AEON is a publicly owned company headquartered in Japan. Founded in 1926, the company employs approximately 1,750 individuals. It operates as a diversified retail holding company and is one of Japan's largest retail entities, owning and managing Aeon hypermarkets, Aeon Mall and Aeon Town shopping malls, Daiei, MaxValu, Maruetsu, and My Basket supermarkets, Ministop convenience stores, Welcia drugstores, and Aeon Cinema movie theaters.