| 1990 |
| February |
founds Liquor Mountain Co. Ltd, transferring the alcoholics retail licence from Supermarket Yamane and operating within its premises |
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Introduced the POS sale system LMS1990 |
| September |
After acquiring the Liquor import and distributing license, import operations began |
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| 1991 |
| May |
Completed the Head Office in Torahime (Shiga-ken, Nagahama, Gomura) |
| September |
Started the "LM Membership Card" |
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| 1992 |
| March |
LM Membership Card customers reach 10,000 persons |
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| 1993 |
| December |
LM Membership Card customers reach 50,000 persons |
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| 1994 |
| April |
Started to develop and import private brand products, such as Tengu Beer |
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| 1995 |
| September |
LM Membership Card customers reach 100,000 persons |
| October |
Acquired the licence to wholesale alcoholics |
| November |
10th store opens |
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| 1996 |
| May |
Introduced the POS sale system LMS1996 |
| September |
Expanded warehouse and in-house distribution Center |
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| 1998 |
| April |
Introduced Staff evaluation system based on sales performance |
| September |
Introduced new distribution policy system in order to improve distribution efficiency |
| November |
First publication of the quarterly magazine “Cavatappi”, reviewing alcoholics and gourmet food |
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| 1999 |
| February |
Opened company’s Internet homepage and E-Commerce website |
| June |
Increased capabilities of Head Office computer servers |
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Started a "LM PRO CARD" for wholesale customers |
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| 2000 |
| March |
Established Wholesale Dept. |
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Started the Liquor Mountain Recycle System |
| April |
Celebration of 10 years from company foundation at the Kyoto International Conference Center |
| September |
Opened a wine cellar webshop on the Rakuten website “Cellar Senka” |
| December |
LM Membership Card customers reach 200,000 persons |
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| 2001 |
| December |
Liquor Mountain is selected in the "100 Kansai companies employing IT systems” at the 2nd Kansai IT Strategy Conference |
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Liquor Mountain is awarded the 2001 Aluminium can recovery cooperation award from the Aluminium Can Recycling Association |
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| 2002 |
| April |
Introduced the new POS sale system LMS2002 |
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20th store opens |
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Staff number exceeds 100 regular employees |
| July |
Number of aluminium cans collected for recycle reaches 10 million items |
| October |
Liquor Mountain is awarded the Chairman award at the 2002 Reduce Reuse Recycle Promotion Conference |
| December |
LM Membership Card customers reach 200,000 persons |
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| 2004 |
| January |
Yearly turnover exceeds 10 billion JPY |
| June |
30th store opens |
| August |
LM Membership Card customers reach 400,000 persons |
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| 2005 |
| March |
Number of aluminium cans collected for recycle reaches 50 million items |
| June |
Established Yasu distribution center |
| July |
40th store opens |
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Opened Kiyamachi store (Rokkakukiyamachi) (Kyoto, Kyoto-shi) |
| November |
LM Membership Card customers reach 500,000 persons |
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Renewal of LM Membership Card type Added capability to add Recycle Points to the LM cards Started issuing LM Memberships card for families
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Developepment and first airing of Liquor Mountain company song “suki suki Likaman” |
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Staff number exceeds 200 regular employees |
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| 2006 |
| January |
Established Head Office in Kyoto (Shimogyo-ku) |
| March |
Started issuing a Silver LM Membership Card |
| April |
50th store opens |
| July |
LM Membership Card customers reach 600,000 persons |
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Started issuing a Ladies LM Membership Card |
| September |
Number of aluminium cans collected for recycle reaches 100 million items |
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| 2007 |
| January |
60th store opens |
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Yearly turnover exceeds 20 billion JPY |
