Yamada-Denki Co., Ltd. (株式会社ヤマダ電機, Kabushiki-gaisha Yamada Denki) (TYO: 9831) is one of the largest consumer electronics retailer chains in Japan. Some of its stores also sell other products, such as books.
The company was founded in 1973 as a privately-owned store. Yamada Denki Co., Ltd. was established in 1983. The current corporation was created on May 21, 1987 by a merger with the dormant company Nihon Densen Kōgyō Kabushiki-gaisha (日本電線工業株式会...
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Yamada-Denki Co., Ltd. (株式会社ヤマダ電機, Kabushiki-gaisha Yamada Denki) (TYO: 9831) is one of the largest consumer electronics retailer chains in Japan. Some of its stores also sell other products, such as books.
The company was founded in 1973 as a privately-owned store. Yamada Denki Co., Ltd. was established in 1983. The current corporation was created on May 21, 1987 by a merger with the dormant company Nihon Densen Kōgyō Kabushiki-gaisha (日本電線工業株式会社) "Japan Electrical Wiring Industries", founded in 1978, via a change in the face value of the stock, and a change in the company name (to Kabushiki-gaisha Yamada Denki). Yamada Denki is listed in the first division of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and the location of its head office is 4-40-11, Hiyoshi-chō, Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. The head office is scheduled to move to Takasaki, Gunma in 2007. In February 2005, the company achieved sales figures of 1 trillion yen, making it the first specialist retailer in Japan to do so.
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