- CEO
- Masataka Kubo
- Full Time Employees
- 9,148
- Sector
- Retail trade
- Industry
- Electronics/Appliance stores
- Address
- 1-18, Kamiyacho 2-chome Osaka OS Japan 542-0076
- IPO Date
- Mar 28, 2002
- Business
- EDION Corporation EDION Corporation operates as a leading home appliance retailer in Japan, primarily engaged in the sale of consumer electronics, home appliances, information technology products, and related services through a network of directly managed stores, franchise outlets, mobile phone specialty stores, mail-order operations, and online platforms including the EDION net shop; it offers personal computers, printers, multifunction devices, office equipment, projectors, video conferencing systems, office lighting, commercial air conditioners, digital cameras, drive recorders, drones, smartphones, IP phones, routers, and photovoltaic power generation systems under brands such as EDION and Hyakuman Volt. The company also provides robot programming education, energy management systems, real estate brokerage via EDION HOUSING, renovation and housing services, communication and internet services, reuse and recycling through eR Japan, logistics via e-Logi, and operates in the B2B segment with business solutions. Founded on March 29, 2002, as a holding company from the merger of DEODEO Corporation and EIDEN Co., Ltd., EDION Corporation is headquartered at Osaka Mitsui Bussan Building, 2-3-33 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, Japan, with approximately 1,190 stores nationwide including 454 directly operated and 736 franchised locations, serving retail consumers, corporate clients, and regional markets across Japan. Recent developments include the acquisition of Sanfrecce Hiroshima Co., Ltd. in September 2023, Jtop Co., Ltd. absorbing e-Logi Co., Ltd. in October 2023, Azabu Co., Ltd. in March 2024, Muromayama Transportation Co., Ltd. in August 2024, Japan Next Retailing Co., Ltd. in February 2025, and the absorption merger of SANKYU Co., Ltd. in April 2025; additionally, it maintains a capital and business alliance with Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd. since April 2022 following the termination of its capital tie-up with LIXIL Group Corporation, alongside plans to open eight new or relocated stores including EDION Toyohashi Miramachi Store in April 2025 and the introduction of new heating appliances such as carbon and ceramic heaters in late 2024.