BIZNOTE FOLLOWUP: Daiso announces Westwood Village opening date

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Thanks to Ashley for the tip! Ten months after we first reported that Westwood Village had a Daiso store on the way, the opening date has been announced: Saturday, June 1. If you haven’t seen the signage (which went up two months ago), Daiso is opening in a newly consolidated space that was formerly SportClips and Fresh Vitamins. According to the announcement, the first 100 customers making $30 purchases after the store opens will get tote bags and plushies. Store hours weill be 9 am-9 pm Mondays-Saturdays, 10 am-8 pm Sundays.

walkerws May 7, 2024 (3:24 pm)

It’s too bad that in the US we have Japanese Daiso and not Korean Daiso. Korean Daiso is 1000% better.

HiChew May 8, 2024 (6:44 am)

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As I was looking up the difference between the Japanese Daiso and the Korean Daiso, I came across the following: As of 12/2023, “Daiso is now fully Korean-owned after Asung HMP Co acquired a 34.2 per cent stake in the chain from Japanese shareholder Daiso Sangyo, reportedly for 500 billion won ($379 million).”
- Jay May 8, 2024 (11:08 am)
  
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  Korean Daiso sells quality goods at a low price. It’s a really exceptional discount store. Japanese Daiso is more of an upscale (in the sense that they are properly staffed and you won’t see messiness and fights) dollar store with very low quality items. They have the same ownership, but so does 7 Eleven and you can see a stark contrast in quality between stores in different countries. That said, the type of store that Daiso is aren’t really a thing in America. Small neighborhood stores that are kind of like a mini Target (usually family owned) that sell mostly home goods, toys, and stationary. Instead we have dollar stores which have rock bottom products and service and big box stores without any middle ground except for premium retailers.

Daiso Fan May 7, 2024 (7:56 pm)

I’m VERY excited about this opening soon. It’ll be a great addition to Westwood Village.

Sue T. May 7, 2024 (8:37 pm)

Thanks for the update. What is the total square footage of the new Daiso’s retail floor space?

WSB May 9, 2024 (5:47 pm)

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3,289 sf, per Westwood map.

RayWest May 9, 2024 (8:42 am)

I can’t wait! Hope they do well in Westwood Village. I think they’ll be a great addition. Finally there’s something to entice me to make a trip over there.