Full Name |
PLANET,INC. |
Address |
Bunka Hoso (Nippon Cultural Broadcasting) Media Plus Building, 3rd Floor 1-31 Hamamatsucho, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0013 |
Date of establishment |
August 1, 1985 |
Capital |
¥ 436,100,000 (as of July 31, 2012) |
Listing |
JASDAQ Standard (Securities code：2391) |
Main financing banks |
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Mizuho Bank |
URL |
http://www.planet-van.co.jp/english/ |
Major shareholders |
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(as of July 31, 2012)
Directors and Auditors
| Representative Director and Chairman | Hiromasa Tamanyu |
| Representative Director and President | Masakatsu Tagami |
| Senior Managing Director | Mitsuo Ishibashi |
| Managing Directors | Akio Kuroiwa |
| Directors | Misao Ushijima Itsuo Hama Sadayuki Ishii Koji Hirota |
| Audit&Supervisory Board Member | Kiyoshi Kawasaki Nobushige Inoue Yoshinobu Ishigaki |
(as of October 25, 2012)
Executive Officers
| President and Chief Executive Officer | Masakatsu Tagami |
| Senior Executive Officer | Mitsuo Ishibashi |
| Senior Managing Officers |
Motomu Nagai Akio Kuroiwa |
| Executive Officers | Misao Ushijima Hiroshi Yamamoto Wataru kawamura |
(as of October 25, 2012)
Financial Reports |
 Financial Report for Fiscal 2012 (Non-Consolidated) （124KB） Financial Report for Fiscal 2011 (Non-Consolidated) （152KB） Financial Report for Fiscal 2010 (Non-Consolidated) （112KB） Financial Report for Fiscal 2009 (Non-Consolidated) （136KB） |
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Company History
| 1985 . | PLANET founded; capital: ¥ 240 million Shareholders at that time: Lion Corporation, Unicharm Corporation, Shiseido Co., Ltd., Sunstar Inc., Johnson Company, Limited, Jujo Kimberly (current name: Nippon Paper Crecia Co., Ltd.), S.T. Chemicals (current name: S.T. Corporation), 、 Cow Brand Soap Kyoshinsha Co., Ltd., Intec Inc. |
| 1986 . | Purchasing data, sales data go online |
| Order data, invoice verification data go online | |
| 1987 . | Awarded “Nikkei Marketing Journal Prize” at annual Nikkei MJ Superior Products Awards |
| 1988 . | FAX ordering system goes online |
| Publication of “PLANET van van” newsletter | |
| 1991 . | Inventory data goes online |
| 1994 . | Item tracking data goes online |
| 1995 . | Issuance of “Total EDI Summary Report,” Announcement of “100% Online Order Placement/Receipt Concept” |
| Contracted by All Japan (Home Products) Wholesalers’ Network | |
| 1996 . | Introduction of Comprehensive Business Interface Form (beginning of switch to new form transmission format) |
| 1997 . | EDI for Procurement goes online |
| CPG product database service goes online | |
| 1998 . | Announcement of “Vision for Optimal and Effective Supply chain management (VOES) |
| “Retailer-Wholesaler EDI Summary Report (“WES,” new edition)” published in cooperation with the All Japan Cosmetics and Daily Necessities Wholesalers’ Association. | |
| Launch of location database service | |
| 1999 . | Downsizing of EDI for Enterprise Systems (in response to TCP/ＩP) |
| 2000 . | Pet industry begins using the product database |
| 2001 . | Launch of Web-based order placement/receipt service |
| Launch of Web-based EDI service for procurement | |
| Launch of single-portal “Buyers’ Net ® ” service | |
| 2002 . | Personal care industry announces use of EDI services |
| 2003 . | Pet industry introduces Comprehensive Business Interface Form |
| 2004 . | IPO on JASDAQ |
| Acquisition of ISMS Conformity Assessment Scheme accreditation | |
| 2005 . | Launch of Internet EDI” SMOOTHEDI ® ” |
| 2006 . | Launch of Product master registration support services |
| Launch of sales report services | |
| Publication of “How To Succeed As A PLANET-type IT Business” book, and the “EDI Explained” pamphlet | |
| 2007 . | Acquisition of ISMS International Standard (ＩＳＯ27001) certification |
| 2008 . | Customer Communications, Ltd., becomes an affiliate |
| Received transfer of Japan self-medication database operations | |
| 2009 . | Launch of the OTC medicine instruction database service |
| Converted communication protocol for all EDI services to “Zengin TCP/IP” and “AS2” | |
| 2010 . | Offices moved to Bunka Hoso Media Plus Building, 1-31 Hamamatsucho, Minato-ku, Tokyo |
| Connected product database with FDB, the data pool for the liquor and processed food industry. | |
| 2012 . | In our first change of president in 19 years, Hiromasa Tamanyu became the Company’s chairman, and Masakatsu Tagami was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer |
