Village Vanguard (Japanese bookstore)
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Village Vanguard (Japanese Store)
Village Vanguard is a Book store Chain that is ran by Village Vanguard Corporation which is located in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture in Japan.
Although it is a book store, it carries a wide variety of products other from books, thing such as CDs, DVDs, and SPICEs which makes it close to being a variety store.
History
Village Vanguard was founded by Keiichi Kikuchi(ja:菊地敬一) in 1998.
Characteristics
Stores
Books
SPICE
SPICE is a term used in Village Vanguard which stands for SELECT, POP, INTELLIGENCE, CULTURE and ENTERTAINMENT. It is used to refer to all the products except books, CDs and DVDs, things such as toys, clothes, accessories, etc.