H2O Retailing Corporation - HKU

H2O Retailing Corporation operates department stores, supermarkets, and shopping centers in Japan. The company’s Department Stores segment sells clothing, accessories, home furnishings, foods, and other products. Its Supermarkets segment operates supermarkets, as well as produces food products. The company’s Izumiya segment is involved in the general merchandise store operations, food manufacturing, restaurant business, and other activities. Its Other segment engages in the rental management of commercial facilities, hotels, eating and drinking establishments, remodeling, membership management, home delivery, temporary staffing, information processing, and other business activities. The company is also involved in the manufacture and sale of laver seaweed, prepared food, sushi, bread, and dried foods; general building maintenance; operational management of commercial facilities, hotel, Internet shopping site, café, and restaurants; sale of personal care products, uniforms, pet-accessories, furniture and interior goods, and ladies shoes and accessories; product planning, production management, and sale of women’s apparel; data processing and systems development activities; book-keeping and payroll calculation activities; commercial design, Web design and production, and photographing and printing; manufacture and sale of furniture and furnishings, and organic farm products; quality testing and consulting services; and foreign trade business, as well as operates as a manpower dispatching and fee-charging employment agency. It also operates supercenters; a life and casualty insurance agency; a costume salon for bridal use; and a travel agency. The company was formerly known as Hankyu Department Stores, Inc. and changed its name to H2O Retailing Corporation in October 2007. H2O Retailing Corporation was founded in 1929 and is based in Osaka, Japan.