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. History Early history The History of Kanesue began in 1902, when it was founded as a privately owned Fishmonger by . In 1940 there were more than 20 employees. 1950s and 1960s On May 1, 1951, supermarkets within Honmachi Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture came together to establish the and became CEO of the company. there were 11 employees and total sales of JPY 10 million. In 1960, Cash registers and in May, 1962, Self service were introduced. In 1967 the company became chain store, there were 2 stores with total sales of JPY 1.2 billion. 1970s and 1980s The company subsequently changed its name to and moved its headquarters from 23-10-3 Honmachi, Ichinomiya, Aichi, to 1-5 Shimokawada-Cho Ichinomiya, Aichi, in July 1976, 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. the company introduced current Advertising slogan and current Corporate identity. 1990s-present In 1992, the company opened its first stores outside of Aichi in Inabe District, Mie. it entered Ōno, Gifu in 1993, there were 17 stores with 1,300 employees and total sales of JPY 26.5 billion. In October, 2000, became CEO of the company. The company began to online retailer in 2000. In March, 2001 The company were 20 stores with 1,600 employees and total sales of JPY 28.0 billion. On September 9, 2003, first Natural food store opened in Aichi Prefecture. On November 22, 2007, the company obtained certification ISO9001. Subsidiaries Kanesue's operations primarily comprises three retailing subsidiaries: , , and in Aichi, Mie and Gifu Prefecture. Kanesue business model is based on selling a wide variety of food merchandise at "." 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. with typical size varying from to . Earth One is online retailer this retail formats began in 2000. Earth one's sales were JPY 500 million. Shunrakuzen is natural food store. The first Shunrakuzen store opened on September 9, 2003, in Aichi Prefecture. As of March 1, 2008, there were 2 of them in Japan. Gallery See also List