1897 |
The elder Mr. Tashiro Yamane established a rice-selling store called "Maruta" at 322 Gomura, Torahime (now Gomura, Nagahama) |
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1926 |
His son, Mr. Taiichi Yamane renamed the company to Yamane Grocery Store |
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1930 |
Acquired the licence to retail alcoholics , started to sell alcoholics and liquors |
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1968 |
Mr. Tashi Yamane, the third generation entrepreneur, changes the organizations’ name in "Yamane Ltd.” |
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1975 |
The company moves to 191 Gomura, Torahime and changed name into “Supermarket Yamane” |
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1990 |
February |
Mr. Nobu Yamane, the fourth generation entrepreneur, 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 |
August |
Established subsidiary company Nagahama Roman Beer Ltd. |
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 |
April |
Nagahama Roman Beer restaurant opens. Offers in-house made beer |
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) |
March |
Acquisition of all the properties from Toko Trading Co., Ltd. |
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) |
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Acquisition of Izumise Ltd. |
September |
Agreement of joint operations Nishizaki Ltd. (now Tamura Shoten Ltd.) |
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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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Founds GL Dining Co., Ltd. |
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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) |
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Founds Likaman Holdings Co., Ltd. |
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) |
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Acquisition of Waidona Co., Ltd. |
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) |
August |
Likaman Holdings Ltd. have obtained all liquor licence and consolidated purchases business of Liquor Mountain LTD. and Izumise Ltd. |
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Likaman Holdings Ltd. acquired the entire share capital of Tensei Shuzo LTD. and made it owned subsidiary company. |
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2022 |
February |
Opened Higashishukugou store (Utsunomiya,Tochigi) |
March |
Opened Sakuragichou store (Toyama-shi, Toyama) |
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