H2O Retailing

Department stores · Commercial property · Kita, Osaka

H2O Retailing, based in Kita, Osaka, heads a group of retail businesses including department stores, supermarkets, shopping centers and specialty stores, mainly in the Kansai region. As of June 30, 2023, Hankyu Hanshin Department Stores operated 15 stores, among them the Hankyu Umeda and Hanshin Umeda main stores; Hankyu stores also operate in the Kanto and Kyushu regions.

Its food business covers supermarket chains such as Izumiya, Hankyu Oasis and Kansai Super, alongside group manufacturing of prepared dishes, packed lunches and bread. Other group companies develop and manage shopping centers, operate the Ours Inn Hankyu hotel in Tokyo and run specialty retail such as the Fruit GATHERING cosmetics and accessories shops.