About Nojima APAC Limited

Nojima APAC Limited (formerly known as COURTS Asia Limited), the holding company for leading retailers — COURTS (Singapore) Pte Ltd, COURTS (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, PT COURTS Retail Indonesia, and Nojima (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. — is wholly owned by Nojima Corporation, a leading electrical appliance retail chain listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

With roots as a furniture retailer from the United Kingdom, COURTS expanded its presence to Singapore in 1974 and Malaysia in 1987, before entering Indonesia in 2014.

Today, Nojima APAC operates more than 113 stores across four markets, spanning over 1.2 million sq. ft. of retail space with its latest acquisition of Thunder Match Technology Sdn Bhd ("TMT") in Malaysia. The brand has evolved to offer a diverse range of products, including electrical and IT products, furniture, and complementary home solutions, providing customers with a comprehensive one-stop home shopping experience. Additionally, we constantly innovate to improve the shopping journey with store refresh solutions such as optimising layout, format and merchandise mix.

Aligned with our mission to make aspirational home products accessible and affordable, COURTS proudly upholds its Price Promise — delivering competitive pricing across our entire product portfolio. To support diverse customer needs, we offer flexible in-house financing options together with a variety of convenient payment plans. As consumer shopping behaviours continue to evolve, we leverage digital platforms to foster more dynamic and engaging customer interactions. Through regular updates on Facebook and livestream sales on TikTok, we showcase our latest electronics and furniture collections — empowering customers to browse, connect and shop seamlessly, anytime and anywhere. These initiatives underscore our dedication to convenience, accessibility and customer-centric service.

In response to the growing number of BTO launches nationwide, our New Homeowner Private Sales initiative is tailored to help new homeowners furnish and equip their dream homes with ease. Featuring exclusive promotions and personalised support, we offer a curated selection of quality furniture and cutting-edge appliances — ensuring every customer’s new beginning is both comfortable and effortless.

In Singapore, COURTS proudly operates the nation’s first Megastore, established in Tampines in 2006 under the Economic Development Board’s Warehouse Retail Scheme — an initiative aimed at transforming industrial land for commercial use. Since its launch, the Megastore has undergone continual upgrades to elevate the customer experience and now features innovative sub-brands such as Market Hall. Expanding our footprint, we introduced our second flagship store, COURTS Nojima at The Heeren, in 2021 as our latest expansion alongside our six existing shopping mall outlets and four standalone stores strategically located across the island.

The year 2024 marked a significant milestone — COURTS’ 50th anniversary. This momentous occasion brought with it a wealth of cherished memories and served as a powerful reminder of the enduring trust our customers have placed in us over the decades. As we celebrate this legacy, we remain committed to building on our success and look forward to forging strong bonds and long-term relationships with customers in the years ahead.

Recent Milestones

2019

  • Opened COURTS Funan, our first IoT store for today’s savvy smart home shoppers
  • Opened COURTS Eastpoint Mall to serve heartland shoppers better
  • Redesigned COURTS Causeway Point to enhance next-generation store experience offerings
  • Voted #1 Readers’ Choice for Best of Consumer Electronics – Best Lifestyle Home Appliances Chain Store (Singapore) in the 2019 HardwareZone Tech Awards
  • Ranked as a Singapore International 100 and Singapore 1000 company in the Annual Singapore Public Listed Companies 500 and Singapore International 100 Rankings
  • Awarded OHSAS18001 as recognition of COURTS’ commitment to providing a safe workplace environment
  • Awarded and renewed CaseTrust Gold accreditation for storefront businesses, which recognises the highest standards in service quality

2018

  • Redesigned COURTS Ang Mo Kio as a next-generation store for heartland shoppers
  • 98 COURTS staff received the Excellent Service Award
  • Awarded Asia’s Top Influential Brand Award
  • Awarded Asia’s Best Brand Award 2018 by CMO
  • Awarded Finalist Certificate for the Tripartite Alliance Award, awarded by the TAFEP Tripartite Alliance, celebrating employers who build fair and progressive workplaces
  • Awarded the Safety & Security Watch Group Award 2018 for efforts in maintaining safety and security of our premises and customers

2017

  • Redesigned COURTS Megastore in Tampines and COURTS Jurong Point, offering transformed in-store experiences
  • Relaunched COURTS Online with a new interface and more user-friendly functionality
  • Launched GURU by COURTS, its one-stop home solutions provider
  • 110 COURTS staff received the Excellent Service Award
  • Awarded the bizSAFE Partner Award status, as a bizSAFE partner proactive and committed to safety as part of its business model
  • Group CEO Terry O’Connor won the Asia Pacific Entrepreneurs Award 2017
  • Awarded Best Investor Relations website in the IRPAS-EQS IR Website Survey 2017
  • Awarded Expat Living’s Silver Winner for the Best Home Electronics category
  • Celebrated 30th anniversary in Malaysia

