Apparel Business (Overseas)
The Apparel Business operates the domestic apparel business, which includes core operating company Onward Kashiyama, and the overseas apparel business in Europe, Asia, and the U.S.
Apparel Business (Overseas)
In the overseas apparel business, we develop brands and conduct planning and production activities in Europe, Asia, and the U.S.
Europe
We operate JOSEPH, the global brand based in London, the UK.
Joseph Ltd.
Joseph is engaged in planning and sales of JOSEPH, a British brand established by Joseph Ettedgui in 1972. JOSEPH offers the world a contemporary yet timeless wardrobe of luxury essentials. By reinforcing the brand's positioning in the market while strengthening the online business through Joseph's own e-commerce operation, the company will continue its efforts to expand the business globally, including in Asia.
Asia
We offer brands, such as Nijyusanku and ICB, and manufacture apparel in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Vietnam.
Onward Fashion Trading (China) Co., Ltd.
Onward Fashion Trading (China) is collaborating with local partners in China to expand e-commerce and cultivate new sales channels, as well as on product development, including local planning. The company operates stores for made-to-order items of the KASHIYAMA brand in the Shanghai area. By expanding touchpoints through strengthened digital marketing, the company is proposing a new style of made to order to customers. Plans call for opening stores elsewhere in China step by step.
Kashiyama (Dalian) Co., Ltd. / Shanghai Onward Fashion Co., Ltd. / Onward Kashiyama Vietnam Ltd.
In manufacturing, we are working to secure stable production with adequate capacity. To this end, we are vigorously utilizing the Group's factory in Dalian, China, while strengthening initiatives with our partners' factories in China that have comprehensive capabilities encompassing sewing, material procurement, and speedy delivery. In addition, we are expanding our bases in Vietnam as well as elsewhere in ASEAN.
In terms of logistics, we are promoting optimization of the entire supply chain. For example, we are implementing integrated logistics to transport products--whether manufactured at our factories or at those of our partners or sourced from other suppliers--to Japan and other markets worldwide.
Kashiyama (Dalian) Co., Ltd.
Kashiyama (Dalian) is a state-of-the-art smart factory that combines sewing techniques with digital technologies in a manner compatible with the era of mass customization. Automation, utilizing the latest equipment and systems enabled by the Internet of Things (IoT) and robotic process automation (RPA), is integrated with workers' sewing expertise inherited and accumulated ever since the establishment of the factory. Based on the factory-to-customer scheme, KASHIYAMA can deliver high-quality made-to-order suits in as little as one week from order placement, whereas it usually takes at least three weeks to deliver made-to-order suits.
The customer's measurements taken at a store are sent to our factory in Dalian, China on the same day. The fabric is cut by special equipment the next day.
Thanks to the combination of state-of-the-art facilities centering on the hanger system and experienced tailors' skills, high-quality sewing is achieved in a short turnaround time.
Using "PACK RUNNER" packaging, the industry's first compression packing for garments, products are delivered directly to customers from the factory.
*1 The customer's measurements taken at a store are sent to our factory in Dalian, China on the same day. The fabric is cut by special equipment the next day.
*2 hanks to the combination of state-of-the-art facilities centering on the hanger system and experienced tailors' skills, high-quality sewing is achieved in a short turnaround time.
*3 Using "PACK RUNNER" packaging, the industry's first compression packing for garments, products are delivered directly to customers from the factory.
U.S.
We operate J. PRESS, a brand of authentic American traditional clothing, and KASHIYAMA, a made-to-order suits brand.
J. Press Inc.
J. Press directly operates stand-alone stores of the J. PRESS brand in New Haven, Washington, D.C., and New York City. Founded in 1902, J. PRESS remains a pillar of the Ivy League style. J. PRESS was a favorite brand of Gerald Ford, the former U.S. president. J. Press is working to further strengthen the presence of the J. PRESS brand in North America and elsewhere in the world.
