Bic Echo was one of the subsidaries of the Bic Group mainly Bic Camera, Sofmap. Kojima, and Bic Giant (also called Bic Mall in some places).
History[]
Bic Echo Clark Cabin, 1987
Bic Echo started way back in 1969 under the Nippon SB Group, as Bic Karaoke, the original logo is two hands holding the microphone, and on the right there is a word "日本SBグループ" in red text, for the secondary logo the logo is the same but under the words "日本SBグループ" there is another text saying "ビックカラオケ" in the same red color. Bic Karaoke first opened its first karaoke in ECC Mall, the longest running mall in Clark City, Pandangpati at the second floor of the mall in October 1969. in 1975, Bic Karaoke change hands to Bic Group. in 1976, Bic Karaoke jointed venture with NBT (now Spectate), in 1983, Bic Karaoke changes name to Bic Echo, as of 1984, Bic Echo have around 64 branches in the Pandangpati area. there are also stores outside the Pandangpati area (31 in Papanjati, 27 in Masolot, 21 in Buratung, 12 in Dogima, 9 in Sulrawi, 7 in Gubadeng, 3 in Libadadi, 1 in Jumanda, 1 in Libakerto, and 1 in Libarejo, Total 113 stores outside Pandangpati Area.). in 1987, a branch opened in Clark City under the name Bic Echo Cabin and the branch in ECC Mall Clark closed and stay abandoned for 2 years until the demoliton of the mall. Bic Echo opened its branch in the Yamada Clark (now Yamada City Clark) opened in January 1990. in July 1991, there are 193 stores in the Pandangpati and Papanjati area 58 in Masolot, 54 in Dogima, 52 in Gariya-Surlawi area and 48 in Libadadi, Libakerto, and Libarejo area. as of July 2004, there are 359 branches in the Pandangpati and Papanjati area, and 24 in Gariya-Surlawi area. As of 2021. there are 299 branches in the Pandangpati and Papanjati area