History

1961~

  • October 1961

    Founding of Royal in Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo for the purpose of selling car supplies and accessories

  • March 1962

    Establishment of Royal Co., Ltd. following reorganization into a joint-stock company with capital of 2 million yen

  • January 1965

    Opening of the Sendai Business Office (the current Hokkaido-Tohoku Branch Office)

1966年~

  • April 1966

    Opening of the Nagoya Business Office (the former Chubu Branch Office) and Osaka Business Office (the current Chubu-Kinki-Shikoku Branch Office)

  • June 1967

    Relocation of the head office to 9 Sanbancho in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, and opening of the Tokyo Business Office (the current Kanto Branch Office) in the same location

  • August 1967

    Separation of the Kanto region gasoline stand wholesale division and establishment of Corner Royal Co., Ltd.

  • June 1969

    Opening of car corners in large-scale retailers, marking the start of direct sales to end users

  • November 1975

    Opening of the Yellow Hat Utsunomiya-Minami Store (the first directly managed store)

1976~

  • August 1976

    Relocation of the head office to Kitasenzoku, Ohta-ku, Tokyo

  • April 1978

    Opening of the Kanto Distribution Center in Yoshikawa, Saitama Prefecture, and introduction of the USAC system II

  • April 1981

    Revision of the par value of shares from 500 yen to 50 yen following merger with Royal Co., Ltd. (the former Shimada Sangyo Co., Ltd.)

  • April 1982

    Signing of a group store agreement with the Yellow Hat Kamagaya Store, resulting in the first Yellow Hat Group store

  • June 1988

    Opening of the Kita-Kanto Business Office (the former Kita-Kanto Branch Office)

  • September 1988

    With the opening of the Yellow Hat Group Eniwa Store, the total number of directly managed and group stores reached 100.

1989~

  • December 1990

    Store registration upon obtaining the approval of the Japan Securities Dealers Association

  • December 1992

    With the opening of the Yellow Hat Group Nerima Store, the total number of directly managed and group stores reached 200.

  • April 1995

    With the opening of the Yellow Hat Group Nara Store, the total number of directly managed and group stores reached 300.

  • June 1995

    Opening of the Yamaguchi Business Office (the current Chugoku-Kyushu Branch Office) and West Japan Distribution Center

  • December 1995

    Listing on the Second Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange

  • March 1997

    With the opening of the Yellow Hat Group Soka Store, the total number of directly managed and group stores reached 400.

  • September 1997

    Listing on the First Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange

  • October 1997

    Change of trade name to Yellow Hat Ltd.

  • April 1998

    Opening of the System Center

1999~

  • May 1999

    Opening of the Tohoku Distribution Center

  • March 2001

    Relocation of the head office to Aobadai in Meguro-ku, Tokyo

2003~

  • April 2008

    Acquisition of all shares in Galac Co., Ltd. (the current consolidated subsidiary Aichi Yellow Hat Ltd.)

  • October 2008

    Signing of an agreement with ICS Co., Ltd. to inherit the business of 10 stores under the names of Auto Tech and Pit 100

2009~

  • February 2009

    Establishment of five regional store-operating subsidiaries

  • June 2009

    Relocation of the head office to Nihonbashi in Chuo-ku, Tokyo

  • February 2010

    Establishment of one store-operating subsidiary

  • May 2010

    Acquisition of all shares in Isshin Co., Ltd. (the current consolidated subsidiary Fukuoka Yellow Hat Ltd.)

  • August 2010

    Acquisition of all shares in JOYFULL Co., Ltd. (now a consolidated subsidiary)

  • February 2011

    Establishment of four store-operating subsidiaries

  • March 2011

    With the opening of the Yellow Hat Niigata Kameda Store, the total number of Yellow Hat’s domestic stores reached 500.

