What Komeri does

Komeri Co., Ltd. operates a nationwide Japanese home center retail business under two physical store formats: Komeri Hard & Green, a smaller-format chain targeting DIY consumers and household shoppers, and Komeri Power, a larger-format chain serving professional contractors, construction trades, and agricultural users. The company's product catalog spans 18 main departments including tools, building materials, hardware and electrical supplies, paints, agricultural inputs, gardening, apparel and workwear, home appliances, automotive and leisure goods, pet supplies, kitchen and household goods, stationery, food, and direct-from-farm produce sold under the Komeri産直 sub-brand. Distribution is omni-channel: physical retail stores spanning all 47 Japanese prefectures are paired with the komeri.com e-commerce platform, the 取り置きサービス (reserve-and-pickup) service that lets customers collect online orders at any store within 7 days at no shipping or handling fee, and a price guarantee matching the lower of online versus in-store pricing.

The underlying technology is an e-commerce platform integrated with nationwide store inventory, enabling real-time stock checking at the customer's selected "My Store" (マイストア) before order placement, in-store or online payment, and barcode-based pickup at the service counter. Customer relationship infrastructure is anchored by a captive financial services subsidiary, Komeri Capital Co., Ltd., which issues the proprietary Komeri Card and the co-branded Aqua Card to integrate loyalty point accrual across both online and in-store purchases. Komeri monetizes through one-time retail transactions across physical and digital channels, supported by the recurring card/points loyalty program and dedicated digital flyers, email, social media (X, Instagram, Facebook), YouTube, and brand-segmented LINE accounts for Hard & Green and Power customers. The company is a private for-profit corporation headquartered in Japan with no disclosed parent, external investors, or M&A activity in the source data.

Name

Komeri

Legal name

KOMERI Co.,Ltd.

Website

https://komeri.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Komeri Co., Ltd. (コメリ) is a Japanese home center retailer operating nationwide physical stores under the Hard & Green (DIY) and Power (professional) formats, complemented by the komeri.com e-commerce platform with reserve-and-pickup at any store, serving DIY consumers, contractors, and farmers across all 47 prefectures.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Home Improvement Retail

NAICS

Home Centers (444110), Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers (444), Home Furnishings Retailers (44912), Furniture, Home Furnishings, Electronics, and Appliance Retailers (449)

SIC

Retail-Auto & Home Supply Stores (5531), Retail-Home Furniture, Furnishings & Equipment Stores (5700), Retail-Catalog & Mail-Order Houses (5961)

akta.pro primary industry

Fasteners, Adhesives & Sealants Retail (Nails, Screws, Glues, Caulks) (CRAIAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Home Improvement & DIY (Tools, Hardware, Paint) Distribution (CRAOAFAC)

Keywords

• Home improvement retail
• DIY supplies store
• Building materials
• Agricultural supplies
• Hardware retail

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Retail Sales - Physical Stores: Traditional brick-and-mortar retail sales through Komeri's network of home center stores across Japan. Products sold include tools, building materials, agricultural supplies, gardening, home improvement, and general consumer goods.
2. E-commerce / Online Sales: Online sales through komeri.com with home delivery and store pickup options. Customers can browse and purchase products online with either home delivery or in-store pickup.
3. Komeri Points Program: Loyalty program where customers earn points on purchases that can be redeemed for future purchases. Points are earned through both online and in-store purchases when using Komeri Card or Aqua Card.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Komeri operates a nationwide chain of home center stores in Japan selling tools, building materials, agricultural supplies, gardening products, home appliances, and household goods across two retail formats—Komeri Power for professional contractors and farmers, and Komeri Hard & Green for DIY consumers. The company runs an integrated komeri.com e-commerce platform that allows online ordering, home delivery, and a free 7-day reserve-and-pickup service at any Komeri store nationwide, supported by the Komeri Card and Aqua Card loyalty programs.

