takashimaya company limited f b s o e c v z annual report 2006 h2 in brief established as a clothing retailer 1831 began opera tions department store 1922 over the years has con sistently adhered to corporate philosophy of putting people first line with this worked ensure that its activities benefit all stakeholders by striving offer consumers means achieving high quality lifestyle through products and services respect employees practice openness meet shareholders expectations encompass mainstay business contract & design real estate finance other businesses there are currently 20 stores japan including two operated companies accounted for equity method jr tokai co ltd iyotetsu one strengths is balanced development large metropolitan retail exceed 50 000m 2 or boast sales more than 100 0 billion notably tokyo shinjuku yokohama nagoya kyoto osaka