| February |
Redesigned the wine cellar webshop website “Cellar Senka” on its own website |
| April |
Staff number exceeds 300 regular employees |
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Established Nagahama distribution center |
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Opened the wine cellar showroom in Kyoto Karasuma |
| May |
70th store opens |
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LM Membership Card customers reach 700,000 persons |
| October |
80th store opens |
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| 2008 |
| January |
Yearly turnover exceeds 30 billion JPY |
| February |
LM Membership Card customers reach 800,000 persons |
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Introduced reusable LM ECO-Bag in order to reduce use of disposable plastic bags |
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Number of aluminium cans collected for recycle reaches 200 million items |
| April |
90th store opens |
| June |
In order ro reduce CO2 emission and resource use, started charging the disposable plastic bags |
| October |
LM Membership Card customers reach 900,000 persons |
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| 2009 |
| January |
Number of aluminium cans collected for recycle reaches 300 million items |
| April |
Staff number exceeds 400 regular employees |
| December |
LM Membership Card customers reach 1 million persons |
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| 2010 |
| January |
Number of aluminium cans collected for recycle reaches 400 million items |
| March |
Established the Yamashina distribution center (Kyoto, Yamashina-ku) |
| April |
100th store opens |
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Celebration of 20 years from its foundation at the Kyoto International Conference Center |
| June |
LM Membership Card customers reach 1.1 million persons |
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| 2011 |
| January |
LM Membership Card customers reach 1.2 million persons |
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Number of aluminium cans collected for recycle reaches 500 million items |
| February |
Established the Yokaichi distribution center (relocation of the Yasu distribution center) |
| September |
LM Membership Card customers reach 1.3 million persons |
| October |
Renewal of the 1st store at Torahime |
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| 2012 |
| January |
Opened “LM My page”, a website for LM customers |
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Started the “LM keitai”, to have the LM Memberships card on own mobile phone |
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Number of aluminium cans collected for recycle reaches 600 million items |
| February |
Opened Suomachi store (Osaka, Chuo-ku) |
| April |
Held “Liquor Mountain Wine Festa in KYOTO” at the Kyoto Granvia hotel |
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Opened Kuwana store (Mie-ken, Kuwana) |
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Opened Saiin store (Kyoto, sakyo-ku) |
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Opened Hibino store (Nagoya, Atsuta-ku) |
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Opened Hozumi store (Gifu-ken, Mizuho) |
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110th store opens |
| May |
LM Membership Card customers reach 1.4 million persons |
| June |
Opened Sofue store (Aichi-ken, Inazawa) |
| July |
Opened Kariya store (Aichi-ken, Kariya) |
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Opened Hira store (Nagoya, Nishi-ku) |
| August |
Patented the Smart Point System for mobile phones (patent 5054489) |
| September |
Introduced BYB system to promote bringing of wine bottles in selected restaurants |
| October |
Opened FC Daigo Izumi store (Kyoto, Fushimi-ku) |
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Opened Furukawabashi store (Osaka, Kadoma) |
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Presentation of Liquor Mountain own iPhone application |
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Opened Handa store (Aichi-ken, Handa) |
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Opened Miyoshi store (Aichi-ken, Miyoshi) |
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Opened Sakae store (Nagoya, Naka-ku) |
| November |
Opened Takaoka store (Shizuoka-ken, Hamamatsu, Naka-ku) |
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120th store opens |
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Opened Hirabari store (Nagoya, Tenpaku-ku) |
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Opened Fujigaoka store (Nagoya, Meito-ku) |
| December |
LM Membership Card customers reach 1.5 million persons |
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Number of aluminium cans collected for recycle reaches 700 million items |
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| 2013 |
| January |
