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Sogo Hong Kong () is one of the largest Japanese-style department stores in Hong Kong. It originally belonged to Japan's Sogo, but is now owned by Lifestyle International Holdings (), a company held by Hong Kong billionaire brothers Joseph Lau and Thomas Lau. It owns stores in Causeway Bay and Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong and Jiuguang Department Store in Shanghai.〔(Sogo Hong Kong Company Limited )〕〔(Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd. )〕 == History == Sogo Hong Kong, parented by Japan's Sogo, commenced its operations in 1985 in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong on a site at 555 Hennessy Road. It has been one of the important landmarks in Causeway Bay since then. In 1993, it underwent major renovation to become "Jumbo SOGO", expanding its area from to .〔(About Sogo )〕 In 2000, Japan's Sogo declared bankruptcy under a US$17 billion debt.〔(Bankrupt Sogo )〕 Lifestyle International Holdings, owned by brothers Joseph and Thomas Lau, and Chow Tai Fook Enterprises, owned by Cheng Yu-tung, acquired Sogo Hong Kong.〔(Lifestyle share placement raises $1.26b )〕 In 2005, Sogo Hong Kong opened a second store in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon.〔(Lifestyle International Opens SOGO TST )〕 It was located underground, below Salisbury Road. The location was formerly the site of The Palace Mall,〔(FY2005 Interim Results Announcement )〕 from 1997 to 2001, and of Teddy Bear Kingdom (Amazon), from 2002 to 2005.〔(Building Technology: Thematic Study. Building Selected: SOGO Department Store Tsim Sha Tsui ), Cheung Hang Chi Theodoric, The University of Hong Kong〕 Sogo ceased operations at this location in 2014〔Jones Lang LaSalle: ("Hong Kong: Retail". Accessed 2013-10-09 )〕 and opened a replacement store in the Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel & Towers directly across Salisbury Road in 2015. A third store was planned in Nina Tower, Tsuen Wan, but this was scrapped in 2006 after failing to agree to lease terms with Chinachem Group, Nina Tower's owner.〔(Lifestyle ditches Tsuen Wan Sogo plan after lease row )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sogo Hong Kong」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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