H2O Retailing's new president

H2O Retailing's new president

OSAKA, Japan - Atsushi Suzuki, an executive of Hankyu Hanshin Department Stores Inc., holds a press conference in Osaka on Feb. 25, 2014, after H2O Retailing Corp., the operator of the department store chain, decided to appoint Suzuki as its next president on April 1, replacing Jun Wakabayashi.

Takashimaya, H2O Retailing cancel merger plan

Takashimaya, H2O Retailing cancel merger plan

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo shows Koji Suzuki (L), president of Takashimaya Co., and Shunichi Sugioka, chairman of H2O Retailing Corp., speaking at press conferences in Tokyo and Osaka, respectively, on March 25, 2010. The operators of the Takashimaya and Hankyu Hanshin department store chains announced they have cancelled their plan to merge.

Takashimaya head sets sales goal to 2 tril. yen

Takashimaya head sets sales goal to 2 tril. yen

TOKYO, Japan - Koji Suzuki, president of Takashimaya Co., speaks in an interview with Kyodo News, pledging a goal to bolster combined sales from the envisioned alliance between his department store and H2O Retailing Corp. to 2 trillion yen from the current 1.5 trillion yen in five years.

Takashimaya, H2O to partner, aim to merge in 3 years

Takashimaya, H2O to partner, aim to merge in 3 years

TOKYO, Japan - H2O Retailing Corp. Chairman Shunichi Sugioka (L) and Takashimaya Co. President Koji Suzuki shake hands after a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 10. The two department store operators decided to forge a business and capital alliance with a view to merging in three years' time.

Holding firm for Hankyu, Hanshin to be led by Hankyu execs

Holding firm for Hankyu, Hanshin to be led by Hankyu execs

OSAKA, Japan - Jun Wakabayashi (2nd from L), senior managing executive officer of Hankyu Department Stores Inc., holds up a signboard saying ''H2O Retailing Corp.'' during a press conference in Osaka on May 10. Wakabayashi will assume the post of president of H2O Retailing Corp., the holding company which Hankyu and Hanshin Department Stores Ltd. will jointly set up on Oct. 1 to integrate their operations.

Holding firm for Hankyu, Hanshin to be led by Hankyu execs

Holding firm for Hankyu, Hanshin to be led by Hankyu execs

OSAKA, Japan - Jun Wakabayashi (2nd from L), senior managing executive officer of Hankyu Department Stores Inc., holds up a signboard saying ''H2O Retailing Corp.'' during a press conference in Osaka on May 10. Wakabayashi will assume the post of president of H2O Retailing Corp., the holding company which Hankyu and Hanshin Department Stores Ltd. will jointly set up on Oct. 1 to integrate their operations. (Kyodo)

Takashimaya, H2O to partner, aim to merge in 3 years

Takashimaya, H2O to partner, aim to merge in 3 years

TOKYO, Japan - H2O Retailing Corp. Chairman Shunichi Sugioka (L) and Takashimaya Co. President Koji Suzuki shake hands after a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 10. The two department store operators decided to forge a business and capital alliance with a view to merging in three years' time. (Kyodo)

Takashimaya head sets sales goal to 2 tril. yen

Takashimaya head sets sales goal to 2 tril. yen

TOKYO, Japan - Koji Suzuki, president of Takashimaya Co., speaks in an interview with Kyodo News, pledging a goal to bolster combined sales from the envisioned alliance between his department store and H2O Retailing Corp. to 2 trillion yen from the current 1.5 trillion yen in five years. (Kyodo)

Takashimaya, H2O Retailing cancel merger plan

Takashimaya, H2O Retailing cancel merger plan

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo shows Koji Suzuki (L), president of Takashimaya Co., and Shunichi Sugioka, chairman of H2O Retailing Corp., speaking at press conferences in Tokyo and Osaka, respectively, on March 25, 2010. The operators of the Takashimaya and Hankyu Hanshin department store chains announced they have cancelled their plan to merge. (Kyodo)

Seven & I, H2O agree on capital, business alliance

Seven & I, H2O agree on capital, business alliance

Seven & i President and Representative Director Ryuichi Isaka (L) hold a press conference alongside Director and Executive Officer Kunio Takahashi in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2016, announcing an agreement on a capital business tie-up with H2O Retailing Corp. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Seven & I, H2O agree on capital, business alliance

Seven & I, H2O agree on capital, business alliance

H2O Retailing Corp. President and Representative Director Atsushi Suzuki hold a press conference in Osaka on Oct. 6, 2016, announcing an agreement on a capital business tie-up with Seven & I Holdings Co. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Seven & I, H2O agree on capital, business alliance

Seven & I, H2O agree on capital, business alliance

H2O Retailing Corp. President and Representative Director Atsushi Suzuki hold a press conference in Osaka on Oct. 6, 2016, announcing an agreement on a capital business tie-up with Seven & I Holdings Co. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo