Muji
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| legal form | Kabushiki kaisha (joint stock company) |
| ISIN | JP3976300008 |
| founding | December 1980 |
| Seat | Toshima , Tokyo Prefecture |
| Number of employees | 20,400 (2019) |
| sales | 438 billion yen (EUR 3.5 billion) (2019) |
| Branch | Furniture trade |
| Website | muji.de |
KK Ryōhin Keikaku ( Japanese 株式会社 良品 計画 , Kabushiki kaisha Ryōhin Keikaku ; English Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd. ) is a Japanese lifestyle chain based in Toshima , Tokyo Prefecture , which was founded in 1980. Under the brand mujirushi ryōhin ( 無印良品 , dt. For " unbranded quality goods "), MUJI for short , it is represented with over 800 branches in 26 countries. Its shares are traded on the first segment of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The company has eight “lifestyle stores” in Germany - one each in Düsseldorf , Munich , Cologne , Hamburg and Frankfurt am Main and three in Berlin ( Hackescher Markt , Mall of Berlin and Marmorhaus ).
history
The company was founded in December 1980 as a private label of the Seibu department store chain . In 1983 the first shop Mujirushi Ryōhin Aoyama ( 無印良品 青山 ) opened in the Aoyama district of Tokyo's Minato district . In June 1989 the company part was spun off as KK Ryōhin Keikaku and in March 1990 completely independent of Seibu. In May 1991 the foreign subsidiary Mujirushi Ryohin Europe was founded and in July the first shop outside of Japan was opened in London under the name Muji West Soho . In October, the subsidiary Mujirushi Ryohin Bermuda Ltd. was founded. and in November Mujirushi Ryohin Hong Kong Ltd. Ryohin Keikaku Europe Ltd. was founded in March 1994 . for the European business. In December 1998 the company was listed in the 2nd segment of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and rose to the 1st segment in August 2000. In 2005 the company won 5 iF product design gold awards. In July, the subsidiary Muji Deutschland GmbH was founded and the first shop in Germany was opened in the Düsseldorf Kö-Galerie . Munich followed in 2006, Berlin in 2008, Cologne in 2009, Hamburg in 2010 and Frankfurt am Main and Hanover in 2012 (closed since July 2016). In 2014, the second Berlin branch opened on Leipziger Platz.
In July 2020, the US branch of the company had to file for bankruptcy due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
concept
The name is the short form of Mujirushi Ryōhin , which translated means something like: "No brand, good products". MUJI is characterized by the choice of materials, the rational manufacturing process and the general simplicity of its products and their packaging. The range of products on offer includes stationery , office items, cosmetics , household appliances , clothing and furniture . Well-known designers all over the world work for the Japanese company, albeit anonymously, so that it remains unclear who designed each product, since only the design and the pure usefulness of the products should convince the customer, not well-known names.
The group also has cafes, restaurants and flower shops. Some products are exhibited and sold in London's Victoria and Albert Museum and New York's Museum of Modern Art .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Corporate Information | Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd. Retrieved July 11, 2020 .
- ↑ Corporate Information. Ryōhin Keikaku, accessed July 25, 2017 .
- ↑ a b 沿革 1980 年 . Ryōhin Keikaku, accessed April 1, 2010 (Japanese).
- ↑ 沿革 2005 年 . Ryōhin Keikaku, accessed April 1, 2010 (Japanese).
- ↑ MUJI HISTORY. MUJI Deutschland GmbH, accessed on May 14, 2012 .
- ↑ Muji: Another store in Germany is in the starting blocks. In: furniture culture online. Ferdinand Holzmann Verlag GmbH, January 20, 2012, accessed on May 14, 2012 .
- ↑ StackPath. Retrieved July 11, 2020 .
- ↑ Internal Submission: Muji USA files for bankruptcy, citing pandemic shutdowns. July 10, 2020, accessed July 10, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ What is MUJI. Retrieved October 5, 2019 .