H2O Retailing

H₂O Retailing Corporation

Native name	エイチ・ツー・オー リテイリング株式会社
Romanized name	Eichi Tsū Ō Riteiringu kabushiki gaisha
Formerly	Hankyu Department Stores, Inc. (1947—2007)
Company type	Public (Kabushiki gaisha)
Traded as	TYO: 8242
Industry	Retail
Founded	March 7, 1947 (1947-03-07) in Osaka
Founder	Ichizō Kobayashi (for the Hankyu Department Stores branch)
Headquarters	8-7, Kakudacho, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan
Key people	Shunichi Sugioka (Chairman and CEO) Jun Wakabayashi (President)
Revenue	¥505,589 million (March 31, 2012)
Operating income	¥9,958 million (March 31, 2012)
Net income	¥1,057 million (March 31, 2012)
Total assets	¥335,230 million (March 31, 2012)
Total equity	¥168,855 million (March 31, 2012)
Owner	Hankyu Hanshin Holdings: directly (8.26%) through Hanshin Electric Railway (11.78%) Takashimaya cross ownership (5%)
Number of employees	5,693 (consolidated, 2012)
Parent	Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group
Subsidiaries	Hankyu Hanshin Department Stores, Inc. Hanshoku Co., Ltd. Persona Co., Ltd.
Website	h2o-retailing.co.jp (en)

Hankyu Hanshin Department Stores, Inc.

Native name	株式会社阪急阪神百貨店
Romanized name	Kabushiki gaisha Hankyū Hanshin Hyakkaten
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Retail
Predecessor	Hankyu Department Stores, Inc. (present H2O Retailing Corporation) The Hanshin Department Store, Ltd.
Founded	Osaka, Japan (October 1, 2007 (2007-10-01)), Hankyu Department Stores, Inc.; took over the department store business from Hankyu Department Stores, inc. (first)
Headquarters	8-7, Kakudacho, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan
Number of locations	11 in Japan (Hankyu) 4 in Japan (Hanshin)
Parent	H2O Retailing Corporation
Website	hankyu-hanshin-dept.co.jp

H₂O Retailing Corporation (エイチ・ツー・オー リテイリング株式会社, Eichi Tsū Ō Riteiringu Kabushikigaisha) is a stock holding company which is a member company of Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. This article covers about Hankyu Hanshin Department Stores, Inc. (株式会社阪急阪神百貨店, Kabushikigaisha Hankyū Hanshin Hyakkaten) a subsidiary which owns 2 department store chains: Hankyu Department Store and Hanshin Department Store.

History

• March 7, 1947: The department store business was separated from Keihanshin Kyuko Railway Company (present: Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.) and Hankyu Department Stores, Inc. was founded.
• October 1, 2007: "Hankyu Department Stores, Inc." subsidiarized "the Hanshin Department Store, Ltd." and was renamed "H₂O Retailing Corporation". The department store business was separated to the newly founded company, "Hankyu Department Stores, Inc."
• October 1, 2008: Hankyu Department Stores, Inc. consolidated the Hanshin Department Store, Ltd. and was renamed "Hankyu Hanshin Department Stores, Inc."

See also

• Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group
  • H₂O Retailing Corporation
    • Hankyu Hanshin Department Stores, Inc.
      • Hankyu Department Store
      • Hanshin Department Store
  • Hankyu Railway
  • Hanshin Electric Railway

External links

• H₂O Retailing Corporation(in English)
• Hankyu Hanshin Department Stores, Inc.(in Japanese)