| Jan. |
1948 |
Founded as food wholesaler in Kitano-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka. |
| Jan. |
1950 |
Trade name changed to Kitanoya under the local name, Kitano-cho and head office moved to Dojima Nishimachi,Kita-ku. |
| Jun. |
1952 |
Opened a liaison officen in Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo. |
| Jul. |
1956 |
Opened a branch office in Nakaokachimachi, Daito-ku, Tokyo. |
| Nov. |
1959 |
Established Kitanoya corporation Tokyo head office to start import whisky & wine business, sales expansion and direct import according with the liberalization of some foods. |
| Dec. |
1964 |
Construction of warehouse office completed in Oyodo-ku, Osaka. |
| Jun. |
1968 |
Construction of warehouse office completed in Koishikawa,Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo and moved to its location. |
| Jan. |
1971 |
Osaka Kitanoya transformed into Kitano Shoji Co., Ltd. as a joint-stock company. |
| Jul. |
1972 |
Kitano Real Estate Inc. was established to provide property management services for ours and set up fringe benefits for staffs. |
| Mar. |
1973 |
Construction of a warehouse and recreation facility for staffs completed in Oyodo-ku, Osaka. |
| Aug. |
1973 |
Commenced trading division according with import liberalization. |
| Sep. |
1974 |
Introduced Olivetti PC into Kitanoya Co., Ltd. |
| Mar. |
1976 |
Introduced IBM system/32 into Kitano Syoji Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. |
1978 |
Set up Kitanoya Co., Ltd. Distribution Center in 4-10-12 Koishikawa, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo. |
| Nov. |
1978 |
Set up Kitano Syoji Co., Ltd. Distribution Center in 6-21-4 Fukushima, Fukushima-ku, Osaka City. |
| Mar. |
1979 |
Established Kitano Building in 1-6-12, Koishikawa,Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo. |
| Aug. |
1979 |
Introduced Olivetti 2030-3R into Kitanoya Co., Ltd. |
| Jun. |
1981 |
Opened our showroom to exhibit our products in Osaka head office. |
| Aug. |
1985 |
Introduced NEC computer system into Kitano Syoji Co., Ltd. |
| |
1989 |
Established Kitano Building in Kita-ku, Osaka. |
| |
1993 |
Introduction of IBM AS/400 enabled us to check stocks in real-time. |
| |
1998 |
Commenced logistics rationalization together with Ryoko Logistics Co., for Kitanoya Co., Ltd., and with Lixus Co., for Kitano Syoji Co., Ltd. |
| |
1999 |
Shown our products at both of the Tokyo and Osaka International Gift Shows. |
| |
2000 |
Commenced digitalization such as HP or mobile for internal and external use. |
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2001 |
Awarded grand prize for display at Osaka International Gift Show. |
| |
2005 |
Kazuhiro Kimuratani appointed President.
Koji Kimuratani appointed Chairman |
