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Daiso was originally opened first as a street vending shop dealing with 100- yen products known as “Yano Shoten by Hirotake Yano in 1972. Daiso has a range of over 100,000 goods, of which over 40 percent are imported goods, many of them from China. A Daiso store in Japan. Daiso's first North American store, at Aberdeen Centre in Richmond, British Columbia. Daiso or The Daisō (ザ・ダイソー) is a large franchise of 100-yen shops in Japan, owned by Daiso Sangyo Corp. (株式会社大創産業, kabushiki gaisha daisō sangyō) . Its headquarters are in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture. Daiso has a range of over 100,000 goods, of which over 40 percent are imported goods, many of them from China. Daiso Japan employee Shuhei Geshi applied price stickers to items at the new dollar store in Carrollton. Leases are about to be signed in Plano and Irving for a Daiso Japan store, with several more North Texas cities in negotiations. The first of about 10 Daiso Japan stores in Dallas and 10 more in Houston opens Saturday in Carrollton Town Center at 2540 Old Denton Road. The neighborhood shopping center is getting a redo, with anchor Asian grocer 99 Ranch Market opening in mid-October. The company claims similar products that it sells for $1.50, cost $8, $9 or $10 at Target. When chains like Dollar General and Dollar Tree were forming and growing in the U.S., 100 Yen stores were blossoming in Japan. Daiso is the largest 100 Yen store in Japan with more than 65 percent of the category’s market share. It has more than 2,800 stores in Japan and more than 600 in 28 countries. It had sales last year of $3 billion. Daiso officials held a press conference at their new store opening in Carrollton Friday, July 31, 2015. Daiso’s unique products are up and down every aisle and cover just about every category in your house from kitchen, bath, laundry and closets to decorative accessories, gardening, gift wrap, office, hardware, pets, candy and cosmetics. Chip bag heat sealers on sale at Daiso, a Japanese dollar store, in Carrollton. Our answer: nothing! And this is why we love the Daiso 100 Yen Store at Takeshita Dori, Harajuku~! Everything for 100 Yen (+5% tax), One hundred times YES! If you’ve ever found yourself in need of last-minute souvenir or gifts to take home for friends and family, this is the best place to go to. And if you’re lucky to be in Japan for a specific holiday, Daiso 100 Yen Store will surely have some interesting seasonal items available. If you’re around for Valentine’s Day, for example, it’s guaranteed that you will be greeted by a lot of hearts and a wide variety of chocolates in the aisles of the store. The first of about 10 Daiso stores in Dallas and 10 more in Houston opens Saturday, Aug. 1, in Carrollton Town Center at 2540 Old Denton Rd. Daiso’s unique products are up and down every aisle and cover just about every category in your house from kitchen, bath, laundry and closets to decorative accessories, gardening, gift wrap, office, hardware, pets, candy and cosmetics. Chip bag heat sealers on sale at Daiso, a Japanese dollar store, in Carrollton. The basic concept is that Daiso is a store that is right next to you, Daiso Holdings U.S.A. President Masayoshi Naito said via a translator on a phone interview from Daiso's headquarters in Higashi Hiroshima, Japan. There is an opportunity to provide that service to the U.S. customer, Naito said. Expanding at a rate of about one store per day in Japan and internationally, Daiso will probably grow a little more slowly in the United States, according to Shinsuke Nikaido, who is handling Daiso's real estate as an employee of Daiso Seattle LLC. Daiso was launched in December 1977 and is headquartered in Higashi, Hiroshima City-Japan. Daiso currently operates over 3000 stores across the world. In 2004, the company's domestic sales in Japan were recorded at 302 Billion Yen (US$ 3 Billion). Every Daiso store adheres to the founding principles of the business, ' affordable, extensive range-excellent quality-best possible prices. The man behind Daiso Daiso is the brainchild of Mr. Hirotake Yano, the President of Daiso Industries Co. Ltd, who is based in Higashi Hiroshima city in Japan. 1 Daiso: Kinshicho. ( 2 2007-06-12). 3  Daiso is a 100 yen store. However, unlike the 1 dollar store equivalents in the U.S., things at Daiso can be practical, high quality, and not necessarily 1 dollar.  4 100 yen basically means it's a really good bargain. 1 Daiso: Harajuku. ( 2 2008-12-28). 3  Daiso is the best 100 yen shop in Japan by a long shot. 4  I know a guy who fitted out his entire kitchen for less than 10,000 yen, with nice looking dishes too. 5  I buy my sunglasses from Daiso. 100 yen sunglasses mean that if they break, scratch, bend, or get lost or stolen, its not big deal.
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