Yearly turnover exceeds 40 billion JPY |
| February |
Opened Kabukicho Ichome store (Tokyo, Shinjuku-ku) |
| April |
Opened Mittera store (Osaka, Chuo-ku) |
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Opened Shijo Takasegawa store (Kyoto, Shimogyo-ku) |
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Opened Katsura Minami store (Kyoto, Minami-ku) |
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Opened Mukomachi store (Kyoto, Mukomachi) |
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Opened Toyohashi Yamada store (Aichi-ken, Toyohashi) |
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Opened Ichinomiya Showa store (Aichi-ken, Ichinomiya) |
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Opened Iwakura store (Aichi-ken, Iwakura) |
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130th store opens |
| May |
Held “Liquor Mountain Wine Festa 2013” at the Kyoto Granvia hotel |
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Opened Iwakura Chuzaiji store (Kyoto, Sakyo-ku) |
| June |
Opened Hanahakudori store (Osaka, Tsurumi-ku) |
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LM Membership Card customers reach 1.6 million persons |
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Opened Miyamaki store (Kyoto, Tanabe) |
| October |
Opened Chikugeni store (Kyoto, Kita-ku) |
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Established Iwata Distribution center |
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Opened the flagship store RAKZAN Sanjo Onmae store (Kyoto, Nakagyo-ku) |
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Opened Inabaji store (Nagoya, Nakamura-ku) |
| November |
Number of aluminium cans collected for recycle reaches 800 million items |
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| 2014 |
| January |
Liquor Mountain web shop is awarded the Rakuten Shop of the year Award |
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Likaman Rakuten shop won the "RAKUTEN SHOP OF THE YEAR 2013" in the Category of Beer and Whisky |
| February |
LM Membership Card customers reach 1.7 million persons |
| March |
Relocateda Nabari store (Mie, from Natsumi to Konodai) |
| May |
Held “Liquor Mountain Wine Festa 2014” at the Kyoto Granvia hotel |
| June |
140th store opens |
| October |
Number of aluminium cans collected for recycle reaches 900 million items |
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| 2015 |
| January |
Yearly turnover exceeds 50 billion JPY |
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Started the Liquor Mountain Shop Blog |
| February |
Opened the official Liquor Mountain online store |
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Relocated and renamed KamiUeno store to Nagaokagyo store (Kyoto Pref., Nagaokakyo) |
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Opened Hiroshima Ebisucho store (Hiroshima, Naka-ku) |
| May |
Opened Shizuoka Ryogaecho store (Shizuoka, Aoi-ku) |
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Held “Liquor Mountain Wine Festa 2015” at the Kyoto Granvia hotel |
| June |
Opened Kurume Bunkagai store (Fukuoka, Kurume-shi) |
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Held “1st Charity Toast with 10,000 people”
Over 6,000 participants took part in, donated approximately 600,000 yen to the Scholarship Foundation for Traffic Accident Orphans |
| July |
Opened Sannomiya Kitanozaka store (Kobe-shi, Chuo-ku) |
| September |
Number of aluminium cans collected for recycle reaches a billion items |
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Opened Kyobashi store (Osaka, Osaka-shi) |
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150th store opens |
| October |
Opened Kumamoto Ginzadori store (Kumamoto, Kumamoto-shi) |
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Opened Bashamichi store (Yokohama-shi, Naka-ku) |
| November |
Launched the official Liquor Mountain application |
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| 2016 |
| January |
Rakuten website “Cellar Senka” won the "RAKUTEN SHOP OF THE YEAR 2015" in the Category of Wine |
| February |
Opened Matsuyama Sanbancho store (Matsuyama-shi, Ehime) |
| March |
Got an award for collecting aluminum can by Japan Aluminum Can Recycling Association |
| April |
Opened Okazaki store (Okazaki-shi, Aichi) |
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Opened Imaike store (Chikusaku, Nagoya-shi) |
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Opened Hiroshima Nagarekawa store (Nakaku, Hiroshima-shi) |
| May |
Held “Liquor Mountain Wine Festa 2016” at the Kyoto Granvia hotel |
| June |
Opened Kochiotesuji store (Kochi-shi, Kochi) |
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Held “2nd Charity Toast with 10,000 people”
7,749 participants took part in, donated 774,900 yen for Kumamoto Earthquake and bicycles to the 5 child welfare facility |
| July |
Opened Tokushima Akitamachi store (Tokushima-shi, Tokushima) |
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Opened Matsuyama Nibancho store (Matsuyama-shi, Ehime) |
