Nitori

Nitori Co., Ltd
Native name
株式会社ニトリ
Industry Retail
Founded 1967 (1967) in Sapporo, Japan
Headquarters Sapporo, Japan
Number of locations
300+ stores
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Akio Nitori (Founder and President)[1]
Products Furniture
Home accessories
Website www.nitori-net.jp

Nitori Co., Ltd is a Japanese furniture and home accessories retail company.[2] It is the largest furniture and home furnishing chain in Japan.[3] Founded in 1967 by the company's current President, Akio Nitori, Nitori currently has more than 300 stores in Japan, and around 50 stores outside the country.[4]

Nitori's headquarters are located in Sapporo, Japan.

The company's products are sold in the United States under the Aki-Home brand name.[5]

Nitori store in Takatsuki, Osaka.
Nitori store in Ushiku, Ibaraki in 2009, showing the company's old design.
Nitori store entrance in Songshan District, Taipei, Taiwan.

References

  1. "Message from the Chief Executive Officer". Nitori Co., Ltd. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
  2. "Japan furniture seller Nitori's H1 profit hits record, defies yen slide". Reuters. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  3. Harney, Alexandra (7 June 2010). "Nitori Furnishes Japan". Forbes.
  4. "Corporate History". Nitori. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  5. "About Us". Nitori Co., Ltd. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
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