2016

  • Launched next generation stores in Causeway Point, Singapore and Sri Damansara, Malaysia
  • Awarded the TAFEP Exemplary Employer Award 2016
  • Recognised as 'Best Home & Electronics Retailer' in AsiaOne People's Choice Awards
  • Renewed People Developer and Service Class certification

2015

  • Awarded 'Best Efforts in Corporate Social Responsibility' by the Singapore Retailers' Association
  • Won ‘Most Transparent Company Award 2015’ at the 16th SIAS Investors’ Choice Awards
  • Accredited with CaseTrust Gold for Combined Storefront and Webfront

2014

  • Opened first Megastore in Indonesia in Kota Harapan Indah, Bekasi
  • Shortlisted as finalist of the Tripartite Alliance for Fair Employment Practices (TAFEP) Exemplary Employer Award 2014
  • 141 COURTS team members received the Excellent Service Award

2013

  • Certification International Singapore awarded COURTS Singapore OHSAS 18001 Health and Safety in January
  • Achieved BizSAFE Star Certification by Workplace Safety Health Council Singapore
  • Won the "Most Transparent Company Award" at the 14th SIAS Investors' Choice Awards
  • Opened first Megastore in Malaysia in Sri Damansara
  • 110 COURTS team members received the Excellent Service Award
  • Won Best Securitisation Deal Awards at the Asset Tripe A Regional Awards 2013 and the Asiamoney & EuroWeek Awards 2013

2012

  • Awarded Silver for the Singapore HEALTH Award by Health Promotion Board in November
  • Listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange in October
  • Renewed the People Developer and Service Class certification
  • Achieved BizSAFE Level 3 Certification by Workplace Safety Health Council Singapore
  • 44 COURTS team members received the Excellent Service Award

2011

  • The only IT, Furniture and Electronics retailer who was awarded the Case Trust Gold Certification

2010

  • Awarded the Premium GEM (Furniture & Furnishing / Electrical & Electronics) by Singapore Retailer Association for the retail industry mystery shopping programme

2009

  • Renewed the People Developer certification

2008

  • SPRING Singapore awarded COURTS Singapore the Singapore Service Class certification

2007

  • Winner of Planet Retail’s Innovation Award 2007 (Megastore)

2006

  • SPRING Singapore awarded COURTS Singapore with the People Developer certification
  • Pioneered the flagship ‘big box’ concept Megastore in Singapore’s first dedicated Retail Park

2005

  • Awarded the International Headquarters Award by Singapore Minister for Trade and Industry

COURTS History

2024

COURTS proudly marks its 50-year anniversary in Singapore, highlighting a deep and enduring connection with the nation.

2023

COURTS appoints Mr. Higashiura Hidenari (Harry) as Group CCO of Nojima APAC Limited and Country CEO of COURTS Singapore & Malaysia.

2021

COURTS launches its 2nd flagship store, COURTS Nojima at The Heeren – showcasing a multi-level 189,000 sq ft shopping experience located back where the brands’ remarkable story began: right in the heart of Orchard road.

2019

Acquired by Nojima Corporation, a leading electrical appliance retail chain, which operates over 850 stores and has a market capitalisation of S$1.4 billion and revenues of S$6.1 billion.

2014

Entered the Indonesia market with the opening of its Bekasi Megastore, leading the COURTS expansion into the Greater Jakarta Region.

2012

COURTS Asia listed on the Mainboard of the Singapore Stock Exchange.

2008

Asia Retail Group, comprising Baring Private Equity Asia and Topaz Investment, acquired COURTS Singapore and Malaysia, consolidating the team to form COURTS Asia.

2004

Courts Plc, our then UK parent company, went into administration and Singapore and Malaysia embarked on the search for new owners.

2003

The New COURTS branding campaign was launched during the recession, repositioning the COURTS brand, expanding its range and cementing it as an IT retailer.

1987

COURTS Malaysia opens its first store in Johor Bahru as a 42,000 square feet showroom.

1974

Part of global expansion, COURTS opens its first Singapore store on Orchard Road. The store was also known as the Lucky Red Star and launched with the tagline 'Make a House into a Home'.

1850

Courts Bros was founded by Albert Court in Canterbury, England.

Our Promise to the Community

At COURTS, our customers are at the heart in all we do, and more importantly, a special place for the entire community that we live in. With our contributions totalling over S$5 million to date, we hope that with every action and contribution made, will positively impact the lives of humanity and in entirety, the world we live in.

