We Held the 2025 Kanesa Group New Year Kickoff Meeting!

Hello, this is the General Affairs Department.

At Kanesa Group, we hold a New Year Kickoff Meeting every year at the beginning of April.

Employees from Kanesa Group offices across the six prefectures of Tohoku gather at our headquarters in Sendai.

This year, about 200 people participated, including employees and our always-supportive manufacturers and distributors.

【Part 1】Ceremony

President Masamune Sato presented last year’s performance and this year’s goals and slogan, uniting all employees.

This year, we honored 20 individuals: 4 for 30 years of service, 6 for 20 years, 5 for 10 years, and others who obtained high-level qualifications or contributed with process improvements. Each awardee received a cash prize and special paid leave.

(Awarding of long-term service recipients)

This year, Mr. K from the Sales Section 1 of the Headquarters Sales Department, who celebrated 30 years of service, gave a thank-you speech on behalf of the awardees.

【Part 2】Banquet

The banquet started with a toast from President Shigeo Sato of Gyohai Co., Ltd.! After the toast, everyone enjoyed the buffet. The most popular dishes went fast—first come, first served!

The main event was the raffle! Prizes were drawn from donations by manufacturers, distributors, and the company (including home appliances).

Last year’s main prize was a PS5, but this year it was an iPad. The winner was a female staff member from the headquarters’ order processing team. I was aiming for it too—what a shame!

At the end of the raffle, both presidents drew tickets, and the luckiest person out of 200 received the special prize!

This year also featured a song and dance performance for entertainment. The venue was buzzing with excitement! Huge thanks to the Koriyama Branch and Accounting Section staff at headquarters for the great performance!

It was a fulfilling event that lasted about three hours.

Many thanks to the manufacturers and distributors who joined us despite their busy schedules, and to Hotel Metropolitan Sendai for providing the venue.

Under our founding philosophy “Shops exist for customers” and our 2025 slogan “Keep challenging and become a group that improves society,” the Kanesa Group is united and committed to giving its best this year. To our valued clients and suppliers, we appreciate your continued support in the coming year.