Announced details
Harika’s approximately 100 stores nationwide and approximately 450 corporate business partners. The Curtiss Club has a corporate customer network of approximately 21,000 companies.
Ledax Co.,Ltd. signed a sponsorship agreement concerning the transfer of Harika’s business on the premise that it will acquire all shares of a successor company established by Harika and make it a consolidated subsidiary. Ledax Co.,Ltd. and Freedom Holding Corp. are collaborating to promote the integration of distribution and finance.
株式会社ハリカ: Headquartered in Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, with Haraguchi Akiko (原口昭子) as Representative Director and President. The company has a history of more than 80 years, a nationwide network of approximately 100 directly operated and franchised stores, and approximately 450 corporate business partners. Freedom Holding Corp.: A financial group listed on the NASDAQ in the United States. Other details are Not disclosed.
Itabashi-ku, Tokyo (株式会社ハリカ headquarters)
The initiative is positioned as one of the key measures driving the group’s growth strategy toward sales of approximately ¥100 billion. The specific amount of its impact on financial results is Not disclosed.
The company does not address Contract Value / Offering price.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | Harika’s gift and merchandise business, Next-generation gift and catalog business, Distribution × finance × digital business model |
| Counterparty | 株式会社ハリカ, Freedom Holding Corp.（FRHC） |
| Counterparty overview | 株式会社ハリカ: Headquartered in Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, with Haraguchi Akiko (原口昭子) as Representative Director and President. The company has a history of more than 80 years, a nationwide network of approximately 100 directly operated and franchised stores, and approximately 450 corporate business partners. Freedom Holding Corp.: A financial group listed on the NASDAQ in the United States. Other details are Not disclosed. |
| Relationship with the Company | Ledax Co.,Ltd. signed a sponsorship agreement concerning the transfer of Harika’s business on the premise that it will acquire all shares of a successor company established by Harika and make it a consolidated subsidiary. Ledax Co.,Ltd. and Freedom Holding Corp. are collaborating to promote the integration of distribution and finance. |
| Contract Date | 16 September 2026 |
| Applicable area | Corporate gifts, Employee Benefits, Novelty item, E-gifts, E-Commerce and Digital Sales, Logistics, Finance and payments, Cross-Border E-Commerce |
| Location | Itabashi-ku, Tokyo (株式会社ハリカ headquarters) |
| Location scale | A nationwide network of approximately 100 directly operated and franchised stores. The medium- to long-term target is to expand to approximately 1,000 stores nationwide. |
| Usage history | Harika’s approximately 100 stores nationwide and approximately 450 corporate business partners. The Curtiss Club has a corporate customer network of approximately 21,000 companies. |
| Impact on Business Performance | The initiative is positioned as one of the key measures driving the group’s growth strategy toward sales of approximately ¥100 billion. The specific amount of its impact on financial results is Not disclosed. |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.To combine Harika’s history, brand and customer base with the Ledax Group’s sales, logistics, merchandising and advertising capabilities and Freedom Holding Corp.’s business infrastructure and expertise in finance and payments, thereby building a next-generation distribution platform and a new growth foundation.