Cawachi

Cawachi is a Japanese drugstore company. Its corporate history page states that the business was founded in July 1960 in Tochigi City, Tochigi Prefecture as Kawachi Yakuhin, for the purpose of retailing pharmaceuticals and related goods. It was reorganized as Cawachi Co., Ltd. in July 1980, and its head office was moved to its current location in Oyama City, Tochigi Prefecture in March 1982. The company began developing and selling private-brand products in April 1986, and began dispensing pharmacy operations in October 1996 by attaching a first dispensing pharmacy to its Tajiri store in Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture. It listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in December 2002 and moved to the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market in April 2022. Its corporate message describes an aim to be the most loved and trusted number-one store in the community, and describes developing mega-drugstores with extensive product assortments and large parking lots, with dispensing pharmacies attached, as community-rooted healthcare centers.

According to the company's official history page, the business was founded in July 1960 in Tochigi City, Tochigi Prefecture as Kawachi Yakuhin, for the purpose of retailing pharmaceuticals and related goods. In April 1967, Kawachi Yakuhin Co., Ltd. was established. In July 1980, it was reorganized as Cawachi Co., Ltd. In March 1982, the head office was moved to its current location in Oyama City, Tochigi Prefecture. In April 1986, the company began developing and selling private-brand products. In October 1986, it opened the Kuki store in Kuki City, Saitama Prefecture, beginning store development in Saitama Prefecture. In November 1989, it opened the Isesaki store in Isesaki City, Gunma Prefecture, beginning store development in Gunma Prefecture. In January 1992, it opened the Kamata store in Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture, beginning store development in Fukushima Prefecture. In April 1992, it expanded the Kawamata store in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture, establishing a 300-tsubo sales-floor drugstore, and opened the Minamiyoshinari store in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, beginning store development in Miyagi Prefecture. In October 1992, it expanded the Tajiri store in Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture, establishing a 400-tsubo mega-drugstore. In April 1995, it established the Shirakawa store, a 700-tsubo mega-drugstore, in Shirakawa City, Fukushima Prefecture. In October 1996, it attached its first dispensing pharmacy to the Tajiri store in Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture, beginning dispensing operations. In August 1999, it established the Tomioka store, a 1,000-tsubo mega-drugstore incorporating a dispensing pharmacy, in Tomioka City, Gunma Prefecture. In April 2000, the Yaita Minami store was designated as a welfare equipment rental business office and began operations. In June 2000, it opened the Oyumino store in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, beginning store development in Chiba Prefecture. In September 2000, it registered with the Japan Securities Dealers Association (now TSE JASDAQ) as an over-the-counter traded security. In November 2000, it opened the Yamagata Minami store in Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture, beginning store development in Yamagata Prefecture. In July 2002, it opened the Morioka Mitake store in Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture, beginning store development in Iwate Prefecture. In November 2002, it opened the Nagaoka store in Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture, beginning store development in Niigata Prefecture. In December 2002, it listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. In June 2003, it opened the Saku-daira store in Saku City, Nagano Prefecture, beginning store development in Nagano Prefecture. In August 2005, it opened the Tama New Town store in Tama City, Tokyo, beginning store development in Tokyo. In December 2006, it made Kuramochi Pharmacy Co., Ltd., headquartered in Ibaraki Prefecture, a wholly owned subsidiary. In February 2007, it opened the Shimizu Torisaka store in Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, beginning store development in Shizuoka Prefecture. In February 2008, it opened the Oze store in Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture, beginning store development in Yamanashi Prefecture. In April 2008, it opened the Haruhino store in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, beginning store development in Kanagawa Prefecture. In March 2011, the Kanto Logistics Center began operations. In October 2012, the Tohoku Logistics Center began operations. In January 2014, it made Yokohama Pharmacy Co., Ltd., headquartered in Aomori Prefecture, a wholly owned subsidiary. In March 2014, it absorbed and merged its subsidiary Kuramochi Pharmacy Co., Ltd. In April 2022, it moved to the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market. In November 2022, the Beverage Logistics Center began operations. In March 2023, with the closure of the Kanto Logistics Center, functions were transferred and the Tochigi Logistics Center began operations.

Aiming to be the most loved and trusted number-one store in the community, developing mega-drugstores with dispensing pharmacies attached as community-rooted healthcare centers.

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