Strengthening the Retail Business through a Capital and Business Alliance with ユニー・ファミリーマートHD

「By company, the breakdown was 17 stores operated by 株式会社ドン・キホーテ, 1 by 株式会社長崎屋 and 4 by ＵＤリテール株式会社.」

「We also opened 10 double-brand format conversion stores, where Don Quijote's expertise in creating stores designed to encourage customers to spend time and UNY's know-how are organically combined.」

「At ＵＤリテール株式会社, we opened the Don Quijote Apita Utsunomiya store in July 2020. We also opened 6 double-brand format conversion stores, where Don Quijote's expertise in creating stores designed to encourage customers to spend time and UNY's know-how are organically combined.」

「We also opened 2 double-brand format conversion stores, where Don Quijote's expertise in creating stores designed to encourage customers to spend time and UNY's know-how are organically combined.」

「At ＵＤリテール株式会社, we opened 18 double-brand format conversion stores, where Don Quijote's expertise in creating stores designed to encourage customers to spend time and UNY's know-how are organically combined.」

「ＵＤリテール株式会社 opened 13 double-branded stores converted to a new business format, combining ドン・キホーテ’s time-consumption-oriented store development with ユニー’s know-how.」

「ＵＤリテール株式会社 opened 6 double-branded stores converted to a new business format, combining ドン・キホーテ’s time-consumption-oriented store development with ユニー’s know-how.」

「In February 2019, the company reopened after renovation the double-branded stores ドン・キホーテＵＮＹ可児店, MEGAドン・キホーテＵＮＹ近江八幡店, and 同 中里店, followed by 同 伝法寺店 in March.」

「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 11 October 2018, the company resolved to acquire all shares of ユニー株式会社 and make it a subsidiary, and entered into a share transfer agreement on the same date. Under the agreement, it acquired all shares of the company on 4 January 2019.」

「To move beyond the business alliance, further strengthen relations with ユニー・ファミリーマートＨＤ and create an integrated distribution group, the company entered into a share transfer agreement on 11 October 2018 for the planned transfer of ユニー shares in January 2019. At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on the same day, it also resolved to support the tender offer for the company’s common shares by a wholly owned subsidiary of ユニー・ファミリーマートＨＤ, under which ユニー would become wholly owned and ユニー・ファミリーマートＨＤ would make the company an equity-method affiliate.」

「In February and March 2018, the 6 stores selected for conversion to different business formats under the capital and business alliance agreement with ユニー・ファミリーマートホールディングス, signed in August 2017, reopened after renovation.」

「From the second quarter of the consolidated fiscal year, the company acquired 40% of the issued shares of ユニー株式会社, making it an equity-method affiliate. In November 2017, based on the capital and business alliance agreement signed with 株式会社ユニー・ファミリーマートホールディングス in August 2017, the company determined the 6 アピタ and ピアゴ stores to be converted to different business formats.」

「Following its consideration of a business alliance with ユニー・ファミリーマートＨＤ aimed at leveraging each company’s management resources, distinctive strengths, and know-how to achieve collaboration and mutual synergies, the company concluded that, in addition to advancing the business alliance, the long-term enhancement of ユニー’s corporate value would benefit from further developing its traditional strengths in food and other businesses while also leveraging the company’s know-how in attracting a broad customer base, including younger customers, operating highly entertainment-oriented stores designed for time consumption, and addressing the night market and inbound markets. Accordingly, the company decided to establish close cooperation, including a capital relationship, in the GMS business in addition to collaboration under the business alliance.」