Our History
| 1996 | March | Transpacific Inc., predecessor to ValueCommerce, established |
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| 1999 | November |
Renamed ValueCommerce Co., Ltd.
Develops proprietary e-commerce marketing program and launches performance-based Internet ad distribution service |
| 2005 | April | Yahoo Japan Corporation acquires 49.71% stake in the Company Tender Offer Bid, making the Company an equity method affiliate of Yahoo Japan |
| September | Begins providing Affiliate Program for Yahoo Japan Corporation | |
| 2006 | July | Listed on the Mothers Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| 2007 | November | Acquires 20.3% of Web-based services provider JP21, Inc., making it an equity method affiliate |
| 2011 | January | Acquires master patent for iTrack, an e-commerce transaction system that tracks user activity |
| 2012 | March | Introduces Executive Officer System |
| October | Acquisition of ValueCommerce’s treasury shares boosts Yahoo Japan Corporation’s holding of voting rights above 50%, making ValueCommerce a consolidated subsidiary of Yahoo Japan | |
| November | Transfers from the Mothers Section to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange | 2013 | February | Expands access of its online shopping mall service with loyalty program site, Value Point Club, to non-affiliate program members |
| 2014 | January | Jin Kagawa named President and CEO; kicks off new management regime comprised of executives who are expert in advertising distribution technologies |
| September | Renews corporate logo and identity | |
| October | Launches ADPRESSO, a pay-per-performance Internet ad distribution service for smartphones | |
| December | Launches Gift Smart, a social gifting service that enables users to easily send gifts via SNS or online | |
| 2015 | April | Agreed to launch Inbound CLS (card-linked-offer) with MasterCard. |
| November | Started to provide ADALAS, a story-form app install ad distributing platform Started to provide PAS+(PASTAS), digital loyalty card service |
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| December | DIGIMIHO Co., Ltd becomes Consolidated Subsidiary. Started to provide R∞, the marketing automation service |
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| 2016 | March | Made the transition to a Company with Audit and Supervisory Committee from a Company with the Audit & Supervisory Board |
| August | Relocated head office to Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo. | |
| September | Launches STORE’s R∞ (Store’s R-eight), CRM tool for Yahoo! Shopping |