Which is the largest supermarket chain in Japan? -

I m not too sure about this, and I m very curious about this piece of trivia. Seiyu or Daiei or some other chain? 1. Seiyu has more stores than Daiei in Tokyo, but Daiei seems to be the winner in Osaka. 2. Neither Seiyu nor Daiei cover ALL prefectures in Japan. The other chains I know - Apita and Maxvalu - have even more limited coverage. Also, is it true that Japan probably has fewer supermarkets than other developed nations? I mean, there are only 9 Seiyu stores and 20+ Daiei stores in Osaka... The much smaller city of Taipei (in Taiwan) has at least 100 supermarkets, including over 50 of a single chain (Wellcome). Hong Kong probably has over 200 supermarkets, both enormous and tiny. In England, there are Tescos everywhere.

Cyn is probably right ... although Ito yo kado might be neck amp; neck! It s hard to be sure...! I think it s probably Aeon / Jusco though, because they re based in Osaka, but there are loads of them in Tokyo too! Ito yo kado is based in Tokyo, and as I don t live in Osaka it s difficult to compare! Daiei and Seiyu / Seibu may have been huge once, but through screwed up management they ve become a shadow of their former selves... Seiyu supermarket divisions are now owned by Walmart - I can t remember whether it s a 100% ownership or not though, but it s enough to let them use the roll-back logo! ; ) There ARE lots of supermarkets though, it s just that most of them are small! We have 3 supermarkets within 10 minutes walk, although 2 of them are Santoku! Then we have Sanwa, 4 of them to choose from, varying in distance from 15 minutes walk to 25 or 30 minutes! Plus a co-op, that s 15 minutes away too, and about 8 or 9 assorted convenience stores scattered around on the way to the supermarkets! Aeon is about 45 minutes on foot, so we either cycle or catch the bus! So, no - I don t think Japan has fewer supermarkets - it s just that they re smaller and more convenient for the consumer. You don t HAVE to use a car to get your shopping, you can walk quite easily, so there s no requirement for a huge weekly shop!

?As far as I know quot;Aeonquot; is the nation s largest supermarket chain operator in Japan. (I own Aeon stock.(^_-)-☆) I live in Tokyo and I shop at both Seiyu and Daiei though. I love both too, reasonable prices and good selections. There just isn t an quot;Aeonquot; near me. Seiyu is a 5 minute walk from my house and other Seiyu stores in my area are open 24 hours! Besides all these larger chain stores, you have to remember that there are tons of smaller market type stores as well, OK Market , Maruetsu , Marufuji and others. Seiyu, Daiei and those types are markets which also offer clothing, sundries, bicycles, smaller electronics, house wares... and so on. Convenient to get everything in one place. The smaller markets just carry groceries and smaller household goods. As for convenience stores 7-11 is the largest Konbini , convenience store chain in Japan. quot;Today the convenience store is said to be a six trillion yen market. Seven-Eleven is the largest convenience store chain in Japan with 1,200 stores in Tokyo and over 8,000 in urban areas throughout the country.quot; Hope this helps!?

All I have in my area is York Benimaru and the small, local shops, but Benimaru is the largest supermarket in my city.

DAIEI.. I shop there most of the times...but Cyn maybe right.. it is just I know Daiei is the most popular spot for shoppers. Japanese giant AEON CO. has enough retail ventures to last for eons. The core business of Japan s AEON Group, AEON CO. owns or franchises about 4,000 stores worldwide. It operates about 465 JUSCO superstores (mostly in Japan), and 2,600-plus Ministop convenience stores. It is also Japan s largest supermarket chain, with about 690 stores. AEON also runs a number of specialty chains, including The Body Shop and Laura Ashley stores in Japan. It has a joint venture in Japan with Sports Authority and owns about 60% of women s clothing chain The Talbots. Also, the firm operates the 1,900-store AEON Welcia nationwide drugstore chain. Other AEON operations are shopping center development and credit card The Daiei, Inc. (株式会社ダイエー, Kabushiki-gaisha Daiē?) (TYO: 8263 ), based in Kobe, is Japan s largest supermarket chain. In 1957 Isao Nakauchi founded in Osaka. Daiei is now under a restructuring process supported by a quasi-governmental bailout organization, the Industrial Revitalization Corporation of Japan (quot;IRCJquot;). [1] 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 OK, DAIEI used to be the largest retailer, however. total sales declined..that explains...Cyn, got it... good day !