| Company Name | WATT MANN CO., LTD. |
|---|---|
| Head Office | 27-13, Tsurugaminehoncho 1-chome, Asahi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 241-0021, Japan |
| TEL | 81(45)959-1100 |
| URL | https://www.wattmann.co.jp |
| President and CEO | Yasufumi Kawabata |
| Date of Establishment | September, 1978 |
| Common Stock | 500 million yen |
| Number of Employees | 662 (As of March 31, 2026) |
| Number of Offices | 59 offices (As of March 31, 2025) (Buying and selling a wide variety of items at 59 thrift shops in Japan) |
| Directors & Senior Management |
Yasufumi Kawabata Tasuku Watanabe Ryou Satou Susumu Sadoshima Taketoshi Hosoya Kousuke Kataoka Tadanobu Nishibayashi |
| Number of Shares Issued |
Number of Shares Authorized : 19,200,000 shares Number of Shares Issued : 9,094,832 shares (As of March 31, 2025) Number of Shareholders : 634 shareholders (As of March 31, 2025) |
| Major Subsidiaries & Associated Companies |
WATT MANN(THAILAND) CO.,LTD. HOBBY SEARCH CO.,LTD. |
HISTORY
| 1978.09 | Estabulished Denka Center Shimizu Co., Ltd. |
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| 1990.04 | Changed the company name to WATTMANN Co., Ltd. |
| 2002.03 | Opened the first thrift shop as a new business |
| 2004.12 | Listed on the TSE JASDAQ Standard |
| 2013.06 | Launched a new brand "Second Hand Shop WATTMANN" |
| 2016.08 | Opened the audio specialty online shop "Audio KAWMANN" |
| 2018.04 | Opened the thrift shop for road bike specialty "Road bike KAWMANN" |
| 2019.05 | Opened the thrift shop "Second Hand Shop WATTMANN" at Marui Family Ebina Achieved 50 shops in Japan |
| 2019.05 | Established a subsidiary company "WATT MANN(THAILAND) CO.,LTD." in Thailand |
| 2019.07 | Opened the first store in Thailand "WATTMANN Phraek Sa" |
| 2020.03 | Launched a new brand for hobby specialty "WATTMANN Hobby" Opened the first shop for hobby specialty "WATTMANN Hobby at Totsuka" |
| 2020.12 | Launched a new brand for sport & camping specialty "WATTMANN SPO&CAM" Opened the first shop for sport & camping specialty "WATTMANN SPO&CAM at Marui Family Ebina" |
| 2021.02 | Acquired the game and hobby specialty shops "Game Station" through business transfer |
| 2021.06 | Launched a new brand for camera specialty "WATTMANN Camera" Opened the first shop for camera specialty "WATTMANN Camera at Marui City Yokohama" |
| 2021.07 | Acquisition of shares in Hobby Search Co., Ltd. (making it a subsidiary) |
| As of 2025.03 | 59 thrift shops in Japan |