In addition to the General Meeting of Shareholders, the Board of Directors, the Chairman and CEO, the President and COO, and the Strategic Management Committee, which is a body for deliberation and resolution of important items concerning execution of operations, the Company has the following organizations.

(1) Internal Audit Office

The Internal Audit Office performs auditing and assessment from an independent standpoint on whether business processes are performed by organizations appropriately and reasonably throughout the Group in accordance with the internal control rules. The Internal Audit Office also provides advice.

(2) Strategic Planning Headquarters

The Strategic Planning Headquarters consists of the Strategic Planning Division, the IT & Budget Control Division, and the Affiliated Business Division.
1) Strategic Planning Division
The division supervises overall strategic planning, including the Group’s business planning, human resources systems, and organizations, and is also engaged in planning and management of development processes concerning the Group’s retail business.
2) IT & Budget Control Division
The division drafts the Group’s budgetary plan and formulates plans covering the Group’s IT systems.
3) Affiliated Business Division
The division formulates medium- to long-term strategies concerning domestic businesses (excluding the department store business) and overseas businesses of Group companies.

(3) Administration Headquarters

The Administration Headquarters consists of the Corporate Administration Division and the Business Coordination Division.
1) Corporate Administration Division
The division is responsible for corporate administration in general (CSR, IR, corporate communications, secretarial matters, legal affairs, and the Company’s stock).
2) Business Coordination Division
The division formulates the policies for business coordination in general (human resources, logistics, store facility & property management, and finance & accounting) and promotes provision of shared services.

(4) Department Store Business Headquarters

The Department Store Business Headquarters consists of the Business Planning Division, the Store Planning Division, and the Project Management Division.
1) Business Planning Division
The division formulates master plans for the Group’s department store business as well as store and merchandise policies with the aim of maximizing earnings of the Group’s department store business.
2) Store Planning Division
The division seeks to optimize store operations of the Group’s department stores and supervises stores concerning basic concepts and remodeling investment with the aim of maximizing earnings of the Group’s department store business.
3) Project Management Division
The division is engaged in formulation and promotion of a plan to expand the Mitsukoshi Ginza store and a plan to open a new Mitsukoshi store in Osaka with the aim of maximizing earnings of the Group’s department store business.