2025

Contribution of $20,000 COURTS vouchers to underprivileged residents in Toa Payoh GRC.
2024

Contribution of $30,000 COURTS vouchers to 600 underprivileged households in East Coast GRC and Tampines GRC.
2018
Rainbow Centre Singapore
Rainbow Centre supports children with autism and multiple disabilities through practical education, meaningful support and effective training programmes.

Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore(please refer to 2009)

Habitat for Humanity Singapore
Habitat for Humanity’s local operations enable intensive home cleaning sessions for low-income families, vulnerable elderly and those living with disabilities to provide them with a safe and sanitary place to live.
2017
BizLink Centre Singapore Ltd
Bizlink Centre is a non-profit organisation dedicated to serving the disadvantaged individuals, in particular persons with disabilities, through training and employment in Singapore.

Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore(please refer to 2009)

Autism Association Singapore(please refer to 2011)
2016
Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore(please refer to 2009)

The Red Pencil (Singapore)
The Red Pencil (Singapore) provides art therapy to the less fortunate children and families who are victims of overwhelming life circumstances such as long-term hospitalisation, conflict areas or natural disasters.
2015
Children’s Wishing Well
Children’s Wishing Well is a charity dedicated to serving less fortunate children aged 6 to 18 years, providing an avenue of hope and assistance to children from low income families all over Singapore.

Jamiyah Singapore
Jamiyah Singapore works and contributes towards the welfare and development of the community and mankind, regardless of race and religion. The organisation has spearheaded various initiatives and programmes that span education (kindergartens, childcare and student care centres), welfare homes for orphans, less fortunate children and the elderly, as well as those recovering from addictions.

Make-A-Wish Foundation Singapore
Make-A-Wish Foundation Singapore aims to grant wishes for children aged between 3 and 18 years old with life-threatening medical conditions.
2014
Centre for Fathering
Centre for Fathering helps families – and fathers, in particular – through father-child experiential programmes and fathering workshops conducted in schools, prisons, religious organisations and companies.

Dignity Kitchen
Dignity Kitchen is Singapore’s first food court management school that focuses on training the disabled and disadvantaged to be food stall operators.

Heartware Network(please refer to 2012)

Jamiyah Home for the Aged
The vision for Jamiyah Home for the Aged is to foster self-reliance amongst the elderly, regardless of race or religion, through integration and family support. The Home also provides quality rehabilitative, residential and aftercare services for destitute persons.
2013
Bone Marrow Donor Programme
The Bone Marrow Donor Programme (BMDP) is a non-profit organisation responsible for building and managing Singapore’s only register of volunteer donors who are willing to donate their bone marrow to save the lives of patients with leukaemia and other blood diseases and who need a transplant to survive. So far, almost 500 patients have been given a chance of survival through the work of the BMDP and the need grows every year as transplants become a routine treatment for the most common forms of cancer.

Heartware Network(please refer to 2012)
WE CARE Community Services WE CARE Community Services is the first non-denominational outpatient centre treating addictive diseases in Singapore. WE CARE provides a community based drop-in centre with facilities, programmes and counselling for all addictions including drug, alcohol, gambling, sex, eating disorder, internet and shoplifting.
2012
Heartware NetworkHeartware Network is a charity that instils positive values/strong character to youths aged between 15-24. The youths are encouraged to be resilient, innovative in serving others and entrepreneurs, whilst being inspired to be rooted to Singapore as their home. Heartware Network is also committed to transform the lives of disadvantaged children and youths to have greater confidence in their abilities and a brighter future.

Singapore Disability Sports Council
The Singapore Disability Sports Council (SDSC) is the national sports body for the disabled in Singapore. SDSC’s goal is to promote, through sports, the well-being of the disabled in Singapore, helping them to live full and independent lives.
2011
Autism Association Singapore - Eden Centre for Adults
The Autism Association Singapore aims to initiate, organise and support provision of a broad spectrum at services for people with autism in Singapore and its services to encompass education, vocational and life skills training and residential care.
Eden Centre for Adults
Eden Centre for Adults serves individuals with autism who have completed their special school programs. As at August 2011, the centre has 11 trainers, serving 29 clients with moderate to severe autism.

Project Helping Hands
Project Helping Hands sends teams of volunteers to provide medical care and health education for people in developing nations. The key to these teams' success is the commitment they bring to impact people in a life-changing, even life-saving way.

