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MonotaRO Co., Ltd., is a Japanese e-Commerce company of industrial supply products based in Hyogo, Japan.

Overview
MonotaRO provides more than 5 million MRO products through internet and catalogs, targeting small and mid-sized manufacturing companies. MonotaRO offers various product categories such as PPE, hand tools, fasteners, and lab supplies. It serves more than 1 million customers in Japan. The company name MonotaRO means; 1) Maintenance, Repair & Operations, 2) having Sufficient number of products in Japanese language, and 3) fighting with unfair old distribution system as Japanese hero Momotaro.

Global expansion
In 2013, MonotaRO opened a website for Singapore (www.monotaro.sg).

History

 * October, 2000 - Sumitomo and W. W. Grainger, Inc. founded a company as joint venture in Japan.
 * November, 2001 - Launch website (www.monotaro.com), and nationwide service began.
 * July, 2004 – Start selling private label (MonotaRO, Otokomae-MonotaRO, and Osaka-Spirit)
 * June, 2006 - Launch IHC MonotaRO (ihc.monotaro.com), targeting private use customers
 * December, 2006 - Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
 * October, 2013 - Started service in Singapore (www.monotaro.sg)