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 Nitoriheadquarters in Asabu, Kita Ward, Sapporo | |
Native name | 株式会社ニトリ |
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| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1967; 58 years ago (1967) inSapporo,Japan |
| Headquarters | Sapporo ,Japan |
Number of locations | 900+ stores |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Akio Nitori (Founder andPresident)[1] |
| Products | Furniture Homeware |
| Website | www |
Nitori Co., Ltd is aJapanesefurniture and home accessories retail company headquartered inSapporo.[2] The company is the largest furniture and home furnishing chain in Japan.[3]
Nitori was founded inSapporo in 1967, by the company's currentPresident, Akio Nitori. Nitori currently has more than 700 stores in Japan and more than 70 stores inChina,[4] more than 50 stores inTaiwan,Singapore,Malaysia, thePhilippines,Thailand,Indonesia, andSouth Korea. The company's products are sold in theUnited States under theAki-Home brand name.[5]
In November 2010, Nitori Holdings, Inc. was established as a wholly owned subsidiary of Nitori Holdings (holding company) following the transition to a holding company structure, which was established in 2012 and began operating stores under the name "AKi-Home" (after Akio's name) the following year.[6][7]
Nitori was ranked the #1 most desirable company to work for among new graduates in 2023 and 2024.[8]
In Febnuary 2024 Nitori along with 4 other firms were ordered by theConsumer Affairs Agency to take reformative action under consumer labelling laws. Nitori had falsely advertised that a rice cooker had the ability to cut 33～59% of total carbs through a cooking process that separates starches. Nitori released a statement vowing to "Honestly accept [the order] and prevent reoccurences."[9]
In 2021 Nitori ordered a recall ofdiatomaceous earth coasters and bathmats overasbestos contamination. The recall affected 18 SKUs and 2,870,000 total products sold from December 2016 to December 2020.[10][11] A similar recall also affected hardware store giant Cainz.[12]
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