It was the 28th clarified that the group general merchandise specialty store and Sapporo Loft that accompanied though seven & Polygonum tinctorium Lour

It was the 28th clarified that the group general merchandise specialty store and Sapporo Loft that accompanied though seven & Polygonum tinctorium Lour. Holdings of the retail major decided the policy of closing the Sapporo branch of Seibu Department Store of the subsidiary (Sapporo Seibu), and established it as an annex also closed the store at the same time.
Time of closing the store is expected to become this autumn.

The Sapporo branch of Seibu opened a store in the presence by the Daimaru Sapporo branch, and was deprived of the customers.
Another and Marui Imai, Mitsukoshi, and Tokyu Department Store were competing in the Sapporoshi core, and it was judged, "The business recovery was difficult even if it kept sustaining it as a department store", and decided the policy of closing the store.
Therefore, Sapporo Loft that is as a tenant at the Sapporo branch will also close the store at the same time.

Sapporo Loft opens in March, '97. Healthy general merchandise, the interior, and the utensil, etc. are treated, and it is popular around the young person. When the store decided to be closed because it manages it as Loft together with next Sab though bottom line is a comparatively buoyant condition, it is Iu.

Seven & Polygonum tinctorium Lour. includes ..business conditions conversion.. Kao and discusses the correspondence in the future.  whether to sell off two horn plants and buildings at the Sapporo branchIt is discussed to wait for a concrete strategy to harden, only for Loft to search for the place, and to resume business.

In the Sapporo branch of Seibu, long-established (shop of old standing) department store and Gobankan in local dealers that queue up with Marui Imai are antecedents.
"Gobankan red brick hall" was set up on the seventh floor of Loft, and Seibu left the name though the billhead of Gobankan disappeared in 97 years that opened newly as a Sapporo branch of Seibu.
The name of Gobankan seems to be going to disappear both nominally and virtually by closing the Sapporo branch.

- Sapporo Loft to which it is clarified to close the store
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- Http://www.7andi.com ..../seven & Polygonum tinctorium Lour. Holdings code/3382

- Sapporo Loft http://www.loft.co.jp/shop/sapporo/index.htm

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