# Francfranc

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**Francfranc Corporation** is a Japanese [furniture](/source/Furniture) and [home décor](/source/Interior_design) company founded in [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo) in 1990 by Fumio Takashima.[1]

At the end of 2018, it had nearly 140 stores in [Japan](/source/Japan_(country)) and [Hong Kong](/source/Hong_Kong), along with headquarters in both places.

The company has about 2000 employees at the end of 2018.

The company was previously named Bals Corporation.

## History

Originally named Bals Corporation, the name was changed to **Francfranc Corporation** in 2017.

Founded in 1990 by [Fumio Takashima](/source/Fumio_Takashima), a Japanese accomplished entrepreneur, **Francfranc Corporation** is a [furniture](/source/Furniture) and [home décor](/source/Interior_design) retailer[2] that operate more than 140 stores under the brand name **Francfranc**.

## The operations

The company operates in both online and offline environment.

1 headquarter in Japan (main office with products and sales divisions)

1 headquarter in Hong Kong (retail operations)

134 stores in Japan, including 3 flagship stores in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka.

6 stores in Hong Kong.

E-commerce operations are currently serving Japan and Hong Kong.

## References

1. Michiyo, Nakamoto. [""'There aren't that many interior shops that I like'""](https://www.ft.com/content/214c0738-ba53-11da-980d-0000779e2340). *Financial times*

1. Fukada, Takahiro (2009-06-09). ["Going beyond furniture to lure in all and sundry"](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/09/business/going-beyond-furniture-to-lure-in-all-and-sundry/). *The Japan Times Online*. [ISSN 0447-5763](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0447-5763). Retrieved 2019-03-05.

- [https://www.wwdjapan.com/766989](https://www.wwdjapan.com/766989)
- [https://www.digistyle-kyoto.com/magazine/16878](https://www.digistyle-kyoto.com/magazine/16878)
- [https://www.linkedin.com/company/14528315/](https://www.linkedin.com/company/14528315/)
- [https://www.ft.com/content/214c0738-ba53-11da-980d-0000779e2340](https://www.ft.com/content/214c0738-ba53-11da-980d-0000779e2340) "Fumio Takashima may soon be Japan’s equivalent of the UK’s Sir Terence Conran"
- [https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/09/business/going-beyond-furniture-to-lure-in-all-and-sundry/](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/09/business/going-beyond-furniture-to-lure-in-all-and-sundry/)

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