You Me Town Kure

You Me Town Kure (ゆめタウン呉) is a shopping center located in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It opened on 8 September 2004 as part of the redevelopment of the area in front of Kure Station, and is described as the largest shopping center in Kure. The facility is operated by Izumi Co., Ltd. (イズミ), a Japanese retail group that runs the You Me Town chain of shopping centers and the You Me Mart supermarket format. The center is directly connected by pedestrian bridges to JR West's Kure Station on the Kure Line and to the adjacent Kure Chuo Pier. Its location places it near major local attractions, including the Kure Maritime Museum (Yamato Museum) and the JMSDF Kure Museum (Tetsu no Kujira-kan), both to the south of the center; a pedestrian bridge links the store directly to the Yamato Museum. As a general-merchandise shopping center, You Me Town Kure combines a directly operated food and general merchandise area with a range of specialty stores. According to its official site, the food floor and drugstore area operate from 9:00 to 21:00, the directly operated floors (excluding food) from 9:00 to 21:00, specialty stores generally from 10:00 to 20:00, and the cosmetics floor from 9:00 to 20:00. The pharmacy dispensing counter operates 9:00 to 20:00 on weekdays and until 18:00 on weekends and holidays. Parking is provided with a tiered free-parking scheme based on purchase amounts. The store offers a broad range of goods and services, including fashion and fashion accessories, lifestyle goods, restaurants and food, and services and clinics. Product categories listed on the official site include food and alcohol, daily necessities, bakery, books, pharmaceuticals, and daily clothing. Services include same-day delivery, food-floor services, utility bill payment, gift certificate sales, stamps and revenue stamps, tobacco sales, receipt issuance, gift wrapping, delivery of directly operated floor purchases, the Yume Card, lost-and-found, and wheelchair lending. Electronic money options include Yume Ka, nanaco, Edy, iD, QUICPay, and PayPay. In-store facilities include restrooms, multipurpose restrooms, rest areas, a baby room, diaper-changing tables, AED, color and black-and-white copying, free water service, dry ice, public telephones, taxi call phones, recycling boxes, ID photos, and bicycle air pumps. ATMs include Hiroshima Bank, Momiji Bank, Kure Shinkin Bank, and Japan Post Bank. The center runs regular promotions and events, such as a specialty-store "Special Sunday" on the last Sunday of each month and anniversary events; the official site references a 22nd anniversary celebration, consistent with the 2004 opening. It also participates in group-wide campaigns such as Beaujolais Nouveau reservations and food-loss reduction poster activities. In September 2021, a serious incident occurred before opening hours when an employee was stabbed and killed near an entrance, an event recorded in the center's history. The center continues to operate as a key retail destination in Kure.

You Me Town Kure opened on 8 September 2004 as part of the redevelopment of the area in front of Kure Station in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture. The redevelopment plan adopted by the city was Izumi's proposal, and the resulting facility became the largest shopping center in Kure. The center is directly connected by pedestrian bridges to JR West's Kure Station on the Kure Line and to the adjacent Kure Chuo Pier, making it a central retail hub for the city. The center is operated by Izumi Co., Ltd. under the You Me Town banner, a chain of shopping centers that also includes the You Me Mart supermarket format. As a general-merchandise shopping center, it combines a directly operated food and general merchandise core with a range of specialty stores. Its official site lists a broad set of product categories and services, including food and alcohol, daily necessities, bakery, books, pharmaceuticals, and daily clothing, along with services such as same-day delivery, utility bill payment, gift certificate sales, and the Yume Card loyalty program. In-store facilities include restrooms, a baby room, AED, recycling boxes, and ATMs from several local banks. The center is located near major local attractions, including the Kure Maritime Museum (Yamato Museum) and the JMSDF Kure Museum (Tetsu no Kujira-kan), both to the south; a pedestrian bridge links the store directly to the Yamato Museum. It runs regular promotions and events, such as a specialty-store "Special Sunday" on the last Sunday of each month and anniversary events; the official site references a 22nd anniversary celebration, consistent with the 2004 opening. On 3 September 2021, before opening hours at around 8:35 a.m., an employee was stabbed and killed near an entrance, a serious incident recorded in the center's history. The center continues to operate as a key retail destination in Kure.

• You Me Town Kure opens as part of the Kure Station front redevelopment, becoming the largest shopping center in Kure.

• Before opening, around 8:35 a.m., an employee is stabbed and killed near an entrance.

A large regional shopping center serving Kure, Hiroshima, combining a directly operated food and general merchandise core with specialty tenants and community services.

• Grocery

  Food and alcohol

• Household

  Daily necessities

• Food

  Bakery

• Media

  Books

• Drugstore

  Pharmaceuticals

• Apparel

  Daily clothing

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