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Year	Month	Event
1980	SEP	Just Co., Ltd. (now Don Quijote Co., Ltd.) founded at 4-4-19 Momoi, Suginami-ku, Tokyo, for wholesale and retail of miscellaneous daily goods, with 3 million yen in capital
1982	JUN	Primary business switched to wholesale in order to expand and enhance wholesale operations
1982	JUL	Headquarters relocated to 1-6-8 Kurihara, Niiza, Saitama
1989	FEB	Headquarters relocated to 7782-5 Yawatajuku-Kita, Fuchu, Tokyo (now 2-6-3 Midori-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo)
1989	MAR	First "Don Quijote" store opened in Fuchu, Tokyo, and primary business switched from wholesale to retail in order to provide quality goods at more reasonable prices
1992	NOV	Installed POS (point-of-sales information management) system
1993	JUL	Installed EOS (electronic ordering system)
1995	MAR	Operational headquarters (corporate headquarter functions) relocated to 4-3 Wakamatsu-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo
	JUN	Acquired Leader Inc., stocks in order to enhance merchandising capability
	SEP	Corporate name changed to Don Quijote Co., Ltd.
1996	DEC	Over-the-counter trading of stocks begin
1997	NOV	Headquarters relocated to 4-14-1 Kita-Kasai, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo
1998	JUN	Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Second Section)
1999	DEC	Don Quijote Shibuya store (first store in major entertainment district) opened
2000	JUL	Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (First Section)
2001	JUN	First Picasso store (small-scale discount store) opened in Yokohama, Kanagawa
	NOV	PAW Creation Co., Ltd., (now consolidated subsidiary) founded for tenant management
	DEC	Don Quijote Rakuichikaido-Hakozaki store opened in Fukuoka as first step of nationwide chain expansion
2002	FEB	Don Quijote Itami store (first store in the Kansai Area) opened in Itami, Hyogo Don Quijote Teine store (first store in Hokkaido Area) opened in Sapporo, Hokkaido
2002	APR	First PAW mall (multi-business consolidated shopping mall) opened in Kawasaki, Kanagawa
2003	APR	Launched "Don Quijote Original Gift Certificate"
2003	AUG	PAW Nakagawa-Sanno (first PAW mall in Chubu Area) opened in Nagoya, Aichi
2004	FEB	Donki Johokan Co., Ltd. (now consolidated subsidiary) founded for cellular phone retail business
	MAR	Launched "Club Donpen Card" (credit card with cash advance function) Began installation of Bank ATMs in stores
	SEP	D-ONE Co., Ltd. founded for real estate development
	DEC	PAW Takamatsu (first PAW mall in Shikoku Area) opened in Takamatsu, Kagawa PAW Hiroshima Gion (first PAW mall in Chugoku Area) opened in Hiroshima
2005	JAN	Established Donkicom Co., Ltd. (now consolidated subsidiary) for mobile, web, finance, and marketing businesses
	MAR	Don Quijote Dotonbori store opened in Osaka with Ferris wheel "Ebisu Tower" integrated to the building
	JUL	PAW Sendai Minami (first PAW mall in Tohoku Area) opened in Sendai, Miyagi
	DEC	Chairman & CEO Takao Yasuda established the Yasuda Scholarship Foundation for support of Asian students
2006	FEB	Acquired consolidated ownership of Don Quijote (USA) Co., Ltd. for operation of stores in Hawaii, USA
	AUG	First Power Convenience Chain Jonetsu Kukan (new retail format equipped with in-store kitchen) opened in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
	SEP	Heardquarters relocated to 2-6-1 Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo (As of September 2006, Don Quijote Group has 127 stores including four in Hawaii and one Jonetsu Kukan store.)
2007	JAN	Acquired consolidated ownership of DOIT COMPANY, LIMITED operating DIY store
2007	OCT	Acquired consolidated ownership of Nagasakiya Co., LTD. operating GMS stores

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