ÆON

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ÆON Co., Ltd.
Type Public KK (TYO: 8267)
Founded 1758 (as Shinoharaya)
Headquarters Flag of Japan Tokyo, Japan
No. of locations 391
Key people Motoya Okada, President
Industry Retail
Services Shopping malls, Hypermarkets, Supermarkets, Convenience stores
Revenue ¥ 5,167,366 million JPY (FY 2007)
Net income ¥ 43,932 million JPY (FY 2007)
Employees 76,318 (2007)
Website www.aeon.info

ÆON Co., Ltd. (イオン株式会社 Ion Kabushiki-gaisha?, TYO: 8267), commonly written AEON Co., Ltd., is the holding company of ÆON Group. It operates JUSCO supermarkets directly in Japan. It is originally founded in 1758 by founder Okada Sozaemon (岡田惣左衛門?).

ÆON is the largest retailer in Asia. ÆON is a multi-faceted retail network comprising 129 consolidated subsidiaries and 26 equity-method affiliated companies ranging from convenience stores "Ministop" and supermarkets to shopping malls and specialty stores, including Talbots. ÆON is Japan's single-largest shopping mall developer and operator.

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