Corporate Information
History
- 1980
- The Seiyu, Ltd., a Japanese retail company, established Mujirushi Ryohin (MUJI) as its private brand (starting with 9 household and 31 food products)
- 1981
- Apparel products added
- 1982
- Wholesale business started
- 1983
- First directly managed store, MUJI Aoyama, opened in Japan (103m2)
- 1984
- Outlets opened in large Seiyu stores
- 1985
- Mujirushi Ryohin Division established within Seiyu
- 1986
- Production and procurement started outside Japan (full-scale consignment production in overseas)
- 1987
- Operational know-how and system of overseas production and procurement accumulated, such as direct production ordering and own distribution channels
- 1988
- Material development on a global scale
- 1989
- Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd. established
- 1990
- MUJI business transferred from The Seiyu, Ltd. to Ryohin Keikaku
- 1991
- First London store opened (in partnership with Liberty Plc)
- 1992
- Blue MUJI developed as an upscale brand
- 1993
- RK TRUCKS Co., Ltd. established
A large-scale single-floor store, MUJI LaLaport, opened in Japan (1190m2) - 1994
- RYOHIN KEIKAKU EUROPE LTD. established
- 1995
- Listed on the Japan Securities Dealers Association over-the-counter market
MUJI Tsunan Campsite opened - 1996
- First flower shop Hanayoshi opened
- 1997
- ISO9001 certification acquired
- 1998
- Listed on the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
- 1999
- MUJI com KIOSK opened in JR Shinjuku Station, South Exit
- 2000
- Promoted to listing on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
MUJI.net Co., Ltd. established (currently MUJI HOUSE Co., Ltd.) - 2001
- MUJI Yurakucho and MUJI Namba stores opened as new communication centers in Japan
- 2002
- MUJI Eyeglasses business started at MUJI Yurakucho and MUJI Namba stores in Japan
- 2003
- MUJI (SINGAPORE) PRIVATE LTD. established
- 2004
- MUJI ITALIA S.p.A and MUJI Korea Co., Ltd. established
- 2005
- Received five gold product design awards from iF International Forum Design in Germany
- 2006
- First international design competition, MUJI AWARD 01 organized
- 2007
- MUJI Tokyo Midtown opened in Japan
First store in the Unites States, MUJI SOHO, opened - 2008
- MUJI Shinjuku and MUJI Ginza Matsuzakaya opened as new urban flagship stores in Japan
MUJI to GO business started - 2009
- Relocation and renewal of MUJI Ikebukuro Seibu
MUJI Laboratory for Living established - 2010
- 30th anniversary of MUJI
- 2011
- MUJI Aoyama (the first store) renewed to Found MUJI Aoyama
- 2012
- First store in Malaysia, MUJI Pavilion, and first store in US west coast, MUJI SOMA, opened
- 2013
- Middle East business started with the first store openings in Kuwait and in UAE
MUJI GRAND FRONT OSAKA opened as flagship store in west Japan - 2014
- Hatoyama Distribution Center opened in Japan
MUJI Sino-Ocean Taikoo Li Chengdu, the global flagship store in China, opened - 2015
- MUJI Yurakucho, the global flagship store located in Japan, re-opened after full renovation
MUJI Shanghai Huaihai 755 in China and MUJI Fifth Avenue in New York, USA, opened as flagship stores - 2016
- Entered the market in India as the first Japanese retailer
- 2017
- MUJI HOTEL SHENZHEN opened in Shenzhen, Mainland China
- 2018
- MUJI Aeon Mall Sakaikitahanada reopened after renovations that include first large-scale section specializing in food
- 2019
- MUJI's Global flagship store "MUJI GINZA", "MUJI Diner" and Japan's first "MUJI HOTEL GINZA" opened
- 2020
- MUJI NAOETSU, a store with the aim of "being in the middle of everyday living" for the community, and MUJI TOKYO ARIAKE, a store that supports all aspects of everyday life, opened
- 2021
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MUJI KONANDAI BIRDS opened as the first larget-scale store in the Kanto area specializing in food
MUJI iias Kasugai opened as a large-scale community-based store - 2022
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"MUJI Hiroshima Alpark", the biggest MUJI store in the world, opened
Muji products are available for purchase from Lawson stores all over Japan, and through Co-op Sapporo's home delivery system, "Todock." - 2023
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Two flagship stores and One large stores are reopened
Opened "MUJI BASE KAMOGAWA", a lodging facility reformed a Japanese traditional house