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Gairin Shige starts confectionery manufacturing.
Founded: Showa 5 (1930).
Becomes the name of Gairin Brothers Trading Company.
Founder Gairin Shige passes away (company closed).
Former chairman Gairin Mutsuyo starts a confectionery retail store.
Starts wholesale confectionery business.
Gairin Hisatoshi (current advisor) takes over the family business.
Business with supermarkets grows as a specialty wholesaler of bagged sweets.
Open a store as a tenant at C&C (Kan-E).
Conduct transactions with Nichi-I Co., Ltd., Selco Co., Ltd., and Fukuyama City Agricultural Cooperative through a partnership system.
Reorganize into Gairin Co., Ltd. (capital 20 million yen). Gairin Hisatada becomes president and CEO. Open a Kurashiki branch office.
Established: Showa 49, June 1.
Build a new corporate building and expand into Fukuyama Wholesale Center.
Start selling private label products (Shizen Mi Ryohin).
Begin employee training at JMC. Achieve annual sales of 3 billion yen and 50 employees.
Open an Onomichi branch office (Bay Town Onomichi) and introduce a computer system.
Establish the West Japan Food Distribution Research Association (now NS Research Association). Begin selling Shizen Mi Ryohin through the NS Group. Reach annual sales of 5 billion yen.
Launch a special exhibition (now GrandeX).
Close the Kurashiki branch and open an Okayama branch (Ōuchi, Okayama City).
Release NSPB's 'Koshoku Bigaku' and 'Dekadoku'. NSPB's sales composition exceeds 20%.
Establish SPB Co., Ltd. (bagging business).
Construct a headquarters building (next to the Fukuyama branch). The new logistics system (NSIP) becomes operational.
Begin employee training at IMC. Operate shelf allocation diagnostic system and product revision system.
Start operating the profitability management system. Reach annual sales of 10 billion yen.
Close the Onomichi branch and open a Hiroshima branch (Nakaichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture). Begin joint use of computer systems with the NS Group.
Introduce the shelf allocation system 'Apollo'.
Construct a new corporate building for SPB Co., Ltd.
Move the Okayama branch to a newly built location (from Ōuchi to Hayashimachi).
Open the Shikoku branch office. (Toyohama Town, Kagawa Prefecture) NSPB's sales exceed 10 billion yen.
Establish N.S.C.S. Co., Ltd. (a computer systems development company).
Participate in the first Drugstore Show. (Tokyo Makuhari) Transition from PC system to OBC system and NSIP-Neo becomes operational. Annual sales reach 20 billion yen.
Establish NS International Co., Ltd. (import business). Move to current headquarters. (5-story Fukuyama Wholesale Center) Open Kyushu branch office (Koga City, Fukuoka Prefecture) and simultaneously open a joint logistics center. (Shiraishi Co., Ltd.) Increase capital to 50 million yen.
Open Kansai branch office (Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture) and simultaneously open Kansai joint logistics center. (Fujiya Main Store Co., Ltd.) Annual sales reach 25 billion yen.
Establish NS Logistics Co., Ltd. Introduce IP telephony.
Shigeru Sato becomes president and CEO, and Hidetada Gairin becomes chairman of the board. Annual sales reach 30 billion yen.
Open Chubu branch office. (Ichinomiya City, Aichi Prefecture) Take a capital stake in IwaFit Co., Ltd. (Toyama Prefecture) Introduce DW (Data Warehouse). Founder Gairin Mutsuyo passes away.
Move Kyushu branch office to a newly built location. (Yakuoji, Koga City, Fukuoka Prefecture)
SC-Net (company intranet) becomes operational. Introduce teleconference system. Begin efforts toward the 'Four Major Reforms'.
Take a capital stake in Takey Co., Ltd. (Gunma Prefecture). Open Kanto branch office. (Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture) Introduce self-reliant human resource training at Harada Education Research Institute. Annual sales exceed 40 billion yen.
Enter into a business partnership with Ishiguro Co., Ltd. (Miyagi Prefecture)
Open Sendai branch office (Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture) and Morioka branch office (Yahiko Town, Iwate Prefecture). Start the Succession Development Practice School (transmission of management philosophy to successors). NSIP-Σ becomes operational.
