Corporate Profile

Find the company profile and history of Daiso industries Co., Ltd. here.

  • Company name
    • Daiso Industries Co., Ltd.
  • Representative
    • Seiji Yano, President and Representative Director
  • Street address
    • 〒739-8501
        1-4-14 Saijoyoshiyukihigashi, Higashihiroshima-shi, Hiroshima
  • Establishment
    • December 1977
  • Capital
    • 2.7 billion yen
  • Number of stores by country / region
    • Total number of stores in Japan and overseas: 5,350 stores

    • Number of domestic stores: 4,360 stores

      By Brand
      DAISO…3,813 stores
      Standard Products…98 stores
      THREEPPY …449 stores
      *Includes CouCou ・PlusHeart
      (As of the end of December 2023)

    • Number of overseas stores…990 stores

      By Brand
      DAISO…962 stores
      Standard Products…4 stores
      THREEPPY …24 stores
      (As of the end of December 2023)

  • number of employees
    • Full-time employees … 677 (as of the end of February 2023)
    • Number of temporary employees … 23,977 (converted to 8 hours a day) (as of the end of February 2023)
  • Main customer
    • イオン、イズミ、イズミヤ、イトーヨーカ堂、オークワ、サンエー、サンリブ、東急ストア、東急不動産、PPIH 、フジ、平和堂、マルエツ、三井不動産、ユニー、その他量販店(五十音順)

Company Profile (PDF)

History

  • 1972
    March
    • Established Yano Shoten for the purpose of selling household goods
  • 1977
    December
    • Incorporated as Daiso Industries Co., Ltd.
  • 1980
    November
    • Opened Tokyo Sales Office
  • 1981
    October
    • Opened Kyushu Sales Office
  • 1983
    July
    • Increased capital to 50 million yen
  • 1986
    January
    • Opened Osaka Sales Office
  • 1987
    July
    December
    • Constructed a new office building and a new warehouse, and relocated
    • Opened Sapporo Sales Office
    • Started developing "100 Yen SHOP Daiso"
  • 1990
    August
    • Opened Nagoya Sales Office
  • 1991
    April
    • Opened the first directly-managed store, "Takamatsu Store"
    • Commenced full-scale expansion of "100-yen SHOP Daiso" chain
  • 1994
    November
    • Won the "Excellence Award" of the New Business Grand Prize at Japan New Business Conference
  • 1996
    September
    • Increased capital to 496.6 million yen
  • 1997
    November
    • Won the "Trade Contribution Company Award" of the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Awards
  • 1999
    • Over 1,000 stores in Japan
  • 2000
    January
    March
    • Won '99 Venture of the Year (Private Equity Category)
    • Increased capital to 900 million yen
  • 2001
    June
    August
    September
    • Increased capital to 2.7 billion yen
    • Expanded to Taiwan (opened first overseas store)
    • Expanded into Korea
  • 2002
    March
    • Expanded into Singapore
    • Won 2002 Zaikai Business Person of the Year Award
  • 2003
    June
    December
    • Expanded into Thailand
    • Expanded into Canada
  • 2004
    March
    July
    December
    • Expanded into UAE (United Arab Emirates)
    • Expanded into Kuwait
    • Expanded into Qatar
    • Expanded into Indonesia
  • 2005
    May
    August
    October
    December
    • Advance into Bahrain (open stores in 10 overseas countries and regions)
    • Expanded into Macau
    • Expanded into Seattle (U.S.A)
    • Expanded into New Caledonia
    • Expanded into Oman
  • 2006
    March
    December
    • Expanded into New Zealand
    • Expanded into San Francisco (U.S.A.)
  • 2007
    November
    December
    • Thai factory and warehouse operation
    • Expanded into Romania
    • Expanded into Mauritius
  • 2008
    March
    May
    June
    December
    • Expanded into Saudi Arabia (opened in 20 countries and regions overseas)
    • Expanded into Vietnam
    • Expanded into Malaysia
    • Expanded into Lebanon
  • 2009
    January
    April
    • Expanded into Jordan
    • Expanded into the Philippines
  • 2010
    May
    • Over 3,000 stores worldwide
    • Expanded into Australia
  • 2011
    September
    • Expanded into Mexico
  • 2012
    March
    June
    June
    July
    December
    • Expanded into Myanmar
    • Expanded into China
    • Started operation of Saitama RDC
    • Started operation of Osaka RDC
    • Expanded into Brazil
  • 2013
    March
    June
    October
    • Started operation of Niigata RDC
    • Started operation of Kyushu RDC
    • Started operation of Nagoya RDC
    • Started operation of Hiroshima RDC
  • 2014
    February
    March
    June
    • Started operation of Hokkaido RDC
    • Started operation of Chiba RDC
    • Expanded into Cambodia
  • 2015
    October
    • Made a subsidiary by acquiring shares of Chubu Shokai
  • 2016
    December
    • Take over the business of Plus Heart
    • Vietnam factory and warehouse operation
    • Expanded into Mongolia
  • 2017
    October
    October
    • Expanded into Laos
    • Made Midori Shoji a subsidiary by acquiring shares
  • 2018
    March
    March
    November
    November
    • Over 5,000 stores worldwide
    • Seiji Yano inaugurated as President
    • Established the 300-yen store, THREEPPY
    • Expanded into Israel
    • Expanded into Hawaii (U.S.A.)
  • 2019
    March
    • Formulated new CI
  • 2020
    May
    August
    • Acquired the 300-yen store, CouCou
    • Established an e-commerce site for corporate customers
  • 2021
    March
    March
    May
    • Launched two brands, "Standard Products" and "Natural Coordinate"
    • Take over the business of Midori Shoji
    • Established an e-commerce site for consumers.
  • 2022
    February
    April
    April
    September
    • 50th anniversary of foundation
    • Global flagship store opens in Ginza
    • THREEPPY Rebranding
    • Entering India
  • 2023
    June
    July
    • Global RLI Awards *1
    • Kanagawa RDC started operation
*1 The RLI Awards celebrate the world's most visionary and innovative retail and leisure concepts and pay tribute to companies that continue to push boundaries.