Nitori

Nitori Co., Ltd
Native name
株式会社ニトリ
IndustryRetail
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]
ProductsFurniture
Home accessories
Websitewww.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.
  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.
  4. ^ "Corporate History". Nitori. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  5. ^ "About Us". Nitori Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  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）
  7. ^ ニトリ／10月にアメリカに進出 Archived 23 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine - 流通ニュース（2013年09月04日版/2016年10月23日閲覧）
  8. ^ Take, Sayumi (24 April 2024). "Japanese companies navigate workplace revolution as job hunters get choosier". Nikkei Asia.