for business in Alderwood Mall located in Lynnwood, Washington near Seattle, WA. This store is much smaller at only 442 square meters (approx. 4,750 square feet), and items were originally one of three prices, $1, $1.50, & $2 (all USD). The current inventory now includes packaged food and items are now priced up to $8, though most items are at the $1.50 price point. There are 85 stores in the continental United States, operated by Daiso US. The stores are in California, Washington, Nevada, Texas, New Jersey, and New York. The largest U.S. Daiso is located in Union City, California, which has of floor space and opened on August 8, 2007. Additionally, there are four Daiso stores in Hawaii operated by Daiso Hawaii. On December 12, 2018, Daiso Japan opened its first store in Honolulu, Hawaii, and opened two others on March 14, 2019 and January 20, 2022. On March 8, 2019, Daiso Japan opened its first branch in the U.S. East Coast in Flushing, Queens, New York. On December 29, 2021, Daiso opened its first store in Las Vegas, Nevada. Controversies In June 2017 Daiso was forced by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission to recall 165 products in Australia. These included toys which could pose a choking hazard or injury and beauty products with unknown ingredients. In June 2022, Crocs filed a lawsuit against Daiso, accusing them of selling foam clogs that allegedly resembled theirs and violating copyright trademarks. References External links Discount stores of Japan Companies based in Hiroshima Prefecture Retail companies established in 1977 Retail companies of Japan Variety stores Japanese companies established in 1977