Singapore Red Cross Society
The SRC is part of a world-wide, non-political, non-religious movement which bases its work on the fundamental principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity and universality. An independent humanitarian organisation, funds are raised on their own in serving humanity and furthering our work locally and internationally
2010
The Children's Surgical Centre (CSC)
The Children's Surgical Centre (CSC) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) registered in Alaska , USA (Alaska entity # 76640D). CSC is non-profit, non-political, and non-religious, and is widely recognised in Cambodia for providing a range of specialized rehabilitation surgical services, surgical training and direct support to the people of Cambodia.

MILK (Mainly I Love Kids) Fund (2007 – 2010)
MILK reaches out to disadvantaged children and youth, both in Singapore and overseas, in the hope of developing them into contributing members of society. These children and youth come from troubled or low-income families and impoverished communities, and are often caught in a downward cycle that their circumstances destine them to. MILK support them in their education, care and guidance, vocational and livelihood development, or other special needs so as to help them break out of the disadvantaged circumstances they were born into.

Down Syndrome Association (2004, 2010)
The Down Syndrome Association is committed in their aims to:
  • Provide support to families and caregivers
  • Enable a person with Down syndrome to attain his or her full potential
  • Help a person with Down syndrome to lead a normal life and thus be able to contribute to society
  • Educate the public on Down syndrome
  • Help integrate a person with Down syndrome into mainstream society
  • To enable a richer and more meaningful life for all people with Down syndrome


Haiti Earthquake
The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake which occurred Tuesday, 12 January 2010. With an estimated three million people affected by the quake, COURTS raised funds totalling $30,000 and pledged the total amount to assist Haiti and its people.
2009

The Riding for the Disabled Association (Singapore)
The Riding for the Disabled Association (Singapore) provides free, therapeutic horse riding lessons to children and adults with disabilities from all over Singapore. The range of disabilities that benefit from therapeutic riding include: Physical, emotional, cognitive and social difficulties such as Cerebral Palsy, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Visual impairment, Hearing Impairment, Learning Disabilities, Muscular Dystrophy and CVA (Stroke).
The Red Cross Home for the Disabled
The Red Cross Home for the Disabled has provided quality long-term residential care and short-term respite services to individuals with severe and multiple disabilities, such as neuro-muscular disabilities and mental disabilities.

Spastic Children’s Association of Singapore (2008 – 2009)
The Spastic Children’s Association of Singapore aims to be the leading regional centre to assist persons with Cerebral Palsy, helping them to realise their full potential and to lead a life with respect.

2006

Make a Wish Foundation (Singapore) Ltd

Make a Wish Foundation (Singapore) Ltd grant wishes to children with life-threatening illnesses. Each wish brings smiles, laughter and a sense of wonder, together with many special memories to cherish. Founded in 1980 in Phoenix, Arizona, Make-A-Wish® is now present in more than 30 countries and across the world grants one wish, 30 mins of every day, 365 days a year. Make-A-Wish Singapore is an affiliate of Make-A-Wish® International.

Wish granting has a life-changing experience on children and their families and the impact reaches far and wide, involving donors, sponsors, and entire communities.

In Singapore it is our goal to reach every medically eligible child and bring them renewed strength to battle their illnesses.

2001 - 2005

Breast Cancer Foundation

Breast Cancer Foundation (BCF) is a non-profit charity organisation, established in October 1997. Under the leadership of its Patron, Mayor (Mrs) Yu-Foo Yee Shoon and her dedicated, enthusiastic executive committee comprising mostly lay people and some medical professionals, BCF’s mission is to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease

Dover Park Hospice
Dover Park Hospice (DPH) was founded in 1992 as a secular, nonprofit organisation to meet the growing need in Singapore for hospice care for terminally-ill patients. It is Singapore’s first purpose-built hospice, designed to provide a serene environment close to nature.

Open to everyone regardless of age, race, religion or income level, DPH is dedicated to meeting the unique physical, emotional and spiritual needs of those who are nearing the end of life’s journey. The goal is to enhance the living, comfort the dying and support the grieving with compassion and dignity.

Children’s Cancer Foundation
Children’s Cancer Foundation (CCF) is a non-profit organisation with a mission of improving the quality of lives of children with cancer and their families through enhancing their emotional, social and medical well-being.
Since 1992, CCF has helped more than 2,000 children and their families, providing them the much needed support in their battle against the life-threatening illness. In a year, CCF helps more than 550 children and their families who are at different stages of the illness.



The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund
The Straits Times School Pocket Money started in 2000 as a community project initiated by The Straits Times that provides pocket money to children from low-income families to help them through school. The children can use this money for school-related expenses, such as buying a meal during recess, paying for their bus fares or using it to meet their other schooling needs.