Happy Life Love Co., Ltd.

Opened Rock City Himeji Store as the first Max Value Grand store in Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture.

Opened Hagi Store as the first The Big Extra store in Hagi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture.

Changed main store location to 121, Sasaemonbori Higashi no Machi, Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture. Moved headquarters functions to 5th floor, Hiroshima Danbara Shopping Center, 3-52, 1-ichi, Danbara Minami, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture.

Opened The Big Extra Ice Store, the first store in Hyogo Prefecture, in Tanba City, Hyogo Prefecture.

Established AEON Misiraku (Qingdao) Commercial Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary in Qingdao City, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China.

Opened Wanbang Central Store, the first store in China, in Qingdao City, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China.

Moved the training center to Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture, and opened Machitoku Training Center.

Opened Hyogo Fisheries Center, which processes and prepares fish, in Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture.

Opened Hiroshima Fisheries Center in Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture.

Started activities to support the traditional culture of Kagura through the Hiroshima Metropolitan Area Council's Kagura Town Promotion Council.

Celebrated the 35th anniversary of founding.

Renofa Yamaguchi Co., Ltd., Max Value West Japan Co., Ltd., the I-ON Group, and the hometown municipalities (Yamaguchi Prefecture and all its cities and towns) signed the All Yamaguchi J-League Comprehensive Partnership Agreement for regional revitalization and town-building.

Established Max Value Himeji Vialle (now Max Value Victoria), a development team that serves as the subsidiary of Japan's first women's professional volleyball team, Victoria Himeji.

Marunaka Co., Ltd. fully acquired Yamaguchi Marunaka Co., Ltd. through a share exchange.

Opened The Big Saijō Port Store, the first store in the San'in area, in Saijō City, Tottori Prefecture.

Marunaka Co., Ltd. merged with Yamaguchi Marunaka Co., Ltd.

Signed a basic agreement for management integration with Fuji Co., Ltd.

Simultaneously opened Max Value Kawaguchi Store, the first store in Shimane Prefecture, and The Big Higashiedo Store.

Established Fuji Co., Ltd., a joint holding company.