Article: Isetan, Tokyu Department Store to form business alliance.

Mar. 26--TOKYO -- Isetan Co. and Tokyu Department Store Co. have reached a basic partnership agreement, including joint product development and the integration of sales information systems, sources familiar with the matter said Monday.

The two Tokyo-based department store operators, as well as Tokyu Corp., a railway company which owns Tokyu Department Store, are expected to announce the deal Tuesday after endorsing it at their respective board meetings the same day, the sources said.

Under the agreement, Isetan and Tokyu Department will jointly develop original products and integrate systems for managing sales and customer data to help boost ...

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