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Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

is in the Retail Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$17.5M
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

When Sony first came to town in 1968, Hawaii was a different place. Color television was still a relatively new medium. Baseball was America's #1 sport, and you could watch the Hawaii Islanders play in the old Honolulu Stadium on Isenberg Street. It cost 20 cents to catch a bus ride on the Honolulu Rapid Transit. A pound of freshly cooked char siu pork set you back 50 cents in Chinatown, and you ate guilt-free because cholesterol was a relatively unknown medical term. A youthful Mr. Kenji Tamiya had been with Sony for about one year. Sent from Tokyo headquarters by president Akio Morita, he set up shop together with a few employees on the third floor of City Bank in downtown Honolulu. Filled with energy and youthful enthusiasm, Mr. Tamiya set up the basic foundation that led to Sony's success in Hawaii, which continues until today under the guidance of Mr. Don Kim, the seventh of Sony Hawaii's presidents. Through the years, Hawaii and Sony have mutually benefited from the long relationship forged several decades ago. From the introduction of consumer favorites such as the Walkman, the compact disc, and the Trinitron color television, to innovative products such as the video camcorder and the PlayStation, Sony products have become the favorite choice of Hawaii's consumers. ...

Number of Employees 174
Contact Information

1 Sony Dr

Park Ridge, New Jersey 07656

www.sonyhawaii....

1 201 930 1000

NAICS Code Computer and Software Stores: 443120

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