Established on October 19 in Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, with capital from Sumitomo Corporation and W.W. Grainger, Inc.
Limited opening of MonotaRO.com, an indirect materials procurement site for businesses.
2001
Nationwide expansion of MonotaRO.com, an indirect materials procurement site for businesses.
2002
Opened a distribution center in Higashi-Osaka City (integrated into the Amagasaki DC in 2007).
2004
Launched the private brand "MonontaRO".
2006
Changed company name from Sumisho Granger Co., Ltd. to MonotaRO Co., Ltd.
Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers market.
2007
Opened a distribution center in Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture (Amagasaki DC).
Introduced a full-text search system into the product search function.
2008
Headquarters relocated and expanded to Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture.
Entered the indirect materials sales business for the automotive industry.
Introduced machine learning.
2009
Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange First Section.
2010
Launched cross-border e-commerce (CBEC) business (ended in August 2023).
2011
Expanded the Amagasaki Distribution Center.
Opened a distribution center in Tagajo City, Miyagi Prefecture (consolidated into Kasama Logistics Center in 2017).
2012
Received the "CRM Best Practice Award".
2013
Entered the South Korean MRO market.
2014
Entered the indirect materials sales business for agriculture.
Entered the indirect materials sales business for the food service industry.
Relocated the headquarters within Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture.
Opened a new distribution center in Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture (Amagasaki DC) (consolidated into the Inagawa Distribution Center in 2022).
Launched the “ONE SOURCE” procurement management system service.
2015
Entered the medical and nursing care supplies sales business.
2016
Entered the MRO market in Indonesia.
2017
Opened a distribution center in Kasama City, Ibaraki Prefecture (Kasama DC).
Launched the ONE SOURCE Lite procurement management web system for enterprises.
2018
Received the Porter Prize.
Opened an unstaffed store at Saga University (closed in 2021).
Entered the MRO market in China (withdrew in 2021).
2019
Received a letter of appreciation from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as a company that contributed to relief efforts following the July 2018 heavy rains and the Hokkaido Eastern Iburi Earthquake.
2020
Entered the MRO market in India.
Moved to the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market.
2021
Opened a logistics center in Higashiibaraki-gun, Ibaraki Prefecture (Ibaraki Chuo SC).
Launched sustainability initiative.
2022
Opened a distribution center in Kawabe-gun, Hyogo Prefecture (Inagawa DC).
Formed business and capital alliance with Aldagram Inc.
Established industry-academia collaboration “MonotaRO Quality Evaluation Room” with Suzuka National College of Technology (industry-academia collaboration ended in May 2025).
2023
Received the “JDMC Analytics Award.”
Relocated headquarters to Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture.
Launched contactless delivery service.
2024
Received a letter of appreciation from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as a company that contributed to the Noto Peninsula Earthquake in 2024.
Signed an agreement with Ishikawa Prefecture regarding the supply of materials in the event of a disaster.
Launched a date-specific delivery service.
Extended the order cutoff time for same-day shipping items.