J. Front Retailing Co., Ltd.

Yanmar Tokyo Bldg., 2-1-1, Yaesu, Chuo-ku
Tokyo, 104-0028, Japan
Phone: +81-3-6895-0178
http://www.j-front-retailing.com

Overview

J. Front Retailing fronts the retail operations of leading Japanese department stores The Daimaru and Matsuzakaya Holdings. The holding company was created by the merger of the two ailing rivals in 2007. The Daimaru, founded as a drapery shop in 1717, operates about 15 upscale shops in western Japan. Matsuzakaya, founded in 1611 as a kimono retailer, runs eight department stores in central Japan, including its flagship location in Nagoya. J. Front's Peacock Stores unit operates some 90 supermarkets in the Chubu, Kansai, and Tokyo districts of Japan. The company's other activities include construction, credit services, direct marketing, furniture making, restaurants, and wholesale textiles.

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Company Type Public (Tokyo: 3086)
Fiscal Year-End February
2011 Sales (mil.) £7,210.7
1-Year Sales Growth 5.3%
2011 Net Income (mil.) £116.1
1-Year Net Income Growth 16.4%
2011 Employees 7,768
1-Year Employee Growth (7.4%)
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Chairman Kunihiko (Kunio) Okada
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President and CEO Tsutomu Okuda
General Manager Finance Masaru Ozawa
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