MARUI GROUP's History

• 2010FebruaryLaunched Rakuchin private brand series

• AprilChanged name of CSC Service Co., Ltd. to MARUI FACILITIES Co., Ltd.

• NovemberCommenced business alliance with Rakuten, Inc.

• DecemberMARUI KIT CENTER CO., LTD. visited by Emperor and Empress of Japan

• 2011JanuaryReopened Nakano Marui

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  2011
  Kyoto Marui

  AprilOpened Kyoto Marui
  Began issuing EPOS Platinum Cards

• OctoberTransferred Group company head office to the top floor of Nakano Marui

2012NovemberBegan issuing EPOS Virtual Cards, credit numbers exclusively for online shopping use

• 2013FebruaryEstablished Epos Small Amount and Short Term Insurance Co., Ltd.

• SeptemberBegan issuing credit cards using tablets at all stores

• OctoberReorganized operations in Shinjuku to create three-building system
  Renovated Shinjuku Marui Main Building, Shinjuku Marui Men, and Shinjuku Marui Annex

• NovemberBegan selling small-amount short-term insurance policies

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  2014
  Newly renovated Machida Marui

  2014MayRenovated Machida Marui, the first store with tenants on fixed-term rental contracts

• JuneAnnounced MARUI GROUP's new medium-term management plan

• JulyAnnounced HUIS TEN BOSCH Collaboration EPOS CARD, the first collaboration card with a partner in Kyushu
  Began issuing Otomate EPOS CARD

• AugustBegan issuing MONA EPOS CARD

• SeptemberReleased official EPOS card app

• 2015FebruaryBegan issuing Club Hawks EPOS CARD
  MARUI GROUP's stock price increased for first time in seven years and four months, posting top rate of growth among companies on First Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange

• MarchBegan issuing JQ CARD EPOS CARD

• AprilReopened Shibuya Marui (previously Marui Jam Shibuya)

• JuneBegan issuing EPOS pre-paid Visa cards

• JulyBegan issuing MALera GIFU EPOS CARD

• AugustGentosha published Keiki wo Shikaketa Otoko, a novel about MARUI founder Chuji Aoi

• SeptemberPublished Co-Creation Management Report 2015, the Company's integrated report
  Began issuing unimo Chiharadai EPOS CARDBegan issuing Capcom EPOS CARD

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  2015
  Shibuya Modi (previously Marui City Shibuya)

  NovemberOpened Shibuya Modi (previously Marui City Shibuya)

• DecemberRecommenced openings of specialty stores with opening of Marui Shoes LaLaPort Tachikawa Tachihi Store

• 2016MarchBegan issuing KOEI TECMO GAMES EPOS CARD

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  2016
  Hakata Marui

  AprilBegan issuing Rera EPOS CARD
  Opened Hakata Marui, the first Marui store in Kyushu

• MayRenovated Kashiwa Marui (previously Kashiwa VAT)
  Announced MARUI GROUP's new medium-term management plan (five-year plan)Established the Nominating and Compensation CommitteeParticipated in TOKYO RAINBOW PRIDE for the first time

• JuneIntroduced performance-linked stock-based compensation in officer compensation systems

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  Kashiwa Modi

  OctoberOpened Kashiwa Modi (previously Kashiwa Marui)
  Began issuing ASPIA AKASHI EPOS CARD

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  Shizuoka Modi

  NovemberOpened Shizuoka Modi
  Began issuing IDC OTSUKA EPOS CARD

• 2017FebruaryOpened store operated by MARUI GROUP on KDDI CORPORATION's Wowma! Internet sales site

• MarchBegan issuing Hoshigaoka CARD EPOS
  Made EPOS cards compatible with Apple Pay

• AprilBegan issuing ELM EPOS CARD

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  Neko ga Kureta Ma-rui Shiawase (Simply Joys Taught to Me by a Cat) series of original anime commercials

  JuneLaunched Neko ga Kureta Ma-rui Shiawase (Simply Joys Taught to Me by a Cat) series of original anime commercials
  Began issuing Gintama EPOS CARD

• AugustIntroduced service enabling payments using bitcoin virtual currency on a trial basis
  Held the Inclusion Fes 2017 event for employees

