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- Makiya Co., Ltd. (9890.T) is a Japan-based retailer engaged in the procurement and sale of general consumer goods including food, household goods, and do-it-yourself (DIY) items. The company operates through its Retail segment, which includes integrated discount stores under the ESPOT brand offering outdoor, living room, alcoholic beverages, and fresh food products; food supermarkets under the POTATO brand as community-based daily markets and farmers' markets; cash-and-carry supermarkets under the Business Super brand; recycle stores under the HARD OFF brand providing personal computers, AV equipment, furniture, and household goods via Off House; general merchandise shops under the Mamy brand targeting adults with interior and miscellaneous goods; 100-yen uniform price shops under the Daiso brand; and specialized stores focused on handmade crafts. It also maintains a Real Estate Leasing segment leasing owned properties, alongside logistics services, a meat processing factory, and the manufacture and sale of prepared foods and bento boxes. Makiya Co., Ltd., founded in 1972 and headquartered in Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, primarily serves regional markets in Shizuoka, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Yamanashi prefectures with approximately 16 ESPOT stores, 14 POTATO stores, 54 Business Super stores, 7 HARD OFF stores, 3 Mamy stores, and 12 Daiso stores. In recent developments, the company updated its Articles of Incorporation in October 2025, reflecting ongoing governance adjustments amid stable operations in the consumer staples sector.