COMPANY History

2002 April Established the holding company ARATA CORPORATION together with Daika Kabushiki Kaisha, Ito-I Co., Ltd. and Sunvic Co., Ltd. and listed on the JASDAQ
September Made Tokukura Co., Ltd. into a subsidiary through a share exchange
2004 April Transitioned from a holding company to an operating company
June Moved Head Office from Minato Ward, Tokyo to Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture
August Made Kisosei Co., Ltd. into a subsidiary through a share exchange
2005 April Merged with subsidiary Kisosei Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries Kisosei Service Co., Ltd. and Dorf Co., Ltd.
December Made Japell Co., Ltd. into a subsidiary through a share exchange
2006 October Merged with SISCO Co., Ltd.
November Established DENTSU RETAIL MARKETING INC. together with DENTSU TEC INC., a wholly owned subsidiary of DENTSU INC., NEC Corporation and Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
2007 April Established ISM CORPORATION as a subsidiary
December Acted to acquire treasury stock with the aims of improving capital efficiency and returning profits to shareholders, acquiring 4,066,750 shares through a tender offer
2008 September Started service of sending planograms (information for shelving) together with CS YAKUHIN CO., LTD., CYBERLINKS CO.,LTD., and NIPPON SOGO SYSTEMS, INC.
2010 March Concluded a business cooperation agreement with NIPPON ACCESS, INC. and Alfresa Holdings Corporation
2011 March Listed stock on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
2012 February Established 凱饒泰(上海)貿易有限公司 in Shanghai, China as a subsidiary
March Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
August Acquired shares of Ichino Co., Ltd. (currently Living Arata Co., Ltd.) and made the company into a subsidiary
2013 October Established ARATA (THAILAND) CO., LTD. in Bangkok, Thailand as a subsidiary
2014 July Moved Head Office from Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture to Koto Ward, Tokyo
2015 March Established joint venture SIAM ARATA CO., LTD. with Saha Group Co., Ltd. in Bangkok, Thailand
2016 June Issued 1st unsecured convertible bond-type bonds with share acquisition rights and 120% call option attached
2018 July Issued new shares, disposed of treasury shares, conducted a public offering of the Company’s shares and issued a 2nd unsecured convertible bond-type bonds with share acquisition rights and 120% call option attached
2019 April Merged with subsidiary Fashion Arata Corporation
2020 September Concluded a business cooperation agreement with 広州衆上投資控股集団有限公司(衆上集団)in China
October Established ARATA VIETNAM COMPANY LIMITED in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam as a subsidiary
2021 June Transition to a company with audit and supervisory committee
July Institutional decision on a capital alliance with 広州衆上投資控股集団有限公司(衆上集団)in China, and investment was made in 新衆上(広州)有限公司
2022 April Listed on the prime market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange