"TSUTAYA BOOKSTORE AEON Mall Phnom Penh" opens on April 24th
2025.04.24
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Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. / TSUTAYA BOOKS Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
-Opening of the largest bookstore in Cambodia, a country with high expectations for economic development-
Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. (Head office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Yasunori Takahashi; hereinafter "CCC") and TSUTAYA BOOKS Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (hereinafter "TBM"), a joint venture between CCC and Sojitz Corporation, have signed a franchise agreement with Urban Living Solutions Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "ULS"), a Cambodian developer, to open TSUTAYA BOOKSTORE AEON MALL Phnom Penh on Thursday, April 24, 2025. This will be the first store in Cambodia, a country with high expectations for economic development.
Cambodia maintained a GDP growth rate of approximately 7% even after the Lehman shock, and has been experiencing positive growth since 2021, excluding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. High economic growth is predicted to continue in the future, with the population expected to increase from the current approximately 17.42 million (UN statistics: 2023) to approximately 20.25 million by 2050. In addition, Cambodia is a pro-Japanese country, and the Japanese flag is printed on its currency, showing the strong friendly ties between the two countries. This is the reason why we have decided to open our first store in Cambodia.
Going forward, CCC and TBM will work with ULS to create a new type of bookstore in Cambodia, aiming to create a base that will serve as a bridge for cultural exchange between the two countries, while proposing lifestyle ideas that enrich people's lives and contributing to cultural development.
The concept is "Enjoy your child's growth together"
TSUTAYA BOOKSTORE AEON MALL Phnom Penh is located on the second floor of the AEON MALL Phnom Penh commercial facility in the heart of Phnom Penh, Cambodia's capital city. The area is surrounded by luxury residential areas and hotels, and is home to a majority of new families with middle to high incomes, making it an area expected to develop further in the future.
The store's concept is "Enjoy your child's growth together," and it targets new families as its main customers. It is a lifestyle-oriented "BOOK & CAFE" style bookstore boasting one of the largest selections and spaciousness in Cambodia, with a selection of 70,000 books across a wide range of genres, including children's books and study guides, as well as comics, literature, art, design, humanities, and lifestyle, allowing parents to enjoy watching their children grow.
The store will also feature a unique Cambodian Khmer design style that allows you to feel the warmth of wood, and by offering a new reading style and exciting experiences, TSUTAYA BOOKSTORE will propose a lifestyle that is unique to the store, making it a special place that will be loved by many people.
Features of "TSUTAYA BOOKSTORE AEON MALL Phnom Penh"
(1) Children's book section and comic section that foster children's education and growth
In the capital city of Phnom Penh, where the number of international schools is rapidly increasing and enthusiasm for English education is on the rise, we stock approximately 25,000 children's books, including English picture books and biographies.
We also stock approximately 10,000 English-language Japanese comics, which are popular in Cambodia among people of all ages, and we also have an IP corner that sells stationery and miscellaneous goods related to popular anime and comics.
(2) Offering Japanese stationery and other goods that add color to your daily life, as well as ethical brands from Cambodia
The store also carries a wide selection of stationery and art books to add color to your daily life, including the Itoya stationery brand "Legal Pad," which is making its first appearance in Cambodia, and tie-dye bags from "BUNZABURO," a brand born from Katayama Bunzaburo Shoten, a tie-dye specialty store founded in Kyoto in 1915.The store also carries a wide selection of art books to inspire your work.
We will also be selling baskets woven from dried water hyacinth plants by ROKHAK, an ethical brand founded by a female entrepreneur with the aim of supporting underprivileged women in Cambodia to become independent through handicrafts.
(3) A cafe restaurant that combines Cambodian and Japanese food cultures
TSUTAYA BOOKSTORE is unique in its "BOOK & CAFE" style, where you can relax and enjoy a meal or coffee while selecting books and magazines before purchasing them.
The coffee blend, made with coffee beans from a roaster in Cambodia, is characterized by a sweet vanilla aroma and a deep caramel flavor. Other drinks on offer include homemade ginger ale.
From 5pm, they also serve cocktails based on matcha, brown rice tea, and roasted green tea, from Matcha Hero, a high-quality gin sourced from Kyoto that is popular overseas, as well as "MAWSIM GIN," a craft gin made in Cambodia by a Japanese person.
Furthermore, to offer a new dining experience that combines the food cultures of Japan and Cambodia, the store will offer dishes such as beef doria and cold tomato pasta prepared by food professionals, as well as sweets such as tiramisu and matcha waffles, and in line with the store's concept, will offer a menu that adults can enjoy as their children grow.
Craft gin made by Japanese people in Cambodia. MAWSIM GIN』
Dishes such as beef doria and cold tomato pasta prepared by food professionals
Sweets such as tiramisu and matcha waffles
Overview of "TSUTAYA BOOKSTORE AEON Mall Phnom Penh"
・Address: Aeon Mall Phnompenh,＃132, Street Sothearos, Sangkat Tonle Bassac, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
・Products: Books, comics, magazines (English and Khmer), stationery, miscellaneous goods, cafe
・Store area: 1525m2
・Store closing days: None *May change without notice.
・Business hours: 9:00-22:00
"TSUTAYA BOOKS Malaysia" Company Profile
・Company name: TSUTAYA BOOKS Malaysia Sdn.Bhd
・Location: Level 23, Menara IMC, No8, Jalan Sultan Ismail, 50250, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
・Chief Executive Officer: Hideyuki Uemoto
・Corporate website:https://www.ccc-my.com/
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TSUTAYA BOOKSTORE AEON MALL Phnom Penh, the largest bookstore in Cambodia, a country with high expectations for economic development, will open on April 24th
For inquiries regarding this matter, please contact:
Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. Public Relations Department
TEL: 03-6800-4764／MAIL: inquiry@ccc.co.jp
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