Village Vanguard Co., Ltd. engages in the business of retail stores. It operates through the Village Vanguard and Others segments. The Village Vanguard segment deals with the retail division, developing and operating Village Vanguard, new style, outlet format Vintage Vanguard. The Others segment handles the sale of books, spice merchandise, and new media. The company was founded by Keiichi Kikuchi in November 1986 and is headquartered in Nagoya, Japan.