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March 31, 2020MARUI GROUP to Stop Offering
Plastic Shopping Bags
クイックをTransition to Sale of Paper Shopping Bags
MARUI GROUP CO., LTD., announces that the Company will stop providing free plastic shoppingbags effective May 31, 2020 (Sunday), and will begin selling paper shopping bags on June 1, 2020
(Monday). This transition will be undertaken as part of the Groupwide environmental impact
reduction initiatives.
Previously, paper shopping bags were sold at the fresh food and grocery payment lanes of MARUI
Shokuyukan food sales areas. With an eye to further reductions in environmental impacts, MARUIGROUP will work together with customers to foster a culture of carrying personal reusable shoppingbags and to resolve issues surrounding plastic waste.

■ Initiative Overview
Transition from providing free plastic shopping bags to selling paper shopping bags
Start of Sale of Paper Shopping Bags
June 1, 2020 (Monday)
Scope Directly operated shops and third-party specialty shops at Marui and Modi stores across Japan
 Pick-up counters in Marui stores for items purchased via “marui web channel” Internetshopping site
 Events held at Marui and Modi stores

Public Relations Office, MARUI GROUP CO., LTD.
3-2, Nakano 4-chome, Nakano-ku, Tokyo 164-8701, Japan
Telephone: 03-3384-0101 (Receptionist) Fax: 03-5343-6615

■ Overview of Paper Shopping Bags
Specifications and PricesSM¥22 (tax included)¥33 (tax included)Size
200 mm (length) × 90 mm (width)× 265 mm (height)

Size
320 mm (length) × 110 mm (width)
× 340 mm (height)

L

LL¥55 (tax included)¥88 (tax included)Size
450 mm (length) × 150 mm (width)× 430 mm (height)

Size
550 mm (length) × 130 mm (width)× 430 mm (height)

Materials
FSC®-certified materials made from 100% recycled paper used to help preserve forests
Note: FSC (Forest Stewardship Council®) is an international nonprofit
organization dedicated to the promotion of the preservation and properuse of forest resources. FSC certification means that a product has beensourced in a responsible manner using materials from properly
managed forests and other low-risk sources. It is a system where
consumers can support the preservation of forest resources.
For information about the FSC→https://fsc.org/en■ MARUI GROUP’s Co-Creation Sustainability Management
MARUI GROUP is practicing co-creation sustainability management—a forward-looking
management approach that merges business, environmental, social issue response, and corporate
governance initiatives in an integrated manner. Based on its 2050 Vision and its commitment to theconcept of inclusion, MARUI GROUP is contributing to the realization of a flourishing and inclusive
society that offers happiness to all through co-creation with all stakeholders in the course of its
business.
Information on MARUI GROUP’s vision for co-creation sustainability management and 2050 Vision can be found inthe following reports.

Co-Creation Management Report 2019→https://www.0101maruigroup.co.jp/en/ir/lib/i-report.html

VISION BOOK 2050
→https://www.0101maruigroup.co.jp/en/sustainability/lib/s-report.html-2-■ Company Overview
Name: MARUI GROUP CO., LTD.
Head Office: 3-2, Nakano 4-chome, Nakano-ku, Tokyo 164-8701, Japan
Telephone: 03-3384-0101 (Receptionist)
Fax: 03-5343-6615
Corporate Website: https://www.0101maruigroup.co.jp/en/
President and Representative Director: Hiroshi Aoi
Major Affiliates: MARUI CO., LTD.; Epos Card Co., Ltd.; AIM CREATE CO., LTD.; etc.

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