Takashimaya
The history of Takashimaya department stores dates back to a shop with kimonos opened in 1831. Currently, the chain has got 17 branches in Japan, as well as in Singapore, Shanghai and Taiwan. It is famous for its excellent and courteous customer service. It offers a number of exclusive Western brands, as well as traditional Japanese products of the highest quality - ceramics, kimonos, souvenirs and delicious gourmet food products.
Japanese department stores of the Takashimaya chain are: Nihombashi, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Osaka and Kyoto Store.
Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store
The department store is located in Tokyo's Chuo district. ‘It employs’ a robot named Aiko Chihira, dressed in a kimono, at the position of a receptionist at the information desk. The android was created by the Toshiba company. The house is famous for its men's division. It offers tailor-made suits and provides an assistance of team of stylists who help customers choose the right colour of a tie.
www.takashimaya.co.jp
picture: www.takashimaya.co.jp
Laforet Harajuku is located in Shibuya-ku district in Tokyo. Since its opening in 1978, the house has been the centre of fashion and culture, constituting an important point on the map of Tokyo. There is even a museum.
www.laforet.ne.jp/en/
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Isetan Shinjuku Store
While in Tokyo's Shinjuku district, it is worth to visit Isetan Shinjuku Store. This department store has its branches for instance in Japan, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai and Singapore. The flagship house in Tokyo is considered to be one of the most influential in Japan, because it is the first one to present new trends and products, especially fashion and culinary ones. In 2013 the Fashion Museum was created in Isetan. It has been eagerly visited by fashion fans from around the world since then.
Meeting the needs of its 30 millions Customers a year, the fashion house offers a range of Western and Japanese designer brands, kimonos, accessories, specialties of best chefs and confectioners, as well as a huge selection of chocolate. There is a garden on the roof of Isetan, which delights its Guests. Next to the main building there is another one dedicated to men - Men's Isetan. A golf school operates on its roof. Both buildings are connected by bridges on the third and sixth floor.
picture: www.isetan.mistore.jp
Author:
Katarzyna Macek
Marketing director at the A&K Luxury Group company. An expert in luxury goods marketing.
A graduate of the daily studies in the field of 'Services Management' at Lyngby Business Academy
in Denmark, the daily Bachelor's Degree studies 'Philology in the field of the Business English'
at Business Language College of the University of Silesia, the daily Master's Degree studies in the field of 'MSc Marketing' at Oxford Brookes University in Oxford, England, as well as postgraduate studies in the field of 'International Business Negotiations' at Silesian International School of Economics.
She has been operating in the luxury goods market for many years, serving demanding and wealthy customers, VIPs and companies which offer luxury products and professional services.
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