{{Short description|Japanese supermarket chain}} {{COI|date=May 2010}} {{Expand Japanese|カネスエ|date=February 2009}} {{Infobox company | name = Kanesue Co., Ltd. | native_name = 株式会社カネスエ | logo = KANESUE logo.jpg | logo_size = 200px | type = Kabushiki kaisha | founded = Honmachi, Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan (May 1, 1951) | hq_location = 1-5 Shimokawada-Cho<br>Ichinomiya, Aichi, Japan | key_people = Akira Ushida, CEO | area_served = Aichi, Gifu and Mies, Japan | industry = Retail | products = Supermarket | revenue = JPY 29,200,000,000<ref name="wp1"/> | operating_income = | net_income = | num_employees = 2,212<ref name="wp1"/> | parent = | subsidiaries = | website = {{url|kanesue.co.jp}} | logo_caption = Logo, 1982-present }}
{{Nihongo|'''Kanesue Co., Ltd.'''|株式会社カネスエ|Kabushiki-gaisha Kanesue}} is a company that operates a chain of supermarkets in Japan. The company operates in Aichi, Mie, and Gifu. The company is headquartered in Ichinomiya, Aichi, and is a member of the CGC Japan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cgcjapan.co.jp/cgc/kameisha/ichiran.html#aichi |script-title=ja:加盟社の紹介 |accessdate=2007-12-07 |language=Japanese |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214214350/http://www.cgcjapan.co.jp/cgc/kameisha/ichiran.html#aichi |archivedate=2007-12-14 }}</ref>
==History==
===Early history=== thumb|left|Kanesue's Logo (1902-1982) The History of Kanesue began in 1902, when it was founded as a privately owned Fishmonger {{Nihongo|'''Kanesue Iwabe Syohten'''|カネスエ岩部商店}} by {{Nihongo|Suejiro Iwabe|岩部末次郎|Iwabe Suejirō}}.<ref>(Japanese book) 『社名・社章の由来（其一）』 日本生命保険相互会社一宮分室 (1983) p. 41.</ref> In 1940 there were more than 20 employees.<ref>『商い。百年 坊、魚食いたかないか？株式会社カネスエ 創業百年記念史』 p. 33.</ref>
===1950s and 1960s=== On May 1, 1951, supermarkets within Honmachi Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture came together to establish the {{Nihongo|'''Kanesue Iwabe Syohten Co., Ltd.'''|株式会社カネスエ岩部商店|Kabushiki Kaisha Kanesue Iwabe Syōten}} and {{Nihongo|Katsura Ushida|牛田桂|Ushida Katsura}} became CEO of the company. there were 11 employees and total sales of JPY 10 million.<ref>『商い。百年 坊、魚食いたかないか？株式会社カネスエ 創業百年記念史』 p. 94.</ref><ref name="kanesue his1"/>
In 1960, Cash registers<ref>『商い。百年 坊、魚食いたかないか？株式会社カネスエ 創業百年記念史』 p. 115.</ref> and in May, 1962, Self service<ref name="kanesue his1">{{cite web |url=http://recruit.kanesue.co.jp/kanesue/Company_profile.html |title=recruit.kanesue.co.jp Company profile |accessdate=2007-12-07 |language=Japanese |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080204060700/http://recruit.kanesue.co.jp/kanesue/Company_profile.html |archivedate=2008-02-04 }}</ref> were introduced.
In 1967 the company became chain store, there were 2 stores with total sales of JPY 1.2 billion.
===1970s and 1980s=== thumb|right|100px|The headquarters of Kanesue
The company subsequently changed its name to {{Nihongo|'''Kanesue Co., Ltd.'''|株式会社カネスエ|Kabushiki Kaisha Kanesue}} and moved its headquarters from 23-10-3 Honmachi, Ichinomiya, Aichi, to 1-5 Shimokawada-Cho Ichinomiya, Aichi, in July 1976,<ref name="kanesue his1"/> and this year there were 10 stores with total sales of JPY 6.6billion.
In 1982, there were 8 stores with total sales of over JPY 10 billion.<ref>『商い。百年 坊、魚食いたかないか？株式会社カネスエ 創業百年記念史』 p. 6</ref> the company introduced current Advertising slogan {{Nihongo||おいしもの、いいものだけを|Oishiimono.Iimonodakewo}}<ref name="kane1">{{cite web |url=http://www.kanesue.co.jp/goods.php?goods=1 |script-title=ja:株式会社カネスエ 商品について |accessdate=2007-11-17 |language=Japanese |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070601025741/http://www.kanesue.co.jp/goods.php?goods=1 |archive-date=2007-06-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and current Corporate identity.<ref>『商い。百年 坊、魚食いたかないか？株式会社カネスエ 創業百年記念史』 p. 170.</ref>
===1990s-present=== In 1992, the company opened its first stores outside of Aichi in Inabe District, Mie. it entered Ōno, Gifu in 1993,<ref name="kanesue his1"/> there were 17 stores with 1,300 employees and total sales of JPY 26.5 billion.
