Every pet company worth knowing.

Rakuten Group operates Rakuten Ichiba, one of Japan's largest e-commerce marketplaces and a major channel for pet products.

Seven & i Holdings is one of Japan's largest retail groups, owning 7-Eleven, Ito-Yokado and York-Benimaru.

Welcia Holdings is the Aeon-group drugstore operator with over 3,000 stores and top-tier industry sales; it carries pet food, cat litter and pet sheets.

PPIH is Japan's largest discount store group, operating Don Quijote, MEGA Don Quijote, Apita and Piago.

LY Corporation operates Yahoo! Shopping and other major Japanese e-commerce properties including a pet supplies category.

Life Corporation is a supermarket based in Japan, listed on GlobalPetIndex —…

MrMax is a Fukuoka-origin Japanese discount store chain.

Daiei is a general merchandise supermarket chain in the Aeon group.

Tsuruha Holdings is a Hokkaido-origin drugstore group with over 2,500 stores nationwide.

Royal Home Center is the home center chain of the Daio group, operating mainly in Kansai and the Tokyo area with in-store pet sections (Animal City, Pepica).

Izumiya is a Kansai general merchandise supermarket chain under H2O Retailing.

Qol Holdings is a major Japanese dispensing pharmacy operator that also runs drugstores.

PLANT is a large-format discount store chain in the Hokuriku and Tokai regions.

Izumi operates the Youme Town general merchandise stores across Chugoku, Shikoku and Kyushu.

Sundrug is a Tokyo-area drugstore chain with a strong dispensing-pharmacy model.

Joyful Honda is an Ibaraki-based mega home center operator known for very large in-store pet departments (Pet World).

Okuwa is a Wakayama-based general merchandise supermarket chain.

Lamu is a Japanese discount store chain operated by Daikokuten Bussan.

Nafco is a Kyushu-based home center chain with 345 stores as of January 2026, also strong in furniture and interiors.

Arcs is a Hokkaido/Tohoku food supermarket group holding Ralse and Super Center banners.

Cosmos Pharmaceutical is a Kyushu-based discount drugstore chain that grew rapidly on an aggressive low-price strategy.

Handsman is a Kyushu home center chain known for its exceptionally deep assortment.

Kansai Super Market is a Kansai food supermarket chain in the Okuwa group.

Lawson is a major Mitsubishi-affiliated convenience store chain with around 14,000 stores in Japan.