株式会社リカーマウンテン

沿革

1990
- February: founds Liquor Mountain Co. Ltd, transferring the alcoholics retail licence from Supermarket Yamane and operating within its premises
- Introduced the POS sale system LMS1990
- September: After acquiring the Liquor import and distributing license, import operations began
1991
- May: Completed the Head Office in Torahime (Shiga-ken, Nagahama, Gomura)
- September: Started the "LM Membership Card"
1992
- March: LM Membership Card customers reach 10,000 persons
1993
- December: LM Membership Card customers reach 50,000 persons
1994
- April: Started to develop and import private brand products, such as Tengu Beer
1995
- September: LM Membership Card customers reach 100,000 persons
- October: Acquired the licence to wholesale alcoholics
- November: 10th store opens
1996
- May: Introduced the POS sale system LMS1996
- September: Expanded warehouse and in-house distribution Center
1998
- April: Introduced Staff evaluation system based on sales performance
- September: Introduced new distribution policy system in order to improve distribution efficiency
- November: First publication of the quarterly magazine “Cavatappi”, reviewing alcoholics and gourmet food
1999
- February: Opened company’s Internet homepage and E-Commerce website
- June: Increased capabilities of Head Office computer servers
- Started a "LM PRO CARD" for wholesale customers
2000
- March: Established Wholesale Dept.
- Started the Liquor Mountain Recycle System
- April: Celebration of 10 years from company foundation at the Kyoto International Conference Center
- September: Opened a wine cellar webshop on the Rakuten website “Cellar Senka”
- December: LM Membership Card customers reach 200,000 persons
2001
- December: Liquor Mountain is selected in the "100 Kansai companies employing IT systems” at the 2nd Kansai IT Strategy Conference
- Liquor Mountain is awarded the 2001 Aluminium can recovery cooperation award from the Aluminium Can Recycling Association
2002
- April: Introduced the new POS sale system LMS2002
- 20th store opens
- Staff number exceeds 100 regular employees
- July: Number of aluminium cans collected for recycle reaches 10 million items
- October: Liquor Mountain is awarded the Chairman award at the 2002 Reduce Reuse Recycle Promotion Conference
- December: LM Membership Card customers reach 200,000 persons
2004
- January: Yearly turnover exceeds 10 billion JPY
- June: 30th store opens
- August: LM Membership Card customers reach 400,000 persons
2005
- March: Number of aluminium cans collected for recycle reaches 50 million items
- June: Established Yasu distribution center
- July: 40th store opens
- Opened Kiyamachi store (Rokkakukiyamachi) (Kyoto, Kyoto-shi)
- November: LM Membership Card customers reach 500,000 persons
- Renewal of LM Membership Card type Added capability to add Recycle Points to the LM cards Started issuing LM Memberships card for families
- Developepment and first airing of Liquor Mountain company song “suki suki Likaman”
- Staff number exceeds 200 regular employees
2006
- January: Established Head Office in Kyoto (Shimogyo-ku)
- March: Started issuing a Silver LM Membership Card
- April: 50th store opens
- July: LM Membership Card customers reach 600,000 persons
- Started issuing a Ladies LM Membership Card
- September: Number of aluminium cans collected for recycle reaches 100 million items
2007
- January: 60th store opens
- Yearly turnover exceeds 20 billion JPY
- February: Redesigned the wine cellar webshop website “Cellar Senka” on its own website
- April: Staff number exceeds 300 regular employees
- Established Nagahama distribution center
- Opened the wine cellar showroom in Kyoto Karasuma
- May: 70th store opens
- LM Membership Card customers reach 700,000 persons
- October: 80th store opens
2008
- January: Yearly turnover exceeds 30 billion JPY
- February: LM Membership Card customers reach 800,000 persons
- Introduced reusable LM ECO-Bag in order to reduce use of disposable plastic bags
- Number of aluminium cans collected for recycle reaches 200 million items
- April: 90th store opens
- June: In order ro reduce CO2 emission and resource use, started charging the disposable plastic bags