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Number of aluminium cans collected for recycle reaches 1.1 billion items |
| August |
Opened Hachioji store (Hachioji-shi, Tokyo) |
| September |
Opened Oitamiyakomachi store (Oita-shi, Oita) |
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Opened Kanazawa Katamachi 1chome store (Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa) |
| October |
Opened Doyama store (Kita-ku,Osaka-shi) |
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Opened Hamamatsu Chitosecho store (Naka-ku, Hamamatsu-shi) |
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Opened Tenmonkan store (Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima) |
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Opened Kawasaki Isago store (Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa) |
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Held “Liquor Mountain Wine Festa in Nagoya 2016” at the Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel |
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LM Membership Card customers reach 2 million persons |
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Received the MOF (Ministry of Finance) Minister’s Prize of the 3Rs Promotion Merit Awards |
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160th store opens |
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| 2017 |
| January |
Rakuten website “Cellar Senka” won the "RAKUTEN SHOP OF THE YEAR 2016" in the Category of Wine |
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Likaman Rakuten shop won the "RAKUTEN SHOP OF THE YEAR 2016" in the Category of Beer and Whisky |
| April |
Opened Roppongi Delivery Station store (Minato-ku,Tokyo) |
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Opened Shinbashi store (Minato-ku,Tokyo) |
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Opened Ginza store (Chuo,Tokyo) |
| May |
Opened Nakasukokutaidoro store (Hakata-ku,Fukuoka-shi,Fukuoka) |
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Held “Whisky Messe 2017 in KYOTO” at the Kyoto Granvia hotel |
| June |
Opened Sannomiya Higasimongai store (Kobe-shi,Hyogo) |
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Opened Okayamachuocho store (Okayama-shi,Okayama) |
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Held “3rd Charity Toast with 10,000 people”
17,527 participants took part in, donated bicycles to the 13 child welfare facility |
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Donated 504,433 yen for Kumamoto Earthquake |
| July |
Number of aluminium cans collected for recycle reaches 1.2 billion items |
| September |
Opened Shinsaibashi store (Chuo-ku,Osaka) |
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Opened Kinsanhigashi store (Naka-ku,Nagoya-shi) |
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Held “Liquor Mountain Wine Festa in Nagoya 2017” at the Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel |
| November |
Opened Nakanowasedadori store (Nakano-ku,Tokyo) |
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Opened Machida store (Machida-City,Tokyo) |
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Opened Fukuikatamachi store (Fukui-City,Fukui) |
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| 2018 |
| January |
Opened Ginza777 store (Chuo-ku,Tokyo) |
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Opened Noge store (Naka-ku, Yokohama-city, Kanagawa) |
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Likaman Rakuten shop won the "RAKUTEN SHOP OF THE YEAR 2017" in the Category of Beer and Whisky |
| February |
LM Membership Card customers reach 2,100,000 persons |
| April |
Opened Niigatakomachi store (Niigata city,Nigata) |
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Opened Nishiazabu store (Minato-ku,Tokyo) |
| May |
Held “Wine Festa 2018 in KYOTO” at the Kyoto Granvia hotel |
| June |
Opened Yokosukachuou store (Yokosuka-City, Kanagawa) |
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Opened Chibafujimi store (Chiba-city, Chiba) |
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Opened Shimonodekibuzenda store (Shimonoseki-ctiy, Yamaguchi-prefecture) |
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Held “4th Charity Toast with 20,000 people”
22,019 participants took part in, donated bicycles to the 20 child welfare facility |
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Number of aluminium cans collected for recycle reaches 1.3 billion items |
| July |
Opened Akasakamitsuke store (Minato-ku, Tokyo) |
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Opened Zyosidai store (Nagiya-City, Aichi) |
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Held “Whisky & beer Messe 2018 in KYOTO” at the MIYAKO MESSE |
| August |
170th store opens |
| October |
Opened Ota store (Ota-city, Gumma) |
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Opened Hiratsuka store (Hiratsuka-city, Kanagawa) |
| November |
