History
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1947
March
Kaoru Kato started a sales and repair business mainly for radio receivers in a rented house at Motodaimachi 5-chome, Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture.
Founder Kaoru Kato -
1955
October
Establishment of Kato Denki Shokai Limited Company
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1971
May
Trade name changed to Kato Denki Limited Company
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1973
September
Reorganized as Kato Denki Co., Ltd.
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1980
September
Company was separated into Kato Denki Sales Co., Ltd. (retail home appliance/electronics) and Kato Denki Co., Ltd. (real estate leasing)
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1985
March
Merger by absorption of Kato Denki Co., Ltd., with paid-in capital of ¥100 million
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1987
May
Introduced POS systems to all stores
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1988
April
Stock registered with the Tokyo branch of the Japan Securities Dealers Association for over-the-counter trading
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1990
February
Headquarters moved to Sakuragawa, Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture
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1991
July
The Tohoku-based Yotsuba Denki (company name changed to TOHOKU K’S DENKI CORPORATION) converted into a subsidiary
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1997
November
Trade name changed to K’S DENKI CORPORATION
Started TV commercials, taking “Keep! Customer Satisfaction” as the basic stance
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2000
July
Establishment of Mobile System Hitachinaka in Hitachinaka City, Ibaraki Prefecture to handle mobile phones (name changed to K’s Solution Systems Co., Ltd.; absorption-type merger in April 2021)
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2001
February
Listing on the Second Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange
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2002
March
Promotion to the First Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange
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2003
February
Acquired 100% of the shares of DIGIX K’S CORPORATION (now the consolidated subsidiary K’S CAREER STAFF CORPORATION), a subsidiary established through a corporate split of Wonder Corporation
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2004
April
GIGAS CORPORATION converted into a subsidiary as a result of a business integration by share exchange
Trade name changed to GIGAS K'S DENKI CORPORATION
October
YACHIYO MUSEN DENKI CO., LTD. (currently KANSAI K’S DENKI CO., LTD.) converted into a subsidiary as a result of a business integration by share exchange
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2005
October
BIG･S CO., LTD. converted into a subsidiary as a result of a business integration by share exchange
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2007
January
Hokuetsu K’s converted into a subsidiary as a result of a business integration by share exchange
Establishment of KYUSHU K’S DENKI CORPORATION
February
Trade name changed to K’S HOLDINGS CORPORATION
April
Denkodo Co., Ltd. converted into a subsidiary as a result of a business integration by share exchange
October
Merger of Denkodo Co., Ltd. with TOHOKU K’S DENKI CORPORATION
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2016
April
K’S MOBILE SYSTEM CORPORATION absorbed and merged with Max Broadband Corp. and changed name to K’s Solution Systems Co., Ltd.
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2018
November
DIGIX K’S CORPORATION changed its trade name to K’S CAREER STAFF CORPORATION
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2019
June
Technical Arts Co., Ltd. (currently K’S DENKI TECHNICAL SUPPORT CORPORATION) converted into a subsidiary
Transitioned from a company with a board of corporate auditors to a company with an audit and supervisory committee
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2021
April
Merger by absorption of K’s Solution Systems Co., Ltd.
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2022
March
Sawahata Carry Service (currently K’S CARRY SERVICE CORPORATION) converted into a subsidiary as a result of share exchange
April
Moved to Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market
August
Completed and relocated into new headquarters building in Jonan, Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture