Life Corporation
TTSE:81942,411.00
JPY
+33.00
(+1.39%)
ISIN
JP3966600003
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-3.56
14.20
3Y
35.83
81.12
5Y
29.10
68.34
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- CEO
- Takaharu Iwasaki
- Full Time Employees
- 7,506
- Sector
- Retail trade
- Industry
- Food retail
- Address
- 2-2-22 Nishinomiyahara Tokyo TY Japan 532-0004
- IPO Date
- Oct 1, 1982
- Website
- lifecorp.jp
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- Life Corporation (8194.T) operates a chain of supermarkets primarily in Japan's Tokyo and Kinki regions, offering foodstuffs including fresh produce, marine products, meat and delicatessen items; daily necessities and household goods; apparel and clothing; and private-label brands such as BIO-RAL natural and organic products, LIFE PREMIUM premium items, and COOKING LIFE prepared foods. The company provides additional services including credit card issuance and operation via LC JCB Card, electronic money and points programs through LaCuCa and Ponta/d points integration, non-life insurance agency support, online supermarket platforms via its proprietary LIFE Online Supermarket and Amazon Japan partnership, and education-related activities; it also manages specialized store formats like CENTRAL SQUARE experiential supermarkets and BIO-RAL natural-focused outlets. Founded in 1961 with roots tracing to 1908 and headquartered in Osaka, Japan, Life Corporation employs around 7,400 people and maintains approximately 300 stores supported by food processing centers, logistics facilities including Nanko, Kurihashi, Matsudo, Kawasaki and Osaka Hirabayashi centers, and initiatives like Tempozan biogas power generation for sustainability. Recent developments include the 2022 opening of its flagship Central Square Yebisu Garden Place store in Tokyo, which won top honors in the STORE OF THE YEAR 2023 awards and integrates physical and online shopping under the Supermarket 4.0 concept; expansion of BIO-RAL corners to over 240 stores; sixfold growth in online supermarket sales to ¥14.2 billion in FY2022 through capacity increases and product enhancements; achievement of 19 consecutive years of revenue growth reaching ¥765 billion alongside ¥20 billion ordinary profit for the third straight year by FY2022; launch of the 7th Medium-Term Plan in FY2023 targeting ¥1 trillion net sales, 400 stores, 50% CO2 emissions cut and elevated employee satisfaction by FY2030; and ongoing investments in employee treatment such as base pay raises, direct hiring promotion and diversity initiatives amid the FY2024 financial results briefing highlighting personnel expense increases for workforce development.