Business Description
In Japan, Onward is a corporate group comprised of 72 consolidated subsidiaries and Onward Holdings. The principal business of Onward is the design manufacturing, and sale of textile products, such as women’s apparel. Other fields of business include logistics, services, and resort management.
Location
Headquarters: Onward Park Building 10-5, Nihonbashi 3-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-8239, Japan.
Markets
The Onward Group comprises 105 companies (as of February 2014) in Japan and overseas. The Onward Group subsidiaries are present in Italy, the United Kingdom, France, the United States, China, the Republic of Korea, Singapore and Vietnam.
Name & Title of Representatives
Takeshi Hirouchi, Representative Director and Chairman
Michinobu Yasumoto, Representative Director and President
Principal Subsidiaries
Onward Kashiyama Co., Ltd.
Onward Trading Co., Ltd.
Chacott Co., Ltd.
Creative Yoko Co., Ltd.
Island. Co., Ltd.
Birz Association Inc.
Onward Global Fashion Co., Ltd.
Candela International Co., Ltd.
J. Direction Co., Ltd.
Charles & Keith Japan Co., Ltd.
Intimates Co., Ltd.
Sakula Co., Ltd.
Joseph Ltd.
Onward Luxury Group S.p.A.
J. Press Inc.
Onward Fashion Trading (China) Co., Ltd.
Onward Resort & Golf Co., Ltd.
Onward Beach Resort Guam Inc.
Onward Creative Center Co., Ltd.
Onward Life Design Network Inc.
Employees
5,119 (As of the end of February 2016)
History
February 1927
Kashiyama Trading established
September 1947
Kashiyama Trading Co., Ltd., established
November 1948
Kashiyama Trading Co., Ltd., the name is changed to Kashiyama Co., Ltd.
April 1962
Onward Sales Co., Ltd. (previously Oak Co., Ltd., and currently Onward Trading Co., Ltd.) established
April 1963
O & K Co., Ltd. established
July 1964
Company stock reclassified and listed on the first sections of the Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya stock exchanges
September 1966
Head Office relocated in Chuo-ku, Tokyo
July 1972
New shares issued, bringing paid-in capital to ¥2,357 million. Onward Transport Co., Ltd., established. (Currently, Across Transport Co., Ltd.)
September 1972
Onward Kashiyama U.S.A. Inc. established
February 1973
Onward Kashiyama France S.A. established
February 1974
Onward Kashiyama Italia S.p.A. established. (Currently, Onward Italia S.p.A.)
July 1985
Across Service Co., Ltd., established. (Merged with Across Transport in September 2003. Across Transport is the surviving company.)
August 1986
Onward Life Design Network Co., Ltd., established
Onward Creative Center Co., Ltd., established
October 1986
J. Press, Inc., acquired.
February 1988
Onward Kashiyama Hong Kong Ltd. established
September 1988
Name changed to Onward Kashiyama Co., Ltd. (currently, Onward Holdings Co., Ltd.)
December 1989
Onward Kashiyama UK Ltd. established
January 1990
Gibo S.p.A. acquired. (Its name was changed to Gibo Co. S.p.A. in April 1994. Name was changed to Onward Luxury Group S.p.A. in June 2014.)
July 1990
Chacott Co., Ltd., acquired
February 1991
Onward Research Institute completed
May 1992
Onward Agana Beach Hotel (Guam) opens (currently, Onward Beach Resort)
May 1994
Bus Stop Co., Ltd., established
June 1995
Shanghai Onward Fashion Co., Ltd., established
May 1997
Onward Retail L.L.C. established (currently, Onward USA LLC)
June 1997
Onward Kashiyama KOREA Co., Ltd., established
March 1998
Donna Karan Japan K.K. acquired. (Merged with Onward Kashiyama Co., Ltd. in May 2013.)
December 2001
Onward Fashion Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., established
April 2003
Oak Co., Ltd. (currently, Onward Trading Co., Ltd.) became a wholly owned subsidiary through an exchange of shares
January 2004
Erika s.r.l. acquired
March 2004
Chacott Co., Ltd., became a wholly owned subsidiary through an exchange of shares.
September 2004
Fusion Co., Ltd. established. (Merged with Onward Global Fashion Co., Ltd. in March 2014.)
May 2005
Project Sloane Limited (Joseph Group) acquired
July 2005
Iris S.p.A. acquired. (Merged with Gibo Co. S.p.A. in June 2013.)
October 2006
Acquired Mangilao Golf Club (currently, the Onward Mangilao Golf Club)
December 2006
Opened the Onward Talofofo Golf Club
April 2007
Onward Fashion Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. increases its capital and the name is changed to Onward Fashion Trading (China) Co., Ltd.
May 2007
Frassineti s.r.l. acquired
June 2007
J. Direction Co., Ltd., established
September 2007
Accompanying the transition to a pure holding company form of corporate group organization, the company’s name is changed to Onward Holdings Co., Ltd.
October 2008
Creative Yoko Co., Ltd. acquired
Violine S.à.r.L. (Jil Sander Group) acquired
March 2009
O.P.S. Co., Ltd. established
December 2009
Island. Co., Ltd. acquired
June 2010
Onward Kashiyama Singapore Pte. Ltd. established
August 2011
Onward Kashiyama Vietnam Ltd. established
April 2012
Birz Association Ltd. acquired
May 2012
Onward Fashion Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., established
December 2012
Charles & Keith Japan Co., Ltd., established
February 2013
Sakula Co., Ltd. acquired.
June 2013
Onward Luxury Group S.p.A. established
March 2014
Onward Global Fashion Co., Ltd. established
November 2014
Completed Onward Park Building (head office, Nihonbashi, Tokyo)
March 2015
Consolidated Tokyo Sales Division and Kanto Branch into Tokyo Branch
September 2015
Established Onward J Bridge Co., Ltd (a joint venture together with Laox Co., Ltd.)
Environmental Policies
The Onward Group endeavors to contribute to the affluence of people’s living environments in its role as a lifestyle culture enterprise, as well as striving to be a company that positions the preservation of the natural environment as a key management issue and is friendly to mankind and the environment.
1. Provide quality products that can be enjoyed over a long period of time.
2. Develop leading-edge technology, products and services that reduce the burden on the environment.
3. Implement the “Onward Green Campaign”, which is designed to create an apparel lifecycle circulation system.
4. Implement various environmental conservation initiatives: enhance energy efficiency of offices, introduce low-emission vehicles, and implement forest preservation initiatives at the Tosayama Onward Rainbow Forest.
