Announcement of Maruetsu Petit Nishi-Yokohama Ekimae Store Opening

Maruetsu Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Toshima-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Shoji Honma; hereinafter: Maruetsu) is pleased to announce the opening of "Maruetsu Petit Nishi-Yokohama Ekimae Store" in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Thursday, April 9, 2026. We would like to provide an overview of the store.

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The area around Nishi-Yokohama Station offers the convenience of being close to Yokohama Station, while also being a deeply rooted residential area. As a commercial zone with detached houses and low-to-mid-rise condominiums despite its station-front location, we aim to become an indispensable store for the community by strengthening our selection of fresh produce, delicatessen, and groceries, which are essential for daily life.

With the opening of this store, our total number of stores will be 311, including 153 stores in Tokyo, 52 in Kanagawa Prefecture, 49 in Chiba Prefecture, 55 in Saitama Prefecture, 1 in Tochigi Prefecture, and 1 in Ibaraki Prefecture.

[Store Overview]

Store Name: Maruetsu Petit Nishi-Yokohama Ekimae Store

Opening Date: Thursday, April 9, 2026

Location: 1-6 Kubocho, Nishi-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture

Access: Nearest station: Sagami Railway Main Line "Nishi-Yokohama Station" (approx. 1 minute walk)

Store Manager: Tatsuya Suzuki

Business Hours: 9:00 - 22:00

Sales Floor Area: 111 tsubo (approx. 367 square meters)

Parking Spaces: None

Bicycle Parking Spaces: 42

Number of Employees: 3 full-time employees, 16 part-time/casual employees (8-hour equivalent)

Annual Sales Target: 470 million yen

Trade Area Information: 300m radius, 3,369 households, 5,090 people

Sales floor where you can choose what you need for your daily meals

We will meet your daily dining needs with fresh produce, groceries with essential ingredients, and carefully selected delicatessen items.

In the produce section, in addition to a basic selection essential for daily meals, we will offer cut fruits, cut salads, and convenient pre-cut vegetables.

In the delicatessen section, we will feature freshly made products such as handmade onigiri, as well as ready-to-eat items like meat delicatessen "Otsuma Meat" and fish delicatessen "Otsuna Fish." We will also introduce a new MD, the upper-grade series of meat delicatessen "Otona MEAT."

For daily necessities and processed foods, we will expand our selection of Topvalu Best Price products.

Great Value and Convenient Services

Maruetsu offers unique preferential measures for customers using Aeon mark credit cards, making shopping advantageous every Sunday. Last year, we introduced "WAON POINT" company-wide, and at this store, we will implement various point programs, including "5x WAON POINTs on almost all items every Sunday."

Furthermore, as a convenient shopping service, this store will support Uber Eats instant delivery, allowing customers to enjoy Maruetsu shopping at home.

That's all.

Maruetsu has articulated its future vision as "Our Desired State" and uses it as a guideline for its activities.

≪Our Desired State≫

Based on our brand message "Shiawase Seikatsu." (Happy Life.),

it embodies our desire to be "the closest presence" that supports the lives of our customers, employees, and local communities.