a Seibu Department Stores branch was planned in Kasukabe, but as Seibu's contract agreement was terminated during the construction, Ito-Yokado capitalize the opportunity to build the first Robinson Japan. This is in coincidence that the western exit of the Kasukabe Station is near the Kasukabe branch of Ito-Yokado.

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