YOU ME Town Etajima

YOU ME Town Etajima (ゆめタウン江田島) is a general merchandise store (GMS) located in Ōgaki-chō, Etajima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by Izumi Co., Ltd. (株式会社イズミ), a Japanese regional retail group whose YOU ME Town (ゆめタウン) banner is one of the best-known supermarket and shopping-center chains in western Japan. The Etajima store opened on 28 April 1992 under the name YOU ME Town Enō (ゆめタウン江能), and was renamed YOU ME Town Etajima in November 2006. It is described as the only large-scale commercial facility in Etajima City. The store functions as a community shopping center combining an Izumi-operated core GMS with a collection of specialty tenants. Its food floor and first-floor directly operated departments open from 9:00 to 21:00, while the second-floor directly operated departments and most specialty shops run from 10:00 to 19:00. The tenant mix includes fast food (Mos Burger), mobile phone shops (NTT Docomo, au, SoftBank), a municipal citizen service center, a bookstore (Miyawaki Shoten), a 100-yen shop (Daiso), and separate-building tenants such as the Joyfull restaurant and a lottery ticket counter. The facility provides 416 parking spaces, 20 bicycle spaces, ATMs for Hiroshima Bank and Kure Shinkin Bank, and a range of customer services including utility bill payment, gift wrapping, delivery arrangements, and the Yume Card loyalty program. Because Etajima is an island city in the Seto Inland Sea, the store serves a relatively contained local market. Access is by Hiroshima Prefectural Route 44 (Etajima Ōgaki Line); by ferry connections via Takata Port (about 10 minutes by car) and Nakata Port (about 5 minutes by car or 10 minutes by bus); and by road from the Hiroshima-Kure Road's Kure Interchange via Kurahashi Island (about 40 minutes). Nearby landmarks include the JA Kure Enō fruit sorting facility, an Edion electronics store, a Home Plaza Nafco home center, and Etajima City Hall. A competing shopping center, Fujimi Etajima Shopping Center, also operates in the area. The store is part of the broader YOU ME Town network and participates in group-wide promotions and loyalty programs, including the Yume Card and the Yume App. Its official page on the Izumi website carries store news, digital flyers, event listings, and campaign information, reflecting its role as a local retail hub for Etajima residents.

YOU ME Town Etajima opened on 28 April 1992 as YOU ME Town Enō (ゆめタウン江能), operated by Izumi Co., Ltd. The name Enō derives from the local area (Enō) in what is now Etajima City, Hiroshima Prefecture. The store was established as a general merchandise store (GMS) serving the island community of Etajima in the Seto Inland Sea. The store marked its 10th anniversary on 28 April 2002. In November 2006, the store name was changed from YOU ME Town Enō to YOU ME Town Etajima, aligning the store's name with the city name following municipal mergers in the region. The store celebrated its 20th anniversary on 28 April 2012 and its 30th anniversary on 28 April 2022. As of May 2022, the store consisted of the core YOU ME Town Etajima store operated by Izumi plus 18 specialty tenants (excluding Izumi directly operated stores). First-floor tenants included Mos Burger, NTT Docomo Shop, au Shop, SoftBank, and the Etajima Citizen Service Center. Second-floor tenants included Miyawaki Shoten (books) and Daiso (100-yen shop). Separate-building tenants included Joyfull (restaurant) and a lottery ticket counter (Chance Center). The store is described as the only large-scale commercial facility in Etajima City. It is located along Hiroshima Prefectural Route 44 (Etajima Ōgaki Line). Access is available by ferry via Takata Port (about 10 minutes by car) and Nakata Port (about 5 minutes by car or 10 minutes by bus), and by car from the Hiroshima-Kure Road Kure Interchange via Kurahashi Island (about 40 minutes). Nearby facilities include the JA Kure Enō fruit sorting facility, Edion Enō store, Home Plaza Nafco Etajima store, and Etajima City Hall. A competing store, Fujimi Etajima Shopping Center, is also in the area. The store continues to operate as part of the Izumi group's YOU ME Town network, offering food, fashion, household goods, services, and community functions such as the citizen service center and banking ATMs.

• Opened as YOU ME Town Enō (ゆめタウン江能), operated by Izumi Co., Ltd.

• Celebrated 10th anniversary of opening.

• Store name changed from YOU ME Town Enō to YOU ME Town Etajima.

• Celebrated 20th anniversary of opening.

• Celebrated 30th anniversary of opening.

Community-focused general merchandise store and the only large-scale shopping facility in Etajima City, combining an Izumi core store with everyday-service specialty tenants.

• Food floor (groceries, fresh food)

  Directly operated food floor open 9:00–21:00.

• Fashion and fashion accessories

  Directly operated fashion departments.

• Household goods

  Directly operated household goods departments.

• Restaurant and food services

  Including tenant restaurants such as Mos Burger and Joyfull.

• Services and clinics

  Customer services including utility bill payment, gift wrapping, delivery, Yume Card, lost and found, wheelchair lending, and ATMs.

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2. 2ゆめタウン江田島 - Wikipediaja.wikipedia.org
3. 3YOU ME Town Etajima - Wikidatawikidata.org