600 People wait in line for First Midwest Japanese $2 Store

8,000 Japanese Daiso Products

Niles, IL- June 28, 2019. It looked like it was Black Friday in June. The first Midwest Japanese $2 Discount Store opened in Niles on June 15, 2019. On opening day, approximately 600 people waited for up to three hours to enter Chicago's newest Japanese discount store Hello Tokyo, located at 9038 W. Golf Rd in Niles. Hello Tokyo offers an assortment of over 8,000 Japanese products mainly sourced from Daiso Japan. Everything from health and beauty products to cute Japanese stationery to ceramic dishes to Japanese snacks and drinks, Hello Tokyo has it all for anyone who loves all things Asian. "It was worth the long wait. The staff was friendly and the store was stocked to the brim with $2 Daiso items," said Sarah Kim who travelled all the way from Skokie to attend the Grand Opening. With 90% of the products selling for $2, Hello Tokyo offers an alternative to typical dollar stores, geared towards an Asian palette.

Bringing Japanese culture and products to the Midwest

"Our goal is to bring Japanese culture and products to the Midwest," says Takashi Sugiyama, President of Hello Tokyo and former owner of Tensuke Market of Elk Grove. "We love Daiso products and right now you can only get their products on the west coast. At Hello Tokyo, we offer the largest selection of Japanese Daiso products in the Midwest and we plan on opening an additional 10 stores in the next few years all over the Midwest from Michigan to Ohio to Indiana. Each one of our stores plan on carrying over 8,000 Japanese Daiso products and an assortment of imported Japanese snacks, drinks, and ice cream."

For more information, visit their website at www.hellotky.com. Hello Tokyo is open daily from 10am to 9pm and closes at 7pm on Sundays.