- October: LM Membership Card customers reach 900,000 persons
2009
- January: Number of aluminium cans collected for recycle reaches 300 million items
- April: Staff number exceeds 400 regular employees
- December: LM Membership Card customers reach 1 million persons
2010
- January: Number of aluminium cans collected for recycle reaches 400 million items
- March: Established the Yamashina distribution center (Kyoto, Yamashina-ku)
- April: 100th store opens
- Celebration of 20 years from its foundation at the Kyoto International Conference Center
- June: LM Membership Card customers reach 1.1 million persons
2011
- January: LM Membership Card customers reach 1.2 million persons
- Number of aluminium cans collected for recycle reaches 500 million items
- February: Established the Yokaichi distribution center (relocation of the Yasu distribution center)
- September: LM Membership Card customers reach 1.3 million persons
- October: Renewal of the 1st store at Torahime
2012
- January: Opened “LM My page”, a website for LM customers
- Started the “LM keitai”, to have the LM Memberships card on own mobile phone
- Number of aluminium cans collected for recycle reaches 600 million items
- February: Opened Suomachi store (Osaka, Chuo-ku)
- April: Held “Liquor Mountain Wine Festa in KYOTO” at the Kyoto Granvia hotel
- Opened Kuwana store (Mie-ken, Kuwana)
- Opened Saiin store (Kyoto, sakyo-ku)
- Opened Hibino store (Nagoya, Atsuta-ku)
- Opened Hozumi store (Gifu-ken, Mizuho)
- 110th store opens
- May: LM Membership Card customers reach 1.4 million persons
- June: Opened Sofue store (Aichi-ken, Inazawa)
- July: Opened Kariya store (Aichi-ken, Kariya)
- Opened Hira store (Nagoya, Nishi-ku)
- August: Patented the Smart Point System for mobile phones (patent 5054489)
- September: Introduced BYB system to promote bringing of wine bottles in selected restaurants
- October: Opened FC Daigo Izumi store (Kyoto, Fushimi-ku)
- Opened Furukawabashi store (Osaka, Kadoma)
- Presentation of Liquor Mountain own iPhone application
- Opened Handa store (Aichi-ken, Handa)
- Opened Miyoshi store (Aichi-ken, Miyoshi)
- Opened Sakae store (Nagoya, Naka-ku)
- November: Opened Takaoka store (Shizuoka-ken, Hamamatsu, Naka-ku)
- 120th store opens
- Opened Hirabari store (Nagoya, Tenpaku-ku)
- Opened Fujigaoka store (Nagoya, Meito-ku)
- December: LM Membership Card customers reach 1.5 million persons
- Number of aluminium cans collected for recycle reaches 700 million items
2013
- January: Yearly turnover exceeds 40 billion JPY
- February: Opened Kabukicho Ichome store (Tokyo, Shinjuku-ku)
- April: Opened Mittera store (Osaka, Chuo-ku)
- Opened Shijo Takasegawa store (Kyoto, Shimogyo-ku)
- Opened Katsura Minami store (Kyoto, Minami-ku)
- Opened Mukomachi store (Kyoto, Mukomachi)
- Opened Toyohashi Yamada store (Aichi-ken, Toyohashi)
- Opened Ichinomiya Showa store (Aichi-ken, Ichinomiya)
- Opened Iwakura store (Aichi-ken, Iwakura)
- 130th store opens
- May: Held “Liquor Mountain Wine Festa 2013” at the Kyoto Granvia hotel
- Opened Iwakura Chuzaiji store (Kyoto, Sakyo-ku)
- June: Opened Hanahakudori store (Osaka, Tsurumi-ku)
- LM Membership Card customers reach 1.6 million persons
- Opened Miyamaki store (Kyoto, Tanabe)
- October: Opened Chikugeni store (Kyoto, Kita-ku)
- Established Iwata Distribution center
- Opened the flagship store RAKZAN Sanjo Onmae store (Kyoto, Nakagyo-ku)
- Opened Inabaji store (Nagoya, Nakamura-ku)
- November: Number of aluminium cans collected for recycle reaches 800 million items
2014
- January: Liquor Mountain web shop is awarded the Rakuten Shop of the year Award
- Likaman Rakuten shop won the "RAKUTEN SHOP OF THE YEAR 2013" in the Category of Beer and Whisky
- February: LM Membership Card customers reach 1.7 million persons
- March: Relocateda Nabari store (Mie, from Natsumi to Konodai)
- May: Held “Liquor Mountain Wine Festa 2014” at the Kyoto Granvia hotel
- June: 140th store opens
- October: Number of aluminium cans collected for recycle reaches 900 million items
2015
- January: Yearly turnover exceeds 50 billion JPY
- Started the Liquor Mountain Shop Blog
- February: Opened the official Liquor Mountain online store
- Relocated and renamed KamiUeno store to Nagaokagyo store (Kyoto Pref., Nagaokakyo)
