Nojima Corporation
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 Headquarters in Nishi-ku, Yokohama | |
Native name | 株式会社ノジマ |
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Romanized name | Nojima kabushiki-gaisha |
| Formerly | Nojima Electric Company, Limited (1962-1982) |
| TYO: 7419 | |
| Industry | Retail |
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| Headquarters | Minamisawai, , Japan |
Area served |
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Key people | Hiroshi Nojima (president and CEO) |
| Products | Consumer electronics |
| Website | nojima |
Nojima Corporation (株式会社ノジマ, Nojima kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese consumer electronics conglomerate headquartered in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. The company operates the Nojima retail chain, which is mostly found in the Kantō area and also operates in Cambodia.
History
The company was established in 1959 as Nojima Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (野島電気工業社) in Sagamihara, Kanagawa, as a company selling electrical products.[1] Nojima Electric was set up in 1962 and the company was reorganized in 1982, changing its name to Nojima Corporation in 1991.[2]
In 2007, Nojima and Shinden merged; Laox, which up until then was Shinden's largest shareholder, continued to hold shares for Nojima. In 2009, 200 Laox employees were hired by Nojima after an acquisition failed.[3] In 2013, the company set up a subsidiary in Phnom Penh, Nojima (Cambodia) Co. Ltd., with capital of 250 million yen.[2]
On May 7, 2015, Nojima announced the merger of its ITN and ITX subsidiaries. ITN was created by Nojima to acquire shares.[4] In 2019, it acquired Courts' Asian operations.[5]
Nojima entered the satellite television business on October 1, 2021, with the acquisition of three channels from Sony Pictures Entertainment and J:COM: AXN Entertainment, AXN Japan and Mystery Channel.[6][7] The AXN subsidiary acquired Animax and Kids Station from Sony Pictures Entertainment in late 2023; the sale closed on April 1, 2024;[8] at the end of 2024, it acquired Vaio.[9][10]
References
- ^ "お客様に感動接客を！ノジマが目指す、消費者の感動を生むコンサルティング販売とは？". 賢者の選択 (in Japanese). Yadoumaru Project Co., Ltd. July 2, 2023.
- ^ a b "ノジマ【7419】 沿革 プライム（内国株式）". Strainer (in Japanese).
- ^ "ラオックス株式会社における退職予定従業員の採用に関するお知らせ" (PDF) (Press release). 株式会社ノジマ. 2009-03-30. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
- ^ ノジマ／子会社を合併
- ^ "Nojima completes acquisition of Courts Asia". 15 March 2019. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- ^ "ノジマ、衛星放送事業に参入 ソニー系から買収". 日本経済新聞. 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ "ノジマ、衛星放送参入へ ソニーグループなどから買収". 時事通信. 2021-08-02. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ "Nojima Corporation agreed to acquire Animax Broadcast Japan Inc and Kids Station Inc. from Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc". MarketScreener. December 18, 2023. Archived from the original on January 17, 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
- ^ "Nojima to acquire PC company Vaio for ¥11.2 billion". 12 November 2024.
- ^ "ノジマが約112億円でVaioを子会社化 2025年1月6日付で（予定）".