| 1961-10 |
Royal founding for the purpose of selling automotive accessories and related products in Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
| 1962-03 |
Reorganized into a corporation with capital of 2 million yen, establishing Royal Corporation |
| 1965-01 |
Established Sendai Sales Office (now Hokkaido & Tohoku Branch) |
| 1966-04 |
Established Nagoya Sales Office (formerly Chubu Branch) and Osaka Sales Office (now Chubu, Kinki, Shikoku Branch) |
| 1967-06 |
Relocated head office to 9 Sanbancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, and established Tokyo Sales Office (now Kanto Branch) |
| 1967-08 |
Separated the wholesale division of gas stations in the Kanto area and established Corner Royal Corporation |
| 1969-06 |
Opened a car corner in a large retail store and started direct sales to end consumers |
| 1975-11 |
Opened as the first directly managed store, Yellow Hat Utsunomiya South Store |
| 1976-08 |
Relocated head office to Kitansaku, Ota-ku, Tokyo |
| 1978-04 |
Established Kanto Logistics Center in Yoshikawa City, Saitama Prefecture, and introduced USAC System II |
| 1981-04 |
Changed share face value from 500 yen to 50 yen through merger with Royal (formerly Shimada Sangyo Co., Ltd.) |
| 1982-04 |
Contracted with Yellow Hat Group Store No. 1, Yellow Hat Kamagaya Store |
| 1989-06 |
Established North Kanto Sales Office (formerly North Kanto Branch) |
| 1989-09 |
Opened Yellow Hat Group Eniwa Store, reaching a total of 100 stores including directly managed and group stores |
| 1990-12 |
Obtained approval from the Japan Securities Dealers Association for over-the-counter registration |
| 1992-12 |
Opened Yellow Hat Group Nerima Store, reaching a total of 200 stores including directly managed and group stores |
| 1994-04 |
Opened Yellow Hat Group Nara Store, reaching a total of 300 stores including directly managed and group stores |
| 1994-06 |
Established Yamaguchi Sales Office (now Chugoku & Kyushu Branch) and West Japan Logistics Center |
| 1994-12 |
Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Second Section |
| 1996-03 |
With the opening of the directly managed Yellow Hat Soka store, the total number of directly managed and group stores reaches 400 |
| 1996-09 |
Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| 1996-10 |
Changed the company name to Yellow Hat Inc. |
| 1997-04 |
Opened a system center |
| 1998-05 |
Opened Tohoku Logistics Center |
| 2000-03 |
Relocated head office to Aobadai, Meguro-ku, Tokyo |
| 2008-04 |
Acquired all shares of Gyarack Inc. (currently a consolidated subsidiary of Aichi Yellow Hat Inc.) |
| 2008-10 |
Signed a business transfer agreement with I.C.S. Inc. for 10 stores operating under the names 'Auto Tech' and 'Pit 100' |
| 2009-02 |
Established five regional store operating subsidiaries |
| 2009-06 |
Relocated head office to Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo |
| 2010-02 |
Established one store operating subsidiary |
| 2010-05 |
Acquired all shares of Isshin Inc. (currently a consolidated subsidiary of Fukuoka Yellow Hat Inc.) |
| 2010-08 |
Acquired all shares of Joyful Inc. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) |
| 2011-02 |
Established four store operating subsidiaries |
| 2011-03 |
With the opening of the Yellow Hat Niigata Kameda store, the total number of stores in Japan reaches 500 |
| 2011-12 |
Acquired preferred shares of Monte Carlo Inc. (currently a consolidated subsidiary of Hiroshima Yellow Hat Inc.) and made it a subsidiary through conversion |
| 2012-01 |
Relocated the system center and vehicle inspection call center from Fuji City, Shizuoka Prefecture to Sapporo, Hokkaido |
| 2012-01 |
Established seven store operating subsidiaries to subdivide regions |
| 2012-03 |
Made Monte Carlo Inc. (currently a consolidated subsidiary of Hiroshima Yellow Hat Inc.) a wholly owned subsidiary through share exchange |
| 2012-04 |
Acquired all shares of Driver Stand Inc. (currently a consolidated subsidiary of 2 Rinkan Yellow Hat Inc.) and made it a subsidiary |
| 2012-04 |
To jointly procure products and establish a new commercial flow to Idemitsu Service Stations, a business and capital alliance agreement was signed with Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. |
| 2013-03 |
Relocation of the Kanto Logistics Center from Yoshikawa City, Saitama Prefecture to Ora District, Gunma Prefecture. |
| 2013-04 |
Acquired all shares of Apple Inc. (now a consolidated subsidiary, Tochigi Yellow Hat Co., Ltd.). |
| 2013-08 |
Established one store operating subsidiary. |
| 2014-05 |
Through share exchange, made Will Inc. (now a consolidated subsidiary, Bike Hall Yellow Hat Inc.) a wholly owned subsidiary. |
| 2014-07 |
Established two store operating subsidiaries. |
| 2014-10 |
With the opening of the Yellow Hat Keitango Mineyama Store, the total number of Yellow Hat stores in Japan reached 600. |
| 2015-10 |
Acquired shares of Yamaguchi Yellow Hat Inc. (now a consolidated subsidiary) and made it a subsidiary. |
| 2015-12 |
Acquired shares of Oita Yellow Hat Inc. (now a consolidated subsidiary) and made it a subsidiary. |
| 2016-01 |
Established two store operating subsidiaries. |
| 2016-04 |
Acquired shares of Best Wing Inc. (now a consolidated subsidiary, Yamagata Yellow Hat Inc.) and made it a subsidiary. |
| 2017-02 |
Established one store operating subsidiary. |
| 2017-04 |
Integrated the Chubu Branch and the Kinki/Shikoku Branches into the Chubu, Kinki, and Shikoku Branches. |
| 2018-01 |
Established one store operating subsidiary. |
| 2018-03 |
With the opening of the Yellow Hat Date Horihara Store, the total number of Yellow Hat stores in Japan reached 700. |
| 2018-04 |
Acquired shares of Hops Inc. (now a consolidated subsidiary, Shin Gifu Yellow Hat Inc.) and made it a subsidiary. |
| 2018-04 |
Integrated the North Kanto Branch and South Kanto Branch into the Kanto Branch. |
| 2018-07 |
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| 2018-12 |
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| 2020-10 |
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| 2021-07 |
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| 2022-04 |
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| 2022-10 |
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| 2023-04 |
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| 2023-07 |
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| 2024-02 |
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| 2024-07 |
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| 2025-01 |
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