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Printing & Solutions
Network & Contents
Industrial Part
rother at a Glance
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P&S
N&C
M&S
P&H
Machinery & Solution
Personal & Home
From its beginnings as a sewing machine repair business in 1908, the Brother Group for more than a century has provided distinctive products and services tailored to the changing times.
Centered today on printers and All-in-Ones in the Printing & Solutions (P&S) Business, Group operations now include the Personal & Home (P&H) Business, encompassing home sewing
machines, embroidery machines, and other sewing-related products and services; the Machinery & Solution (M&S) Business, handling industrial sewing machines and machine tools; and
the Network & Contents (N&C) Business, covering online karaoke and related content.
On January 30, 2013, the Group expanded once more, gaining a new business segment—Industrial Part—with the consolidation of Nissei Corporation.
Backed by these five businesses, the Brother Group will seek out new opportunities in Japan and the global market.
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See P8 for strategy and see P11 for review of operations.
See P7 for strategy and see P10 for review of operations.
See P9 for strategy and see P11 for review of operations.See P9 for strategy and see P11 for review of operations.
See P8 for strategy and see P10 for review of operations.
Printers
All-in-Ones
FAX machines
Electronic stationeries
Scanner
Net sales by business segment (FY2013)
Others