Type Public Website [1] CEO Koji Ono (Mar 2010–) | Traded as TYO: 8175 Products Electronic products Founded 3 September 1953 | |
Key people Koji Ono (President & CEO) Stock price 8175 (TYO) JP¥ 142 -1.00 (-0.70%)3 Mar, 3:00 PM GMT+9 - Disclaimer Subsidiaries Olympic & Best Co., Ltd., Denki (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Best Denki (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Best Credit Service Profiles | ||
Best Denki Co., Ltd. (株式会社ベスト電器, Kabushiki-gaisha Besuto Denki) is a Japanese electronics retailer with outlets across Japan, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and Kuwait. They also operated in Hong Kong from late 1980s to 2011.
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Best Denki headquarters is located in Fukuoka. Previously, in Singapore and Hong Kong, it was known as "Yaohan Best", when it started operations there in 1985. After Yaohan's bankruptcy, the store was changed to its current name. The store has also a service sector that does repair, transportation of goods and after sale service for its franchise stores.
Hong Kong
Best Denki entered Hong Kong's market during the later half of the 1980s, they operated within Yaohan store's electronic department under the name Yaohan Best. When Yaohan declared bankruptcy in 1997, it was spared from liquidation since all the goods and products in the department are owned by Best Denki. Their stores in New Town Plaza and Tuen Mun Town Plaza were allowed to continue their operation on their original locations. Since 1 June 2011, all of Best Denki's business in the territory was acquired by Suning Citicall (which later became Suning Appliance).
Singapore
There are eleven stores in Singapore, with the flagship store located at Ngee Ann City.
The nine stores are: