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October 23, 2020MARUI GROUP Publishes Integrated Report,“Co-Creation Management Report 2020”MARUI GROUP CO., LTD. announces that it has published Co-Creation Management Report 2020
(Japanese-language edition), an integrated report targeted at all stakeholders. *An English-language
edition is to be published early December.
PDF version: https://www.0101maruigroup.co.jp/ir/lib/i-report.html

 Central Theme for This Year’s Report is “Establishing a Co-Creation Ecosystem”
The global COVID-19 crisis has brought about significant
societal and economic changes. Both despite, and because ofthese circumstances, MARUI GROUP has ventured to placeparticular emphasis on the future in its latest integrated
report. The report covers MARUI GROUP’s views on theCOVID-19 crisis and presents its vision for the post-pandemicworld.
The central theme of this year’s report is the kind of “CoCreation Ecosystem” necessary to bring happiness to all
stakeholders across all aspects of their daily lives including
clothing, food, lifestyles, and leisure. The report explains
MARUI GROUP’s vision for the future from various angles,
introducing concrete examples of initiatives it is implementing
to realize this vision. Dialogue between experts and MARUIGROUP’s management team and employees is used to further explain these initiatives including theestablishment of a new business model based on the trinity of retailing and FinTech together with cocreation investment, and future-oriented actions aimed at passing on a healthy planet to futuregenerations. The self-introductions penned by MARUI GROUP directors featured in last year’s reportwere well-received, and these have been updated for inclusion in this year’s report. The diverse
qualities of the Group’s management team is also explained through a variety of means including
provision of the results of a survey into their personal characteristics.
MARUI GROUP aims to use the report as a tool with which to engage in dialogue with all
stakeholders to deepen their understanding of the Group, and as a tool to bring together those whoshare the Group’s vision and those who empathize with the Group’s aims, to together build aflourishing and inclusive society that offers happiness to all.
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

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Main Issues Covered in Co-Creation Management Report 2020

 Values Sought by Stakeholders: Profit and Happiness
Based on the idea that benefits for stakeholders consist ofprofit, i.e. value measurable in monetary terms, andhappiness, i.e. value which can’t be measured in monetaryterms, MARUI GROUP strives to provide both profit andhappiness, rather than profit or happiness.
 New Business Model Based on the Trinity of Retailing andFinTech together with Co-Creation Investment
Aspiring to become a knowledge-creating company throughintangible investment, MARUI GROUP has established anew business model based on the trinity of retailing andFinTech together with co-creation investment in businesses
such as startups and D2C companies.
 Future-Oriented Actions Benefiting Future Generations
Future-oriented actions such as initiatives to reduce CO2
emissions in coordination with customers. Plus, discussionof what current generations can do to pass on a happy
future to future generations including dialogue with acouple of student activists on this topic.
 Co-Creation Sustainability Management
A look at risk management, external directors’ evaluationof co-creation investment, and overhauling the program forfostering next-generation managers. Plus the results of asurvey into the characteristic qualities of all directors
including external directors.

■ 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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