Along Ote-dori Street there used to be Nagasakiya, Nagaoka Daiwa (department store), Ichimura Department Store, Marusen Department Store and Marudai (Niigata Prefecture) Nagaoka Store, which was affiliated with Ito-Yokado.
かつては大手通り沿いに長崎屋、長岡大和(百貨店)、イチムラ百貨店、丸専デパート、イトーヨーカ堂系の丸大(新潟県)長岡店があった。