Marukai Corporation U.S.A.
Marukai Living storefront in San Diego | |
| Company type | Department store, grocer, former subsidiary of Marukai Corporation |
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| Industry | Department stores, market |
| Founded | 1965 in Hawaii |
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| Headquarters | Gardena, California |
Number of locations | 14 |
Area served | California, Hawaii |
| Products | Imported Japanese goods |
| Owner | Don Quijote |
Number of employees | 670 (400 in California, 270 in Hawaii) |
| Divisions | Tokyo Central |
| Subsidiaries | 98cent Plus Markets (defunct) |
| Website | marukai.com |
Marukai Corporation U.S.A. is an American offshoot chain of retail markets that imports and sells Japanese goods in American cities started by the Osaka, Japan-based Marukai Corporation (Japan). Unlike other Japanese supermarkets, which may carry non-Japanese products based on local diversity, Marukai has Hawaiian products as a core focus in addition to Japanese in all its stores. Its headquarters are in Gardena, California, in Greater Los Angeles.