- Opened Hiroshima Ebisucho store (Hiroshima, Naka-ku)
- May: Opened Shizuoka Ryogaecho store (Shizuoka, Aoi-ku)
- Held “Liquor Mountain Wine Festa 2015” at the Kyoto Granvia hotel
- June: Opened Kurume Bunkagai store (Fukuoka, Kurume-shi)
- Held “1st Charity Toast with 10,000 people”
- Over 6,000 participants took part in, donated approximately 600,000 yen to the Scholarship Foundation for Traffic Accident Orphans
- July: Opened Sannomiya Kitanozaka store (Kobe-shi, Chuo-ku)
- September: Number of aluminium cans collected for recycle reaches a billion items
- Opened Kyobashi store (Osaka, Osaka-shi)
- 150th store opens
- October: Opened Kumamoto Ginzadori store (Kumamoto, Kumamoto-shi)
- Opened Bashamichi store (Yokohama-shi, Naka-ku)
- November: Launched the official Liquor Mountain application
2016
- January: Rakuten website “Cellar Senka” won the "RAKUTEN SHOP OF THE YEAR 2015" in the Category of Wine
- February: Opened Matsuyama Sanbancho store (Matsuyama-shi, Ehime)
- March: Got an award for collecting aluminum can by Japan Aluminum Can Recycling Association
- April: Opened Okazaki store (Okazaki-shi, Aichi)
- Opened Imaike store (Chikusaku, Nagoya-shi)
- Opened Hiroshima Nagarekawa store (Nakaku, Hiroshima-shi)
- May: Held “Liquor Mountain Wine Festa 2016” at the Kyoto Granvia hotel
- June: Opened Kochiotesuji store (Kochi-shi, Kochi)
- Held “2nd Charity Toast with 10,000 people”
- 7,749 participants took part in, donated 774,900 yen for Kumamoto Earthquake and bicycles to the 5 child welfare facility
- July: Opened Tokushima Akitamachi store (Tokushima-shi, Tokushima)
- Opened Matsuyama Nibancho store (Matsuyama-shi, Ehime)
- Number of aluminium cans collected for recycle reaches 1.1 billion items
- August: Opened Hachioji store (Hachioji-shi, Tokyo)
- September: Opened Oitamiyakomachi store (Oita-shi, Oita)
- Opened Kanazawa Katamachi 1chome store (Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa)
- October: Opened Doyama store (Kita-ku,Osaka-shi)
- Opened Hamamatsu Chitosecho store (Naka-ku, Hamamatsu-shi)
- Opened Tenmonkan store (Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima)
- Opened Kawasaki Isago store (Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa)
- Held “Liquor Mountain Wine Festa in Nagoya 2016” at the Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel
- LM Membership Card customers reach 2 million persons
- Received the MOF (Ministry of Finance) Minister’s Prize of the 3Rs Promotion Merit Awards
- 160th store opens
2017
- January: Rakuten website “Cellar Senka” won the "RAKUTEN SHOP OF THE YEAR 2016" in the Category of Wine
- Likaman Rakuten shop won the "RAKUTEN SHOP OF THE YEAR 2016" in the Category of Beer and Whisky
- April: Opened Roppongi Delivery Station store (Minato-ku,Tokyo)
- Opened Shinbashi store (Minato-ku,Tokyo)
- Opened Ginza store (Chuo,Tokyo)
- May: Opened Nakasukokutaidoro store (Hakata-ku,Fukuoka-shi,Fukuoka)
- Held “Whisky Messe 2017 in KYOTO” at the Kyoto Granvia hotel
- June: Opened Sannomiya Higasimongai store (Kobe-shi,Hyogo)
- Opened Okayamachuocho store (Okayama-shi,Okayama)
- Held “3rd Charity Toast with 10,000 people”
- 17,527 participants took part in, donated bicycles to the 13 child welfare facility
- Donated 504,433 yen for Kumamoto Earthquake
- July: Number of aluminium cans collected for recycle reaches 1.2 billion items
- September: Opened Shinsaibashi store (Chuo-ku,Osaka)
- Opened Kinsanhigashi store (Naka-ku,Nagoya-shi)
- Held “Liquor Mountain Wine Festa in Nagoya 2017” at the Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel
- November: Opened Nakanowasedadori store (Nakano-ku,Tokyo)
- Opened Machida store (Machida-City,Tokyo)
- Opened Fukuikatamachi store (Fukui-City,Fukui)
2018
- January: Opened Ginza777 store (Chuo-ku,Tokyo)
- Opened Noge store (Naka-ku, Yokohama-city, Kanagawa)
- Likaman Rakuten shop won the "RAKUTEN SHOP OF THE YEAR 2017" in the Category of Beer and Whisky
- February: LM Membership Card customers reach 2,100,000 persons
- April: Opened Niigatakomachi store (Niigata city,Nigata)
- Opened Nishiazabu store (Minato-ku,Tokyo)
- May: Held “Wine Festa 2018 in KYOTO” at the Kyoto Granvia hotel
