According to the announcement, Mitsukoshi Isetan Holdings will close "Isetan Matsudo store" in Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture on March 21 next year.

The Isetan Matsudo branch opened in 1974 and had a peak sales of 33.6 billion yen in the fiscal year ended March 1997, but deprived customers of neighboring commercial facilities and clothing specialty stores In my case, in the March quarter, it was about 18.1 billion yen, almost half down.

Regarding this store, Matsudo City was considering support measures for paying rental fee and moving public facilities, but if it is not possible for citizens to understand to put in taxes, city council I did not agree.

377 employees, including part-time employees, are planning to relocate and re-employ. Ishin Mitsukoshi Holdings' executive officer Toshinori Shirai said, "The Matsudo store is unlikely to be able to attract new tenants, so we decided to close the business because there is no prospect of improving earnings. There is no shop in the store. "
Isetan Mitsukoshi is reviewing local and suburban stores for rebuilding its business results, and in March this year two stores in Chiba City and Tokyo and Tama City are closed together.