Takashimaya to leave China

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Jul 2019
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Takashimaya to leave China
Takashimaya to leave China


Takashimaya of Japan has announced it would close its store in Shanghai on 25 August. The announcement came soon after Carrefour sold an 80% stake of its Chinese business to Suning.com. Takashimaya, founded in 1831, operates 17 stores in Japan, and one each in Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. It entered China in 2012 in Shanghai's affluent Gubei area, and has made a loss for seven consecutive years. According to commentators, only some areas of Shanghai are appropriate for luxury retail. These include Nanjing Road West, Huaihai Road East and Lujiazui area in Pudong where Galeries Lafayette is now present.