| 2008-12 |
Maruzen Co., Ltd. and Library Distribution Center Co., Ltd. (both consolidated subsidiaries of Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.) entered into a basic agreement on a management integration to establish a joint holding company through a joint share transfer, signed by the three companies including their parent company, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. |
| 2010-01 |
CHI Group Co., Ltd. (the company) received approval for listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and Maruzen Co., Ltd. discontinued its listing. |
| 2010-01 |
CHI Group Co., Ltd. (our company) received approval for listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and Maruzen Co., Ltd. discontinued its listing. |
| 2010-02-01 |
On February 1, 2010, the company merged with Maruzen Co., Ltd. and Library Distribution Center Co., Ltd. through a joint share transfer, establishing a joint holding company with both as wholly-owned subsidiaries. |
| 2010-02 |
Establishment of CHI Group Co., Ltd. (the company): On the same day, the ordinary shares of CHI Group Co., Ltd. were listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| 2010-02-01 |
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| 2010-02 |
CHI Group Co., Ltd. (our company) was established: on the same day, its ordinary shares were listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange market. |
| 2010-02-01 |
Establishment |
| 2010-06 |
The company and Junkudo Bookstore Co., Ltd. entered into a share exchange agreement whereby the company became the sole parent and Junkudo Bookstore became a wholly-owned subsidiary. |
| 2010-08 |
Established Maruzen Bookstore Co., Ltd. as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Maruzen Co., Ltd. |
| 2010-10 |
Our company and Yusamatsu Bookstore Co., Ltd. entered into a share exchange agreement, making our company the sole parent and Yusamatsu Bookstore Co., Ltd. the sole subsidiary. |
| 2010-12 |
Established Honto Co., Ltd. (later renamed Honto Book Service Co., Ltd. in June 2011) as a business subsidiary to plan and promote internet business within the group. |
| 2011-02 |
Junkudo Bookstore Co., Ltd. and Yusamatsu Bookstore Co., Ltd. were each made wholly-owned subsidiaries of the company through share exchanges; Maruzen Bookstore Co., Ltd. was made a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of the company by receiving Maruzen Co., Ltd.'s shares as a stock dividend; and Maruzen Publishing Co., Ltd., a spin-off of Maruzen Co., Ltd.'s publishing business, was established as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company. |
| 2011-05 |
Changed the company's name to Maruzen CHI Holdings Co., Ltd. |
| 2012-01 |
Implemented a group reorganization to streamline management and improve profitability in the retail business by making Junkudo Bookstore Co., Ltd. a wholly-owned subsidiary of Maruzen Bookstore Co., Ltd. |
| 2012-05 |
Transferred the online bookstore 'Online Bookstore BK1' operated by Library Distribution Center Co., Ltd. to the company's investment target, To-Defect Co., Ltd. (which operates the e-book sales site 'honto'), and established a foundation for promoting the group's hybrid bookstore business in collaboration with that company. |
| 2012-05 |
We transferred the online bookstore 'Online Bookstore BK-One', operated by the Library Distribution Center Co., Ltd., to our investment target, To-Defect Co., Ltd. (which operates the e-book sales site 'honto'), and built a foundation to promote the hybrid bookstore business of our group in collaboration with them. |
| 2015-02 |
To improve efficiency of the bookstore business within the group, Maruzen Bookstore Co., Ltd. absorbed and merged with its subsidiary Junkudo Bookstore Co., Ltd., changing the name to Maruzen Junkudo Bookstore Co., Ltd. |
| 2016-02 |
To further expand educational and academic-related businesses within the group, Maruzen Co., Ltd. absorbed and merged with Yusamatsu Bookstore Co., Ltd., changing the name to Maruzen Yusamatsu Co., Ltd. |
| 2019-01 |
Maruzen Yusamatsu Co., Ltd., Maruzen Junkudo Bookstore Co., Ltd., and Maruzen Publishing Co., Ltd., all bearing the name 'Maruzen', celebrated their 150th anniversary of founding. |
| 2022-04 |
Due to the reorganization of market categories at the Tokyo Stock Exchange, our listing market category was moved to the Standard market. |
| 2023-02 |
In promoting a web service that supports research and analysis of specialized information, we changed the articles of incorporation of our subsidiary, Honto Book Service Co., Ltd., and renamed its corporate name to Maruzen Research Service Co., Ltd. |
| 2023-02 |
We changed the articles of incorporation of our subsidiary, Honto Book Service Co., Ltd., and renamed its corporate name to Maruzen Research Service Co., Ltd. |
| 2025-06 |
Our company and Impress Co., Ltd. established a joint venture, Tech Rev Co., Ltd., for the purpose of planning and operating a technical book unlimited reading service. |
