Major Japanese home appliances retailer Yamada Holdings and industry peer Edion said Thursday that they are considering integrating their operations.
Yamada is already the leading player in the industry, and combined consolidated sales at the company and Edion totaled about ?2.5 trillion in fiscal 2025, which ended in March this year, far larger than about ?980 billion at second-ranking competitor Nojima in the same business year and about ?970 billion at third-ranking Bic Camera in the year to August 2025.
Through the integration, Yamada and Edion, both listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange¡¯s top-tier Prime section, aim to strengthen their capabilities in procurement and the development of original brand products.
¡°It is true that we are considering a business integration,¡± the two firms said, adding that they plan to make a decision on the matter at their respective board meetings Friday.
Fiscal 2025 consolidated sales stood at ?1.69 trillion at Yamada and ?793.7 billion at Edion.
Growth of the Japanese home appliances market has stalled due to the country¡¯s declining population.
In addition, competition has been intensifying because of market entries from other sectors, such as major furniture retailer Nitori Holdings.
Thus, Yamada and Edion intend to enhance their price competitiveness and sales of their private-brand products.
Yamada, headquartered in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, has expanded into furniture sales and housing operations through aggressive business acquisitions. Including franchise outlets, it had a total of 8,774 outlets, mainly in Japan, at the end of March.
Edion, based in the city of Osaka, had 1,180 outlets at the end of March. The company was established in 2002 through the merger of DeoDeo, which operated mainly in the Chugoku region, and Eiden, whose business area was the Chubu region.
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