Dohoku Arcs Co., Ltd.

Fuji Co., Ltd. (now Dohoku Arcs Co., Ltd.) was established at 6-chome Odori Minami, Nayoro, Hokkaido, with capital of ¥7.7 million.

Opened Nayoro Station Front Store, its first supermarket, at 6-chome Odori Minami, Nayoro, Hokkaido.

Asahikawa Fuji Co., Ltd. was established at 2-chome Higashi 5-jo, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, with capital of ¥5 million, to begin full-scale store expansion in the Asahikawa area.

Opened a process center at 15-chome Asahimachi 1-jo, Asahikawa, Hokkaido.

Fuji Family Foods Co., Ltd. was established at 1-chome Ryutsu Danchi 1-jo, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, with capital of ¥2 million. In February 1987, its trade name was changed to Nice Foods Co., Ltd., and its business purpose was changed to the manufacture of daily-delivery foods.

Acquired a central packing plant for fresh foods located at 1-chome Ryutsu Danchi 1-jo, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, and relocated the process center to the plant.

Opened Western Kawabata, its first power center, at 10-chome Kawabata-cho, Asahikawa, Hokkaido.

Developed and introduced FINIAS, an integrated information system, to achieve low-cost management and improve labor productivity.

Joined CGC Japan Co., Ltd., a joint centralized purchasing organization.

Opened Western Powers, its second power center, at 3-chome and 4-chome Nagayama 12-jo, Asahikawa, Hokkaido.

Added a product center to the process center to streamline logistics and handle products developed and imported by CGC Japan Co., Ltd.

Registered its shares for over-the-counter trading with the Japan Securities Dealers Association.

Obtained a B+ rating from the Japan Bond Research Institute (now Rating and Investment Information, Inc.). Following deregulation, issued ¥2 billion in Japan’s first low-rated bonds (unsecured convertible bonds).

Ralse Co., Ltd. (at the time) acquired an equity stake in Sun Foods Ltd., an affiliate of Mishima Co., Ltd., making it a wholly owned subsidiary of Ralse Co., Ltd. and changing its trade name to Dohoku Ralse Co., Ltd.

Dohoku Ralse Co., Ltd. acquired eight stores in the Asahikawa, Kitami, and Abashiri areas from Mishima Co., Ltd. and began operating them under the Ralse Mart store name.

Dohoku Ralse Co., Ltd. renovated the Toko Store and converted it to the Big House Toko Store format.

Dōhoku Rals Co., Ltd. acquired five stores—Biei, Takikawa, Furano, Ashibetsu, and Sunagawa—from Kakuhata Shoten Co., Ltd. and began operating them under the Ralse Mart store name.

Dōhoku Rals Co., Ltd. transferred the operations of three stores—Honmachi, Sakuramachi, and Bihoro—to Dōtō Rals Co., Ltd.

Dōhoku Rals Co., Ltd. opened Big House Pulp Town.

Dōhoku Rals Co., Ltd. opened the Big House Nishikagura Store.

Fuji Co., Ltd. consolidated Western Powers into one floor and renovated it into a shopping center featuring the first multiplex cinema in the Dōhoku region on the second floor.

With the establishment of Arcs Co., Ltd., Dōhoku Rals Co., Ltd.'s parent company changed from Rals Co., Ltd. to Arcs Co., Ltd.

Dōhoku Rals Co., Ltd. opened Big House East Town.

Fuji Co., Ltd. signed a memorandum on a share exchange with Arcs Co., Ltd. (headquartered in Sapporo).

Dōhoku Rals Co., Ltd. acquired four stores from Mishima Co., Ltd.—Sun Value Shibetsu Food Hall, Sun Value Nayoro Food Hall, Shibetsu West, and Bifuka—and began operations in April.

Dōhoku Rals Co., Ltd. opened the Big House Fukagawa Store.

Fuji Co., Ltd. renovated Western Kawabata into a comprehensive shopping center consolidated on one floor.

Dōhoku Rals Co., Ltd. reopened the Big House Tōkō Store after a refresh.

Dōhoku Rals Co., Ltd. changed the store names of the Bifuka and Nayoro stores to Ralse Mart.

Dōhoku Rals Co., Ltd. reopened the Ralse Mart Marukatsu Store after a refresh.

Fuji Co., Ltd. signed a business partnership agreement with Chūō Supermarket Co., Ltd.

Fuji Co., Ltd. opened Super Arcs Western Kita-Saito at Minami 6-jo 18-chome, Asahikawa, Hokkaido.

Fuji Co., Ltd. opened the Best Price Toyooka Chūō Store at Toyooka 10-jo 5-chome, Asahikawa, Hokkaido.

With Fuji Co., Ltd. as the surviving company, Dōhoku Rals Co., Ltd. was absorbed in a merger, and the company name became Dōhoku Arcs Co., Ltd.

The Ashil Mart Naie Store opened in Honmachi 7-ku, Naie Town, Sorachi District.

The Super Chain Fuji Nagayama Chūō Store opened as the Best Price Nagayama Chūō Store.

Fuji Ue-Furano store relocates and opens within the same town.

LALZ Mart Ashibetsu store moved to the first floor of LALZ Plaza Ashibetsu (operated by LALZ Co.) and opened.

DaMC began operations on March 1 (Dōkō Aruku Mother Center).

The new Da* Marche Aibetsu store opened in Aibetsu Town, Kamikawa District.

The Da* Marche Kamikawa store opened in Kamikawa Town, Kamikawa District.

The Da* Marche Hifubu store opened in Hifubu Town, Kamikawa District.

The Da* Marche Kitano store opened in Takasu Town, Kamikawa District.

The Da* Marche Naka-Furano store opened in Naka-Furano Town, Sorachi District.

Best Price Higashi-Asahikawa store opened in Higashi-Asahikawa, Asahikawa City.

Marukatsu store closed.

Da* Marche Numata store opened.

The business partnership with Central Super Co., Ltd. was dissolved.

Super Aruku Toyooka 3rd Street store opened in Toyooka, Asahikawa City.

Da* Marche Kashiwani store opened in Kashiwani City.

Da* Marche Kenshū store opened in Kenshū Town.