Five Kyushu Department Stores Expand Common Product Planning
Five leading Kyushu department stores—Fukuoka City’s Hakata Daimaru, Kitakyushu’s Izutsuya, Kumamoto City’s Tsuruya, Oita City’s Tokiha, and Kagoshima City’s Yamagataya—plan to expand the joint development of products they began in the fall of 2009 with a line of original men’s clothing. They will start sales of men’s suits for a limited period in March, and will revive a brand unused for 10 years. They also plan to conduct campaigns together. The objective is to boost flagging production.