The CREATE SD Group aims to become a comprehensive healthcare support company that supports people in every aspect of their daily lives—from prevention and treatment to nursing care. At the core of the Group is CREATE SD CO., LTD., which operates drug stores and prescription drug stores, primarily in Kanagawa Prefecture. The Group also includes WELL LIFE CO., LTD., which operates paid assisted living facilities, and SALONDAY CO., LTD., which operates rehabilitation-type adult day care service centers.
In the drug store industry, the business environment is becoming increasingly challenging due to new store openings by competitors across industry and business-category boundaries, as well as industry restructuring and scale expansion through M&A among major companies. In light of these circumstances, the Group has formulated its new Medium-Term Management Plan, Next STAGE 2030, with the fiscal year ending May 2030 as its final year, and has commenced initiatives aimed at achieving sustainable growth. Under this plan, we have positioned Growth Strategy, Financial Strategy, and Sustainability Management as our three key strategies in our commitment to realizing steady growth.
Guided by our management philosophy—We are always close to our customers (in other words, patients) and value the interactions we make—the Group has, for the past 50 years since our founding, continued to grow together with our local communities while cherishing a culture of always putting ourselves in the customer’s shoes and asking, “What is best for our customers?” Together with our communities, our employees, and all our diverse stakeholders, we will continue to move forward—remaining an indispensable presence in people’s lives.
Taizo Hirose
Representative Director and President