Product overview

Komeri operates a multi-format home center retail business under two main sub-brands: Komeri Hard & Green (ハード&グリーン) targeting consumer/DIY customers, and Komeri Power (パワー) serving professional contractors and agricultural users. The core product is the Komeri.com e-commerce platform (コメリドットコム) which integrates online shopping with nationwide physical store pickup through the 取り置きサービス (reserve/keep service), allowing customers to order online and collect at any Komeri location. The company supports loyalty programs through Komeri Card and Aqua Card. Product categories span 18 main departments including tools, hardware, building materials, paint, exterior products, agricultural supplies, gardening, clothing, interior furniture, home appliances, leisure goods, pet supplies, household goods, kitchenware, health & beauty, stationery, food, and direct-from-farm produce (産直).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• コメリハード&グリーン: Hardware and green products specialty store brand
• コメリパワー
• コメリ産直

Products and services

• Komeri.com E-commerce Platform (コメリドットコム) Main online shopping platform for Komeri home center, offering nationwide store pickup (取り置きサービス) and home delivery for hardware, home improvement, gardening, agricultural, and daily goods products.
• Reserve-and-Pickup Service (取り置きサービス) Online order and in-store pickup service allowing customers to order products online and collect them at any Komeri store nationwide, with free shipping and no handling fees.
• Komeri Card (コメリカード) Store loyalty card program that accumulates points with purchases, with points redeemable for future purchases across Komeri stores and the online shop.
• Aqua Card Co-branded credit card offering point accumulation and rewards for Komeri purchases across stores and online.
• Komeri産直 (Direct-from-Farm Produce) Sub-brand offering direct-from-farm vegetables, fruits, rice, processed goods, and confections sourced from Japanese producers and sold through Komeri channels.
• Kerosene Home Delivery (灯油宅配) Home delivery service for kerosene heating fuel ordered through Komeri's dedicated delivery site, serving households across the store network.
• Power Tool and Machinery Rental (電動工具・機械レンタル) Online reservation rental service for power tools and large machinery available through Komeri for DIY and professional users.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• DCM Holdings: DCM Holdings is one of Japan's largest home center operators (DCM, Homac, Kashiwazaki), with nationwide multi-format stores selling tools, building materials, gardening, and household goods — directly comparable to Komeri's omni-channel home center business.
• Cainz: Cainz is a major Japanese home center chain with nationwide stores and a strong DIY/professional assortment, competing head-to-head with Komeri in both consumer and contractor segments.
• Kohnan Shoji: Kohnan operates a large network of home center stores across western Japan with similar DIY, agricultural, and home improvement categories; directly comparable to Komeri's regional-to-nationwide home center model.
• Joyful Honda: Joyful Honda runs large-format home centers with a heavy mix of building materials, tools, and DIY, serving both professional contractors and DIY consumers — a direct competitor to Komeri Power and Hard & Green.

Emerging players

• MonotaRO: MonotaRO is a Japanese MRO and industrial-supply e-commerce leader focused on professional maintenance, repair, and operations buyers. It competes with Komeri Power for professional contractor and industrial purchasing through a digital-first model.
• Askul: Askul is a Japanese office and MRO supplies mail-order company that overlaps with portions of Komeri's professional and stationery assortment through a digital, catalog-driven model aimed at businesses and prosumers.

Broad incumbents

• Amazon Japan: Amazon Japan is a dominant e-commerce platform across many of the same DIY, tool, home, kitchen, and pet categories that Komeri sells, and is the principal pure-online competitor shaping price expectations in the Japanese market.
• Rakuten Group: Rakuten operates Japan's largest domestic e-commerce marketplace and competes with komeri.com across general merchandise, tools, household goods, and food categories.
• The Home Depot: The Home Depot is the US benchmark for large-format home improvement retail with a heavy pro-customer focus; its omnichannel and pro-segment playbook is highly comparable to Komeri's Power strategy, even though it operates in a different geography.
• Lowe's: Lowe's is a North American home improvement chain with dual DIY and pro customer bases; it is a useful comparable for Komeri's two-banner DIY vs. professional format and omni-channel model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/KomeriOfficial
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCaiHSqdVK99hoFO2Y7MTSQw
• Facebookfacebook.com/KomeriOfficial
• Instagraminstagram.com/komeri_jp

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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