Opened Akitakawabata store (Akita-city, Akita) |
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Opened Ichinomiyahamachou store (ichinomiya-city, Aichi) |
| December |
Opened Kofu store (kofu-city, Yamanashi) |
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Opened Machidahigashiguchi store (machida-city, Tokyo) |
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| 2019 |
| January |
Likaman Yahoo shop won the "Yahoo! Best Store Awards 2018" in the Category of Beer and others |
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Likaman Yahoo shop won the "Yahoo! Best Store Awards 2018" in the Category of Wine |
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Likaman Yahoo shop won the "Yahoo! Best Store Awards 2018" in the Category of Beer, Wine and others |
| February |
Opened Hankyu Takatsuki minamiguchi store (Takatsuki-City, Osaka) |
| March |
Opened Takamatsu store (Takamatsu-City, Kagawa) |
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Held “Liquor Mountain Wine Festa in Nagoya 2019” at the Nagoya Tokyu Hotel |
| April |
Opened Shinfukushima store (Osaka-City,Osaka) |
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Opened Otesujihigashi store (Kochi-City, Kochi) |
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180th store opens |
| May |
Opened Mitodaikumachi store (Mito-City,Ibaraki) |
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Opened Gionkokusaidori store (Kyoto-City,Kyoto) |
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Opened Omiyanangin store (Saitama-City,Saitama) |
| June |
Opened Kanazawakatamachi2chome store (Knazawa-city, Ishikawa) |
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Held “5th Charity Toast with 30,000 people”
31,575 participants took part in, donated bicycles to the 30 child welfare facility |
| July |
Opened Tenma store (Osaka-city, Osaka) |
| August |
Opened Nagaokatonomachi store (Nagaoka-city, Niigata) |
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LM Membership Card customers reach 2.2 million persons |
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Number of aluminium cans collected for recycle reaches 1.4 billion items |
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Held “Whisky & beer Messe 2018 in KYOTO” at the MIYAKO MESSE
Donated 947,000 yen for KYOTO animation |
| September |
Opened Nahamatsuyama store (Naha-city, Okinawa) |
| October |
Opened MiyazakichuouDori store (Miyazaki-city, Miyazaki) |
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Opened Hanshin Amagasaki store (Amagasaki-city,Hyogo) |
| November |
Opened Koiwa store (Edogawa-ku, Tokyo) |
| December |
Opened Kanda Nishiguchi store (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) |
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Opened Kichijoji store (Musashino, Tokyo) |
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| 2020 |
| January |
Opened Himejisiomachi store (Himeji-city,Hyogo) |
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Opened Iwakitaira store (Iwaki-city,Fukushima) |
| August |
Opened Sagashirayama store (Saga-city,Saga) |
| November |
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| 2021 |
| January |
Opened Moriokaodori store (Morioka-city,Iwate) |
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Cellar Rakuten shop won the "RAKUTEN SHOP OF THE YEAR 2020" in the Category of Wine |
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Likaman Rakuten shop won the "RAKUTEN SHOP OF THE YEAR 2020" in the Category of Beer and Whisky |
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Shusen Ichiba Rakuten shop won the "RAKUTEN SHOP OF THE YEAR 2020"in the Category of Japanese Sake |
| February |
Yearly turnover exceeds 60 billion JPY |
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Likaman Rittou Logistics center opend |
| March |
Opened Susukinogojyodoori store (Sapporo-city,Hokkaido) |
| April |
Opened Kokubuncho store (Sendai-city,Miyagi) |
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| 2022 |
| January |
Cellar Rakuten shop won the "RAKUTEN SHOP OF THE YEAR 2021" in the Category of Wine
Likaman Rakuten shop won the "RAKUTEN SHOP OF THE YEAR 2021" in the Category of Beer and Whisky
Shusen Ichiba Rakuten shop won the "RAKUTEN SHOP OF THE YEAR 2021" in the Category of Japanese Sake |
| February |
Opened Higashishukugou store (Utsunomiya,Tochigi) |
| March |
Opened Sakuragichou store (Toyama-shi, Toyama) |
| September |
For wholesale delivery basement, we newly open Hokushinetsu business wholesaler.(Sabae city,Fukui) |
| October |
For a bar district flagship, we newly open Umeda store.(Kita-ku,Osaka-city) |
| November |
We newly open RAKZAN Hiroo store as a flagship store.(Hiroo,Shibuya-ku,Tokyo) |
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| 2023 |
| January |
Likaman Rakuten shop won the "RAKUTEN SHOP OF THE YEAR 2022" in the Category of Beer and Whisky |
| December |
Opened Naraoshikuma store (Nara-city, Nara) |
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