Increase capital to 80 million yen. New accounting system becomes operational.
Sales assistant system becomes operational.
Increase capital to 310 million yen. Kazuaki Urakami becomes chairman of the board, and Hidetada Gairin becomes senior advisor. Rename branch offices to branches. As part of the 40th anniversary project, compile company history and donate a book circulation vehicle to Fukuyama City.
Transition sales to the new sales system. Introduce team building training.
Transition to a new personnel system. (Eliminate deputy manager positions) Formulate the Gairin Group Philosophy.
Start operating team meetings (vertical and horizontal). Begin team sales initiatives with manufacturers. Introduce paperless meeting system. Start internship program. Establish an advertising event division at SPB Co., Ltd.
Introduce the Time Employee Personnel System. Recognized as a company practicing work style reform and as an Okayama child-rearing support company.
Relocate the Kanto branch to a newly built facility. (Saitama Prefecture, Sugito Town)
NSIP-5 becomes operational. Open a logistics center in Hokkaido. (Hokkaido, Ishikari City)
Annual sales exceed 50 billion yen.
Open a Niigata branch. (Niigata Prefecture, Nagaoka City)
Subsidiary of Daizen Co., Ltd. (Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture). Absorb and merge with Takey Co., Ltd. (Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture). Annual sales exceed 60 billion yen.
Annual sales exceed 70 billion yen. Acquire Yukari-do Seika as a subsidiary and enter the manufacturing business. (Akita Prefecture, Senboku City)
Annual sales exceed 90 billion yen. Relocate the Chubu branch and logistics center to a newly built facility. (Aichi Prefecture, Iwakura City). Establish a retail division at SPB Co., Ltd. Open a snack shop "Charrinko" in Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture. Open a Tokyo office. (Kameido, Koto-ku). Merge the Fukuyama branch into the Okayama branch. Absorb and merge with IWA FIT Co., Ltd. (Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture). As a 50th anniversary project, compile the company history and donate a mobile library vehicle to Fukuyama City. Daichiro Ooyama becomes President and Hisanao Ooyama becomes Vice President. Receive "Kurumin" certification as a child-rearing support company. Open "Charrinko Kawaguchi" in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture.
Relocate the Kansai branch. (Osaka Prefecture, Nishi-ku, Minami-Horie, Osaka City). Move the Hokkaido sales office to Sapporo City and rename it to Hokkaido branch. Annual sales exceed 100 billion yen (group of three companies). Open a Shiga logistics center. (Shiga Prefecture, Konan City). Open "Charrinko Kawaguchi Maegawa" in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture.
On October 1, the 2027 new employee offer certificate award ceremony was held, and 20 offer recipients gathered at the headquarters. After receiving the certificates, the recipients shared their thoughts about the Forestry Group and their future aspirations.
Rental information for the Fukuyama Logistics Center, Shikoku Branch, and Niigata Logistics Center has been updated. See the linked pages for details about each facility.
We have updated the rental information for Fukuyama Logistics Center, Shikoku Branch, and Niigata Logistics Center. Please see each link for details.
The Sotobayashi Group published an interview video with an employee involved in product development. The video introduces employees who work on developing domestic and overseas private-label products. See the link for details.
The Sotobayashi Group published a work introduction video about its Administration Headquarters. Employees in recruitment and human resources, and accounting, are interviewed and share messages for job seekers. See the link for details.
Gorin Group has released a job introduction video for the product development edition. The video features interviews with employees responsible for the development of domestic private brand (PB) products and overseas PB products. You can check the details at the link provided.
Gorin Group has released a job introduction video for the management headquarters. In the video, employees responsible for recruitment, human resources, and accounting are interviewed, encouraging job seekers to take a step toward the future. Please see the link for more details.
Gairin Group has released a video featuring interviews with development staff working at a system company. You can check the details at the linked site.
An interview with the center manager working at a logistics center has been published for job seekers. Please see the link for details.
Gorin Group has released an introduction video about sales positions. The video includes interviews with employees working in the Sales Department and the Sales Assistant Department. You can find more details at the linked site.