Sofmap's flagship store "Sofmap Akihabara Honkan" will relocate on May 31.

Sofmap's large general store "Sofmap Akihabara Honkan" will move on May 31, 2017 (Wednesday).

*5/11 update: "Sofmap Akihabara Main Store" and "Akiba☆Sofmap No.2 Store" photos and POP added.




Sofmap Akihabara Honkan opened in September 2007 as a general store that handles not only PC products, AV products, digital cameras, and game software, which are Sofmap's specialty, but also white goods such as air conditioners and refrigerators, cell phones, and watches.

In April of this year, it was reported in some media that the store would be converted into a Bic Camera store, the parent company of Bic Camera, and it appears that Bic Camera's entry into Akihabara is finally approaching.

The new location of the Sofmap Akihabara main building has not yet been announced, but according to the store's website, it will be renamed "Akiba Sofmap No. 1 Store" for sales of video games and music and video software, "Reuse Sogo Kan" for sales of PCs, digital cameras, PC parts, and smartphones, and "Mac Collection" for sales of new and used Apple products. Collection" for new and used Apple products, and "Amusement Center" for duty-free products.

In addition to the "Sofmap Akihabara Main Building," the "Akiba Sofmap No. 2 Store," which sells games and figures, will also move on June 4 (Sunday), but the location of this store is also unknown. After-sales service for products purchased at this store and the purchase of pre-order items after the relocation will be handled at "Akiba Sofmap No. 1".

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