Nitori

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Nitori Co., Ltd
Native name
株式会社ニトリ
Industry Retail
Founded1967;57 years ago (1967) in Sapporo, Japan
Headquarters
Sapporo
,
Japan
Number of locations
900+ stores
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Akio Nitori (Founder and President) [1]
Products Furniture
Home accessories
Website www.nitori-net.jp

Nitori Co., Ltd is a Japanese furniture and home accessories retail company headquartered in Sapporo. [2] It is the largest furniture and home furnishing chain in Japan. [3] Founded in Sapporo in 1967 by the company's current President Akio Nitori. Nitori currently has more than 700 stores in Japan and more than 70 stores in China, [4] more than 50 stores in Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, and South Korea. The company's products are sold in the United States under the Aki-Home brand 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]

Nitori store in Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan. NITORI Takatsuki.JPG
Nitori store in Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan.

History

Nitori store in Ushiku, Ibaraki, Japan in 2009, showing the company's old design. Blue Nitori.jpg
Nitori store in Ushiku, Ibaraki, Japan in 2009, showing the company's old design.
Nitori store entrance in Songshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. Nitori taiwan 01.jpg
Nitori store entrance in Songshan District, Taipei, Taiwan.

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References

  1. "Message from the Chief Executive Officer". Nitori Co., Ltd. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  2. "Japan furniture seller Nitori's H1 profit hits record, defies yen slide". Reuters. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  3. Harney, Alexandra (7 June 2010). "Nitori Furnishes Japan". Forbes.
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  6. ニトリ、米国に初出店--西海岸に『AKi-Home(アキ・ホーム)』2店舗オープン - マイナビニュース(/2016年10月23日閲覧)
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