Nitori
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 Nitoriheadquartersin Sapporo | |
Native name | Kabushiki gaisha ニトリ |
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| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1967inSapporo,Japan |
| Headquarters | Sapporo ,Japan |
Number of locations | 900+ stores |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Akio Nitori (FounderandPresident)[1] |
| Products | Furniture Home accessories |
| Website | www |
Nitori Co., Ltdis aJapanesefurnitureand home accessories retail company headquartered inSapporo.[2]It is the largest furniture and home furnishing chain in Japan.[3]Founded inSapporoin 1967 by the company's currentPresidentAkio Nitori. Nitori currently has more than 700 stores in Japan and more than 70 stores inChina,[4]more than 50 stores inTaiwan,Singapore,Malaysia,the Philippines,Thailand,andSouth Korea.The company's products are sold in theUnited Statesunder theAki-Homebrand name.[5]
In November 2010, Nitori Holdings, Inc. was established as a wholly owned subsidiary of Nitori Holdings (holding company) following the transition to a holding company structure, which was established in 2012 and began operating stores under the name "AKi-Home" (after Akio's name) the following year.[6][7]
Nitori was ranked the #1 most desirable company to work for among new graduates in 2023 and 2024.[8]
History[edit]
- 1967 - Established NITORI furniture store in Sapporo
- 1973 - Adopted direct purchasing scheme from vender
- 1975 - Built Japan's first air dome, opened Nango store
- 1980 - Introduced the first automated vertical warehouse in the Japanese distribution industry
- 1986 - Began full-scale direct imports of overseas products
- 1987 - Invested in furniture manufacture, Marumitsu Woodwork, effectively establishing it as a subsidiary
- 1993 - Opened firstHonshustore
- 1994 - Commenced operations at own plants overseas
- 2000 - OpenedKantodistribution center
- 2003 - Achieved Sales 100 billion Japanese yen and 100 stores
- 2004 - Entered the online sales business
- 2007 - Opened Kaohsiung Dream Time store in Taiwan, the first store overseas
- 2009 - Achieved Sales 200 billion Japanese yen and 200 stores
- 2011 - Launched new format "Deco Home" and commenced shopping mall business in operations by NITORI
- 2012 & 2013 - Achieved Sales 340 billion Japanese Yen and 300 stores
- 2013 - Opened "Aki-Home", the first store in the United States
- 2014 - Opened first store inWuhan,China
- 2022 - Opened its first store inMalaysiaatLaLaport Bukit Bintang City Centre.A second store will also be opening in third quarter of the year atIOI City MallinPutrajaya.At the same time, Singapore opened the Nitori furniture outlet at Courts Nojima at The Heeren on 31 March 2022 in Orchard Road.
- 2023 - Opened its first store inThailandatCentralWorldshopping complex,Bangkok.
- 2024 - Opened its first store in thePhilippinesatMitsukoshi BGCin Taguig
References[edit]
- ^"Message from the Chief Executive Officer".Nitori Co., Ltd.Retrieved20 September2016.
- ^"Japan furniture seller Nitori's H1 profit hits record, defies yen slide".Reuters. 25 September 2014.Retrieved17 September2015.
- ^Harney, Alexandra (7 June 2010). "Nitori Furnishes Japan".Forbes.
- ^"Corporate History".Nitori.Retrieved17 September2015.
- ^"About Us".Nitori Co., Ltd.Retrieved20 September2016.
- ^ニトリ, Mễ quốc に sơ nhân viên chạy hàng -- Tây Hải ngạn に『AKi-Home(アキ・ホーム)』2 cửa hàng 舗オープン-マイナビニュース( /2016 năm 10 nguyệt 23 ngày duyệt lãm )
- ^ニトリ／10 nguyệt にアメリカに ra vào- lưu thông ニュース ( 2013 năm 09 nguyệt 04 ngày bản /2016 năm 10 nguyệt 23 ngày duyệt lãm )
- ^Take, Sayumi (24 April 2024)."Japanese companies navigate workplace revolution as job hunters get choosier".Nikkei Asia.
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