Hankyu, Hanshin department stores to integrate under holding firm

Hankyu, Hanshin department stores to integrate under holding firm

OSAKA, Japan - Hanshin Department Stores Ltd. President Hideo Nishikawa (L), Hankyu Department Stores Inc. Chairman Shunichi Sugioka (C) and Hankyu Department Stores President Nobuaki Nitta (R) pose for a photo at an Osaka hotel on March 26. They announced that the two Osaka-based department store chain operators will integrate operations on Oct. 1 under a holding firm to be formed from what is now Hankyu Department Stores.

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