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  GODZILLA EPOS CARD
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  SeptemberBegan issuing GODZILLA EPOS CARD

• OctoberBegan issuing GTN EPOS CARD
  Began issuing HMV&BOOKS EPOS CARD

• 2018FebruaryIncluded in the Health & Productivity Stock Selection for the first time

• MarchBegan issuing New Prince of Tennis EPOS CARD
  Included in the Nadeshiko Brand for the first timeIncluded in the New Diversity Management Selection 100 for the first timeBecame first Japanese retailing company to receive certification from Science Based Targets for greenhouse gas emission reduction targets

• AprilExpanded the scope of application of human resource systems pertaining to spouses to include common-law marriages and same-sex partners
  Commenced rent guarantee services collaboration between ABLE. INC. and Epos Card Co., Ltd.

• MayBegan issuing SUNPARK EPOS CARD, the first collaboration card with a partner in the Chugoku region
  Began issuing airCloset EPOS CARD

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  EPOS card employing universal design principles

  JuneBegan issuing EPOS cards that employ universal design principles
  Helped open SHIBUYA BASE, the first physical venue of BASE, Inc., at Shibuya MaruiBegan issuing EPOS Family Gold cards

• JulyBecame member of RE100, an international initiative committed to procuring electricity entirely from renewable sources

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  Group securities company tsumiki Securities Co., Ltd.

  AugustIncluded in JPX-Nikkei Index 400 for the first timeLaunched services of tsumiki Securities Co., Ltd.

• OctoberIssued the first green bonds in Japan to be used for the purpose of the sourcing of electricity entirely from renewable sources

• NovemberLaunched EPOS Pay QR code payment service in the Nakano area of Tokyo
  Became first Japanese retailing company to declare endorsement of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures

• DecemberCommenced capital and business alliance with Minna Denryoku Co., Ltd.
  Declared support for the Standards of Conduct for Business put forth by the United Nations for tackling discrimination against LGBTI people

• 2019JanuaryBegan issuing Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] EPOS CARD
  Became first Japanese retailing company to be included in CDP's Climate A-List

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  DRENi showroom in Yurakucho Marui

  FebruaryPublished VISION BOOK 2050
  Began issuing Ikemen Series EPOS CARDOpened DRENi online dress rental website

• MarchIncluded in Diversity Management 100 Prime for the first time
  Completed transition to shopping centers and fixed-term rental contracts commenced in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015

• AprilLaunched Tokyo Tsumitate Musume AI chat serviceIntegrated Modi operations of AIM CREATE CO., LTD., into MARUI CO., LTD.Included in the 2019 Competitive IT Strategy Company Stock Selection

• MayCommenced capital and business alliance with Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd.
  Established the Sustainability BoardReceived grand prize in Companies Supporting Childrearing by Two-Income Households Grand Prix sponsored by Nikkei DUALCommenced capital and business alliance with FABRIC TOKYO Co., Ltd.

• JuneBegan issuing NICIGAS EPOS CARD
  Introduction of sustainability targets for evaluation indicators for medium-to-long-term incentives in officer compensation systemsCommenced investment in Gojo & Company, Inc.

• JulyPublished Co-Creation Wellness Report 2019 (Japanese only)
  Began issuing Sumikkogurashi EPOS CARD

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  ONE PIECE EPOS CARD
  ©Eiichiro Oda/Shueisha, Toei Animation License coordinated by FUNimation^® Productions, Ltd.

  AugustBegan issuing ONE PIECE EPOS CARD
  Opened #IFPJ POP-UP STORE in Yurakucho MaruiReceipt of Silver award by VISION BOOK 2050 in the 2019 International ARC Awards

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  Pride House Tokyo EPOS CARD

  SeptemberBegan issuing Stand My Heroes EPOS CARD
  Began issuing Pride House Tokyo EPOS CARDCompleted registration of MARUI FACILITIES Co., Ltd., as a power retailer

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  HARA8 at Marui Family Mizonokuchi

  NovemberCommenced capital and business alliance with Life is Tech Inc.
  Opened HARA8, first food court in a Marui store, at Marui Family Mizonokuchi

• DecemberCommenced capital and business alliance with A-too Inc., operator of Suruga-Ya stores