- June: Opened Yokosukachuou store (Yokosuka-City, Kanagawa)
- Opened Chibafujimi store (Chiba-city, Chiba)
- Opened Shimonodekibuzenda store (Shimonoseki-ctiy, Yamaguchi-prefecture)
- Held “4th Charity Toast with 20,000 people”
- 22,019 participants took part in, donated bicycles to the 20 child welfare facility
- Number of aluminium cans collected for recycle reaches 1.3 billion items
- July: Opened Akasakamitsuke store (Minato-ku, Tokyo)
- Opened Zyosidai store (Nagiya-City, Aichi)
- Held “Whisky & beer Messe 2018 in KYOTO” at the MIYAKO MESSE
- August: 170th store opens
- October: Opened Ota store (Ota-city, Gumma)
- Opened Hiratsuka store (Hiratsuka-city, Kanagawa)
- November: Opened Akitakawabata store (Akita-city, Akita)
- Opened Ichinomiyahamachou store (ichinomiya-city, Aichi)
- December: Opened Kofu store (kofu-city, Yamanashi)
- Opened Machidahigashiguchi store (machida-city, Tokyo)
2019
- January: Likaman Yahoo shop won the "Yahoo! Best Store Awards 2018" in the Category of Beer and others
- Likaman Yahoo shop won the "Yahoo! Best Store Awards 2018" in the Category of Wine
- Likaman Yahoo shop won the "Yahoo! Best Store Awards 2018" in the Category of Beer, Wine and others
- February: Opened Hankyu Takatsuki minamiguchi store (Takatsuki-City, Osaka)
- March: Opened Takamatsu store (Takamatsu-City, Kagawa)
- Held “Liquor Mountain Wine Festa in Nagoya 2019” at the Nagoya Tokyu Hotel
- April: Opened Shinfukushima store (Osaka-City,Osaka)
- Opened Otesujihigashi store (Kochi-City, Kochi)
- 180th store opens
- May: Opened Mitodaikumachi store (Mito-City,Ibaraki)
- Opened Gionkokusaidori store (Kyoto-City,Kyoto)
- Opened Omiyanangin store (Saitama-City,Saitama)
- June: Opened Kanazawakatamachi2chome store (Knazawa-city, Ishikawa)
- Held “5th Charity Toast with 30,000 people”
- 31,575 participants took part in, donated bicycles to the 30 child welfare facility
- July: Opened Tenma store (Osaka-city, Osaka)
- August: Opened Nagaokatonomachi store (Nagaoka-city, Niigata)
- LM Membership Card customers reach 2.2 million persons
- Number of aluminium cans collected for recycle reaches 1.4 billion items
- Held “Whisky & beer Messe 2018 in KYOTO” at the MIYAKO MESSE
- Donated 947,000 yen for KYOTO animation
- September: Opened Nahamatsuyama store (Naha-city, Okinawa)
- October: Opened MiyazakichuouDori store (Miyazaki-city, Miyazaki)
- Opened Hanshin Amagasaki store (Amagasaki-city,Hyogo)
- November: Opened Koiwa store (Edogawa-ku, Tokyo)
- December: Opened Kanda Nishiguchi store (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
- Opened Kichijoji store (Musashino, Tokyo)
2020
- January: Opened Himejisiomachi store (Himeji-city,Hyogo)
- Opened Iwakitaira store (Iwaki-city,Fukushima)
- August: Opened Sagashirayama store (Saga-city,Saga)
2021
- January: Opened Moriokaodori store (Morioka-city,Iwate)
- Cellar Rakuten shop won the "RAKUTEN SHOP OF THE YEAR 2020" in the Category of Wine
- Likaman Rakuten shop won the "RAKUTEN SHOP OF THE YEAR 2020" in the Category of Beer and Whisky
- Shusen Ichiba Rakuten shop won the "RAKUTEN SHOP OF THE YEAR 2020"in the Category of Japanese Sake
- February: Yearly turnover exceeds 60 billion JPY
- Likaman Rittou Logistics center opend
- March: Opened Susukinogojyodoori store (Sapporo-city,Hokkaido)
- April: Opened Kokubuncho store (Sendai-city,Miyagi)
2022
- January: Cellar Rakuten shop won the "RAKUTEN SHOP OF THE YEAR 2021" in the Category of Wine
- Likaman Rakuten shop won the "RAKUTEN SHOP OF THE YEAR 2021" in the Category of Beer and Whisky
- Shusen Ichiba Rakuten shop won the "RAKUTEN SHOP OF THE YEAR 2021" in the Category of Japanese Sake
- February: Opened Higashishukugou store (Utsunomiya,Tochigi)
- March: Opened Sakuragichou store (Toyama-shi, Toyama)
- September: For wholesale delivery basement, we newly open Hokushinetsu business wholesaler.(Sabae city,Fukui)
- October: For a bar district flagship, we newly open Umeda store.(Kita-ku,Osaka-city)
- November: We newly open RAKZAN Hiroo store as a flagship store.(Hiroo,Shibuya-ku,Tokyo)
2023
- January: Likaman Rakuten shop won the "RAKUTEN SHOP OF THE YEAR 2022" in the Category of Beer and Whisky
- December: Opened Naraoshikuma store (Nara-city, Nara)