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A Daiei store in Kyobashi Station, Osaka.

Daiei Inc. (株式会社ダイエー) TYO: 8263 , based in Kobe, is Japan's largest supermarket chain. Daiei is now under a restructuring process supported by a quasi-governmental bailout organization, the Industrial Revitalization Corporation of Japan("IRCJ").[1] Image File history File links Daiei-newlogo. ... Daiei Osaka Kyobashi store photography person : MASA photography day : August, 2004 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Daiei Osaka Kyobashi store photography person : MASA photography day : August, 2004 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Kyobashi Station (京橋駅) is a train station in the Kyobashi district of Osaka, Japan. ... Osaka Castle (ÅŒsaka-jō) Location in Japan Osaka Aquarium (Kaiyukan) Osaka railway station The Osaka Tower (TsÅ«tenkaku) Osaka City   listen? (大阪市; ÅŒsaka-shi) is the third-largest city in Japan, with a population of 2. ... The main trading room of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, where nowadays the trading is done by computers The Tokyo Stock Exchange (東京証券取引所 Tōkyō Shōken Torihikijo, abbreviated TSE) is the worlds second-largest stock exchange market. ... Port Tower at night For the basketball star Kobe Bryant go here. ... Exterior appearance of typical American supermarket (a Safeway) Supermarket produce section A supermarket or grocery store is a store that sells a wide variety of food. ...

Daiei's current CEO is Fumiko Hayashi, former CEO of BMW Tokyo, and COO is Yasuyuki Higuchi, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard Japan, Ltd. and a graduate of Harvard MBA program.

Daiei Inc. currently runs more than 3,000 stores under the Daiei name as well as through its subsidiaries. [2]

In addition to groceries, Daiei is also a department store, selling electronics, home furnishings, and clothes. In terms of net sales, Daiei used be the largest retailer in Japan. However, total sales declined by nearly a quarter in the five years leading up to 2003, which can be attributed to Japan's recession. Supermarket produce section A supermarket is a store that sells a wide variety of goods including food and alcohol, medicine, clothes, and other household products that are consumed regularly. ... 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The retail chain expanded rapidly in the 1970s and 1980s, which was one of the causes of debt-ridden situation, with some critics noting that the expansion occurred in a rather haphazard manner. Also,stronger sales from competitors such as Ito-Yokado, Aeon, and other regional supermarket chains have hurt Daiei's sales record in recent years. The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ... The 1980s, in its most obvious sense, was the decade between 1980 and 1989. ... ito yokado ... The Latin word æon means forever. ...

As a part of the series of bootstrap restructuring efforts to avoid filing for the IRCJ support, the company sold its famous and popular baseball team Fukuoka Daiei Hawks on January 27, 2005. Unfortunately, its effort failed and filed for the IRCJ support. The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (福岡ソフトバンクホークス) is a Japanese baseball team based in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture. ... January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Through the process of debt restructuring and support given by financial institutions in coordination with IRCJ, the company has been acquired by IRCJ, Marubeni Corporation(trading company), and Advantage Partners(private equity house) in 2005. The acquisition process conducted by the IRCJ and participated by numbers of investment funds and major retailers was described as "the biggest bidding process in Japanese economic history". Marubeni Corporation (丸紅株式会社) (TYO: 8002) is a Japanese trading company. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

There are also 4 Daiei retail stores on the Island of Oahu in Hawaii. But on December 8, 2005, Daiei and Don Quijote Inc., one of the fastest-developing discounter in Japan, reached the agreement to sell all Daiei properties in Hawaii to Don Quijote as of February 8, 2006. By means of this deal, Daiei will withdraw from all of their oversea business, then concentrate on their domestic business. Oahu (usually Oahu outside Hawaiian and Hawaiian English), the Gathering Place, is the third largest of the Hawaiian Islands and most populous island in the State of Hawaii. ... State nickname: The Aloha State Official languages Hawaiian and English Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Governor Linda Lingle (R) Senators Daniel Inouye (D) Daniel Akaka (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 43rd 28,337 km² 41. ... December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Daiei Inc. (In Japanese)
• Daiei Inc. Annual Report
• The Industrial Revitalization Corporation of Japan Homepage