  • August 2011

    Establishment of one store-operating subsidiary

  • December 2011

    Montecarlo Co., Ltd. (the current consolidated subsidiary Hiroshima Yellow Hat Ltd.) became a subsidiary as a result of priority share acquisition and conversion.

  • January 2012

    Relocation of the System Center and Car Inspection Call Center from Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture to Sapporo in Hokkaido

  • January 2012

    Establishment of seven store-operating subsidiaries, to promote subdivision of areas

  • March 2012

    Montecarlo Co., Ltd.(the current consolidated subsidiary Hiroshima Yellow Hat Ltd.) became a wholly owned subsidiary as a result of share exchange.

  • April 2012

    Acquisition of all shares in Driver Stand Co., Ltd. (the current consolidated subsidiary 2-Rinkan Yellow Hat), making it into a subsidiary

  • April 2012

    Signing of a business and capital tie-up agreement with Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. with the objectives of pooling product purchasing and building new sales channels, etc. in Idemitsu service stations

  • June 2012

    Establishment of one store-operating subsidiary

2013~

  • March 2013

    Relocation of the Kanto Distribution Center from Yoshikawa City, Saitama Prefecture to Oura-gun, Gunma Prefecture

  • April 2013

    Acquisition of all shares in Apple Co., Ltd. (the current consolidated subsidiary Tochigi Yellow Hat Ltd.)

  • August 2013

    Establishment of one store-operating subsidiary

  • May 2014

    Will Co., Ltd. (the current consolidated subsidiary Bike-Kan Yellow Hat Ltd.) became a wholly owned subsidiary as a result of a share exchange.

  • July 2014

    Establishment of two store-operating subsidiaries

  • October 2014

    With the opening of the Yellow Hat Kyotango Mineyama Store, the total number of Yellow Hat’s domestic stores reached 600.

  • October 2015

    Acquisition of shares in Yamaguchi Yellow Hat Ltd. (now a consolidated subsidiary), making it into a subsidiary

  • December 2015

    Acquisition of shares in Oita Yellow Hat Ltd. (now a consolidated subsidiary), making it into a subsidiary

  • January 2016

    Establishment of two store-operating subsidiaries

  • April 2016

    Acquisition of shares in Best Wing Co., Ltd. (the current consolidated subsidiary Yamagata Yellow Hat Ltd.), making it into a subsidiary

  • July 2016

    Establishment of one store-operating subsidiary

  • November 2016

    Establishment of one store-operating subsidiary

  • February 2017

    Establishment of one store-operating subsidiary

  • April 2017

    Integration of the Chubu Branch Office and Kinki-Shikoku Branch Office, resulting in the Chubu- Kinki-Shikoku Branch Office

  • January 2018

    Establishment of one store-operating subsidiary

  • March 2018

    With the opening of the Yellow Hat Date Hobara Store, the total number of Yellow Hat’s domestic stores reached 700.

  • April 2018

    Acquisition of shares in Hops Co., Ltd. (the current consolidated subsidiary Shin-Gifu Yellow Hat Ltd.), making it into a subsidiary

  • April 2018

    Integration of the North Kanto Branch Office and South Kanto Branch Office into the Kanto Branch Office

  • June 2018

    Relocation of the head office to Iwamotocho in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

  • July 2018

    The number of Yellow Hat Group’s domestic stores reaches 810.

  • December 2018

    Establishment of one store-operating subsidiary

2019~

  • October 2020

    Acquisition of all shares in Mizunokuchi Automobile Co., Ltd. (now a consolidated subsidiary), making it into a subsidiary

  • July 2021

    Acquisition of shares in Tomakomai Yellow Hat Ltd. (now a consolidated subsidiary), making it into a subsidiary

  • April 2022

    Following revision of market segments by Tokyo Stock Exchange, the company was moved from the First Section to the Prime Market

  • October 2022

    Acquisition of shares in e-more Ltd. (now a consolidated subsidiary MORE GRIP Ltd.), making it into a subsidiary