In October, 2000, {{Nihongo|Akira Ushida|牛田彰|Ushida Akira}} became CEO of the company.<ref name="kanesue his1"/> The company began to online retailer {{Nihongo| |ネットスーパー|net super}} {{Nihongo|Earth One |あーすワン}} in 2000.<ref name="ka207">『商い。百年 坊、魚食いたかないか？株式会社カネスエ 創業百年記念史』 p. 207.</ref>
In March, 2001 The company were 20 stores with 1,600 employees and total sales of JPY 28.0 billion.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.earthone.co.jp/kanesue1.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020328033341/http://www.earthone.co.jp/kanesue1.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2002-03-28 |title=www.earthone.co.jp/kanesue1.htm |accessdate=2008-01-16 |language=Japanese }}</ref> On September 9, 2003, first Natural food store {{Nihongo|Shunrakuzen|旬楽膳}} opened in Aichi Prefecture.<ref name="shun01">{{cite web |url=http://www.binnet.co.jp/catalog/item/kanesue/image/kiji2.gif |title=binnet.co.jp/catalog/item/kanesue/image/kiji2.gif |accessdate=2007-12-20 |language=Japanese |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060514055345/http://www.binnet.co.jp/catalog/item/kanesue/image/kiji2.gif |archivedate=2006-05-14 }}</ref><ref name="shun02">{{cite web|url=http://www.binnet.co.jp/catalog/item/kanesue/image/kiji.gif|title=binnet.co.jp/catalog/item/kanesue/image/kiji.gif|accessdate=2007-12-20|language=Japanese|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928123231/http://www.binnet.co.jp/catalog/item/kanesue/image/kiji.gif|archivedate=2007-09-28}}</ref>
On November 22, 2007, the company obtained certification ISO9001.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kanesue.co.jp/iso/iso.html |title=kanesue.co.jp/iso/iso.html|accessdate=2007-12-24 |language=Japanese }}</ref>
==Subsidiaries== {{Expand section|date=May 2008}} Kanesue's operations primarily comprises three retailing subsidiaries: {{Nihongo|Kanesue |カネスエ}}, {{Nihongo|Earth One |あーすワン}}, and {{Nihongo|Shunrakuzen|旬楽膳}} in Aichi, Mie and Gifu Prefecture.
===Kanesue=== {{Nihongo|Kanesue's |カネスエ}} business model is based on selling a wide variety of food merchandise at "{{Nihongo||おいしもの、いいものだけを|Oishiimono.Iimonodakewo}}."<ref name="kane1"/>
The first Kanesue store opened in 1902 in Honmachi, Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture as of February 2008, there were 20 of them in Aichi(11), Mie(2) and Gifu(7) Prefecture.<ref name="wp1">{{cite web |url=http://job.mynavi.jp/09/pc/search/corp71100/outline.html |script-title=ja:(株)カネスエ - 毎日就職ナビ2009 |accessdate=2008-06-21 |language=Japanese |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071223105915/http://job.mynavi.jp/09/pc/search/corp71100/outline.html |archivedate=2007-12-23 }}</ref> with typical size varying from {{convert|20000|sqft|m2|1}} to {{convert|40000|sqft|m2|1}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kanesue.co.jp/store.php?store=1 |title=www.kanesue.co.jp/store.php?store=1|accessdate=2008-02-21 |language=Japanese}}</ref>
===Earth One=== thumb|right|Earth one's logo {{Nihongo|Earth One |あーすワン}} is online retailer {{Nihongo| |ネットスーパー|net super}} this retail formats began in 2000.<ref name="ka207"/>
Earth one's sales were JPY 500 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tv-aichi.co.jp/blog/sc_topnews/2007/08/post_86.html |title=tv-aichi.co.jp/blog/sc_topnews/2007/08 |accessdate=2007-12-20 |language=Japanese |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926215807/http://www.tv-aichi.co.jp/blog/sc_topnews/2007/08/post_86.html |archivedate=2007-09-26 }}</ref>
===Shunrakuzen=== {{Nihongo|Shunrakuzen|旬楽膳}} is natural food store.
The first Shunrakuzen store opened on September 9, 2003, in Aichi Prefecture.<ref name="shun01"/><ref name="shun02"/> As of March 1, 2008, there were 2 of them in Japan.
==Gallery== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right; font-size:90%" |-align="center" |150px <br />Kanesue store in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. |150px<br />Kanesue store in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. |150px<br />Kanesue store in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. |150px<br />Kanesue store in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. |-align="center" |150px<br />Kanesue store in Toin, Mie Prefecture, Japan. |150px<br />Kanesue store in Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. |150px<br />Kanesue store in Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. |150px<br />Shunrakuzen store in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. |-align="center" |}
==See also== * List of supermarket chains in Asia * List of Japanese companies * CGC Japan {{Portalbar|Supermarkets|Japan|Food|Companies}}
==References and notes== '''General reference'''
* Japanese book [http://www.lib.city.ichinomiya.aichi.jp/SerlsWeb/tosmok.asp?tilcod=1076612&mngkbn=01&style=10 『商い。百年 坊、魚食いたかないか？株式会社カネスエ 創業百年記念史』]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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==External links== {{Commons category|Kanesue}}
*{{in lang|ja}} [http://www.kanesue.co.jp/ Kanesue] *{{in lang|ja}} [http://www.shun-rakuzen.com/ Shunrakuzen] *{{in lang|ja}} [https://archive.today/20070927162942/https://www.earthone.co.jp/ Earth One] *{{in lang|ja}} [http://www.cgcjapan.co.jp/ C.G.C.JAPAN] *[http://www.cgcjapan.co.jp/english/index.html C.G.C.JAPAN] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008133237/http://www.cgcjapan.co.jp/english/index.html |date=2007-10-08 }}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kanesue}} Category:1951 establishments in Japan Category:Supermarkets of Japan Category:Retail companies established in 1951 Category:Companies based in Aichi Prefecture