Japanese variety store chain chooses Tampa for Florida debut

Daiso, a leading Japanese variety chain known as a 100-yen store, has signed a lease to open a store in the Northdale Promenade in Tampa. 

The store is scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2025, according to a statement from real estate brokerage Katz & Associates. Katz’s David Eggnatz represented Daiso, and Brian Hector of Kite Realty represented landlord Kite Realty. The Daiso Tampa store is the first signed location for the chain on the west coast of Florida, the release states, and the second signed lease in the state. The Tampa store will be the first one to open in Florida, and the company seeks additional sites in the state that are 7,000 to 12,000 square feet, the brokerage adds.  

“We are excited to be working with a strong company that is thorough in their expansion goals throughout Florida with a great outlook on future growth,” Eggnatz says in the release. “This new store is strategically located in a strong center and top-tier market within the Tampa MSA.”