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History of Daimaru
| 1717 | ・Shimomura Hikoemon Shokei opened a kimono fabric store “Daimonjiya” in Fushimi, Kyoto. (Foundation of Daimaru) |
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| 1726 | ・Osaka store “Matsuya” opened in Shinsaibashisuji, Osaka and began cash sales at fixed prices (present location of Shinsaibashi store). |
| 1728 | ・Nagoya store opened at Honmachi 4-chome, Nagoya and used the name “Daimaruya” for the first time. |
| 1737 | ・Distributed to all stores the hanging scrolls with the store creed of “Service before Profit” on it. ・Completed the construction of the new Kyoto flagship store in Funaya-cho, Higashinotoin, Kyoto. |
| 1743 | ・Edo (Tokyo) store opened at Odenma-cho 3-chome, Nihonbashi, Edo. |
| 1837 | ・The Oshio Rebellion broke out. Daimaru escaped burning at the hands of mobs due to its reputation as a philanthropic merchant. |
| 1907 | ・Established “Kabushiki Goshi Kaisha (joint-stock limited partnership) Daimaru Gofukuten (kimono fabric store)” with a capital of ¥500,000. |
| 1910 | ・Closed Edo and Nagoya stores. |
| 1912 | ・Kyoto store opened at the present location. |
| 1913 | ・Kobe branch opened in Motomachi, Kobe. |
| 1920 | ・Established “Kabushiki Kaisha (stock company) Daimaru Gofukuten” with a capital of ¥12 million. |
| 1922 | ・Established the first weekly holiday (Monday) system in the department store industry. |
| 1927 | ・Kobe store moved to the present location. ・Established the first “Dyeing Laboratory & Hygienic Laboratory” (present Consumer End-Use Research Institute) in the department store industry in Osaka store (present Shinsaibashi store). |
| 1928 | ・Changed the company name to “Kabushiki Kaisha Daimaru.” |
| 1947 | ・Kochi Daimaru opened. |
| 1948 | ・Established Daimaru Kogyo, Ltd. |
| 1949 | ・Tottori Daimaru became affiliated with The Daimaru, Inc. |
| 1950 | ・Shimonoseki Daimaru opened. |
| 1953 | ・Hakata Daimaru opened. |
| 1954 | ・Tokyo store opened at the Yaesu exit of Tokyo station. |
| 1959 | ・Launched the original men’s brand “Trojan.” |
| 1960 | ・Established Peacock Industries Co., Ltd. (present Peacock Stores). |
| 1971 | ・Established Daimaru Lease & Service Co., Ltd. ・Established Restaurant Peacock Co., Ltd. |
| 1983 | ・Adopted a corporate identity system (CIS) and created a new logo. ・Umeda store opened in Osaka Terminal Building “Acty Osaka.” |
| 1987 | ・Kobe store opened its first nearby directly-operated store (present Former Foreign Settlement Bldg. 38). |
| 1991 | ・Established Dimples’ Co., Ltd. |
| 1995 | ・Kobe store was hit by the Great Hanshin Earthquake. |
| 1997 | ・Kobe store was restored and grand opened. ・The annex to Fukuoka Tenjin store of Hakata Daimaru grand opened with increased floor space. |
| 1999 | ・Out-of-store sales reform started. ・Store-based sales reform started. ・The “Customer’s View” project started. |
| 2000 | ・Personnel system reform started. ・Back-office functions reform started. |
| 2002 | ・Established Daimaru’s environmental philosophy. ・Introduced a new merchandise information system. |
| 2003 | ・Hakata Daimaru and Nagasaki Daimaru merged. ・Sapporo store opened. ・Launched a new customer information system. |
| 2005 | ・The 2nd store-based sales reform started. ・Established Daimaru Sales Associates Co., Ltd. |
| 2006 | ・New personnel system reform started. ・Newly formed Planning Office for New Umeda Store. |
| 2007 | ・LaLaport Yokohama store opened. |
September 3, 2007 The Daimaru, Inc. and Matsuzakaya Holdings Co., Ltd. Established a joint holding company J. Front Retailing Co., Ltd. and integrated management.
