Shinji Shimizu, the honorary chairman of the food supermarket "Life Corporation" and the chairman of the Japan Chain Store Association, died of old age on the 25th of last month.
he was 96 years old.
(Taisho 15, born April 18, 1926).
Mr. Shimizu established the predecessor company in 1956 and assumed the position of president. Last year, he stepped down as chairman and became honorary chairman. He led the field and grew it into one of the leading food supermarkets in Japan with about 290 stores mainly in Kanto and Kansai in one generation.
In addition to serving as chairman of the Japan Chain Stores Association, an industry group for supermarkets, etc., he has also held many public posts as a representative of the distribution industry, such as chairman of the Japan-Korea Cooperation Committee, which deepens exchanges with South Korea. rice field.