- Business
- Belluna Co., Ltd. (9997.T) operates as a diversified Japanese company primarily engaged in mail-order retailing and related services; it offers apparel, furniture, household goods, cosmetics under brands OZIO and Nachu Life, health foods and supplements via Refre Co., Ltd., gourmet foods, flowers, wine through My Wine Club and Gourmet Tomonokai, nurse wear and accessories under Nursery and Infirmiere brands with career support via JOB STUDIO, kimono and related products through stores like BANKAN, WAMONOYA, SAGAMI, and Tokyo Masuiwaya, real estate leasing, development, revitalization, and hotel operations including city and resort properties in Japan and abroad; additional services encompass solution businesses such as enclosing and bundling promotions via Belluna Direct, mail-order agency including logistics and call centers, consumer finance for members through Sunstage Co., Ltd., database utilization, wholesale to department stores and cooperatives, insurance, golf course management, and restaurants. Founded in September 1968 and established in June 1977, the company is headquartered at 4-2 Miyamoto-cho, Ageo-shi, Saitama, Japan, with key offices including Tokyo Headquarters in Chuo-ku, Tokyo, and various distribution centers in Saitama and Tochigi; it lists on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market, employs 3,884 consolidated staff as of March 2025, and generates nearly all revenue in Japan targeting individual consumers, particularly women and nurses, across its eight segments: Apparel & Furniture Goods, Cosmetics & Healthy Food, Gourmet, Nurse, Kimono Store Sales, Property & Hotel, Database Utilization/Solution, and Other. Recent developments include the June 2025 acquisition of Hotel Zuiho and Akiu Grand Hotel to bolster its hotel portfolio and presence in the property business, alongside the formulation of its 6th Short-Term Business Plan for fiscal years March 2026-2028 and upward revision of financial forecasts in October 2025 projecting 4.2% sales growth and 17.5% operating income increase for fiscal year ending March 2025; earlier moves encompass completing acquisition of an 89.7% stake in Sagami Group Holdings Co., Ltd., acquiring shares in Maxim Co., Ltd. and Shinwa, Inc. as new subsidiaries in 2024-2025, and ongoing expansion in foreign tourism via hotel developments, with consolidated net sales reaching 210,856 million yen for fiscal year March 2025.