Yamada Denki to buy out Best Denki

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in October 2009 shows LABI1, a huge store of home electronics retailer Yamada Denki Co., in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district. Yamada Denki will buy out its competitor Best Denki Co. in a bid to secure its foothold as the top home electronics retailer in Japan by creating a group with sales of over 2 trillion yen, industry sources said July 12, 2012.

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