Company name: ThanksNature Inc.
     No. Employed:
26
URL: www.thanksnature.com/
Address: 2-3-12, Jiyugaoka
Meguro-ku, Tokyo
Business Description: The company’s products are nature oriented.

This includes:
1. Shop business: gardening accessories
2. Housing business: planning, construction and maintenance of house and garden.
3. Education business: manage a school for gardening.
4. Restaurant business: restaurant operating on a natural and organic food theme.
Market, Competition and Clients: Market:
• Demand for nature-oriented products is becoming more lucrative over time. There are presently many requests by developers to open additional shops.

Competition:
• Kowa Sogyo Co., Daiichi Engei Co.

Clients:
• Target segment is women (25-38 years old).
Future Development:
• Increase same shop sales.
• Over the next two or three years there are plans to open more then ten shops. Target sales per shop is 200 mil yen.
• Increase efficiency to develop synergy strategy.
History:
5/1994 Establishment of the company. Opened its first gardening shop in Tokyo.
1998 Opened a shop in Hiroshima.
1999 Opened a shop in Tama Plaza.
2001 Opened a shop in Toride
Management Profile: Kiyoshi Okuda - President
1972 Graduated from Seikei University.
1989 Joined Seiyu Co. (experience in Store Development and Merchandising Dept).
1991 Director of Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.
1996 Head of Sazaby Business Dept.
2000 Managing Director of ThanksNature Inc.
2001 President of ThankNature Inc.