Wazawa Co., Ltd.
Atsushi Nakagawa appointed as outside director of Waza Waza Co., Ltd. ……
Wazawaza Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Wazawaza) is pleased to announce that Mr. Atsushi Nakagawa, the representative director and chairman of Nakagawa Masashichi Shoten Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Nakagawa Masashichi Shoten), has been appointed as an outside director.
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■Background of appointment
I went out of my way to have direct contact with Nakagawa Masashichi Shoten in August 2021 as a representative of N.PARK PROJECT SMALL BUSINESS LABO seminar, which is Nakagawa Masashichi Shoten’s project to create a “good company” in Nara. It all started when Hirata was invited. Impressed by this initiative, Hirata participated through the “N” connection between Nagano and Nara, formed a business partnership in January 2022, and started N.PARK PROJECT NAGANO in Nagano Prefecture. In 2022, we have deepened our relationship by
co-sponsoring “Another Japan,” a student management and regional revitalization project launched by Nakagawa Masashichi Shoten and Mitsubishi Estate, as a corporate supporter.
■Reasons for appointment
Since our founding in 2009, our representative director Haruka Hirata (hereinafter referred to as Hirata) has been in charge of overall management. Hirata had no background in management, so he was constantly learning on his own, through trial and error, and despite stumbling over many things, he was able to achieve annual sales of over 300 million yen in 2020 in a local retail business. Since then, we have become the 26th company in Japan to obtain B Corp
certification in 2022, and we have been making various decisions as we operate and expand our four business format stores and two online stores. In today’s harsh social climate, I felt that I needed someone to provide management advice and support me in order to further advance my business.
Mr. Atsushi Nakagawa is a great senior in the retail industry and is the person who helped Nakagawa Masashichi Shoten increase its annual sales by 17 times in 20 years. I have asked him to serve as an outside director because I think he is the right person to use his skills to remove any pebbles that may be on the way to achieving the vision that we should go out of our way to achieve, and to lead the way to achieving the vision smoothly.
From now on, we will work together to move towards our vision of “a society where people are healthy,” so we ask for your continued support.
■Profile of Atsushi Nakagawa
Born in 1974. After graduating from Kyoto University Faculty of Law, joined Fujitsu Limited in 2000. Joined Nakagawa Masashichi Shoten Co., Ltd. in 2002, became the 13th president in 2008, and served as chairman since 2018. Established the industry’s first SPA business based on crafts, and with the vision of “revitalizing Japanese crafts!” Developing the “N.PARK PROJECT” project to create “N.PARK PROJECT”. In 2015, we received the Porter Prize, which recognizes companies that maintain high profitability through unique strategies. ■Comment from Jun Nakagawa on his appointment
As a fellow manager, I have long had respect for Mr. Hirata’s unique philosophy and good balance between logical and creative. Personally, I am happy to be involved in the process of growing a local company with ambitions. I’ll do my best to pick up stones!
■Hirata’s comment
Mr. Jun. I am prone to tripping over things, so please help me clean the road in front of me and raise awareness! We will walk the path honestly and take action to change the common sense of the retail industry, which is closely tied to our daily lives.
■About the trouble
Wazawa Co., Ltd. (located in Tomi City, Nagano Prefecture, founded in 2009, CEO Haruka Hirata) is a company primarily engaged in the retail industry and is a B Corp certified company. “Bread and daily necessities store Wazawaza”, “Tou”, a store with a cafe books gallery, “Wazamart”, a localized convenience store where you can quickly buy good things, co-working and experience-based facility “Yokiseikatsu Kenkyu” We operate 4 stores and 2 e-commerce sites. ■For your reference
▶︎Website Wazawa Co., Ltd. | Corporate site: https://waza2.co.jp/ Bread and daily necessities store Wazawa: https://waza2.com/ Question: https://toutokai.com/
Kinarino Mall: https://kinarino-mall.jp/wazawaza
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Online store: https://www.instagram.com/wazawazapan/
Question: https://www.instagram.com/toutokai/
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Public relations person: Ozaki
Email address: info@waza2.com
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