<dl><dt>July 1990</dt>
<dd>Established BALS CORPORATION for the purpose of sales of imported furniture and interior goods.</dd>
<dt>July 1992</dt>
<dd>Opened the first Francfranc Tennouzu-Isle retail store for interior furniture and sundries in Sea Fort Square in Higashi-shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo.</dd>
<dt>July 2002</dt>
<dd>Company stock listed on the JASDAQ market.</dd>
<dt>September 2002</dt>
<dd>Established BALS HONG KONG LIMITED.</dd>
<dt>May 2003</dt>
<dd>Opened the first Francfranc store overseas in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.</dd>
<dt>February 2005</dt>
<dd>Company stock listed on the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.</dd>
<dt>January 2006</dt>
<dd>Company stock listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.</dd>
<dt>August 2011</dt>
<dd>Established BALS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED.</dd>
<dt>January 2012</dt>
<dd>Delisted from the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange via MBO.</dd>
<dt>April 2012</dt>
<dd>TM CORPORATION and BALS CORPORATION form a merger. The merging corporation TM CORPORATION changes its trade name to BALS CORPORATION.</dd>
<dt>December 2013</dt>
<dd>Reached a capital and business alliance agreement with Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd..</dd>
<dt>September 2017</dt>
<dd>Changed the company name to Francfranc Corporation.</dd>
<dt>August 2024</dt>
<dd>Participate in AIN Group.</dd>
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