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Revenue: US$4 billion
Country of Origin: USA
Founded: 1906
Employees: 8,000
New Balance is an American apparel and shoes manufacturer company founded over a century ago by William J Riley as the New Balance Arch Support Company. The name comes from Riley’s original arch support, which had a three-prong design providing a “new balance in the shoe.” Today, New Balance manufactures athletic shoes, apparel, sportswear, and sports equipment.
New Balance is based in Boston, Massachusetts, and conducts business in more than 120 different countries around the world. In 2017, Forbes ranked New Balance second in its list of Best Mid-Sized American Employers and 184th overall in their Fortune 500 list.
Today, New Balance is a multinational corporation headquartered in Boston, MA. The company is still headed by Jim Davis, New Balance now makes a plethora of sneakers and apparel, including specialized products for sports such as football, cricket, basketball, and cycling. New Balance launched a skateboarding shoe brand dubbed “New Balance Numeric” that is distributed by Black Box Distribution, a company founded by professional skateboarder Jamie Thomas. The numeric line has allowed New Balance to tap into the lifestyle market and resonate with younger customers.
Revenue: US$3.58 billion
Country of Origin: Japan
Founded: 1949
Employees: 8,223
ASICS is Japan's shoes manufacturer of athletic shoes, apparel and sports equipment. Founded and still based in Kobe, ASICS began shortly after WWII when Kihachiro Onitsuka launched an athletic footwear company with the aim of inspiring Japanese youth to be more physically active. In 1977, he changed the name of his company to an acronym representing the Latin phrase “anima sana in corpore sano,” which translates to “a sound mind in a sound body.”
ASICS signature shoe, the Onitsuka Tiger, was also the company's first product, released in 1949. The success of the Tiger prompted a young Phil Knight (Co-Founder of Nike) to start his own athletic shoe company so he could distribute the Onitsuka Tiger in the US. Today, ASICS makes 437 different styles of athletic shoes for men and women.
ASICS Ltd. began as Onitsuka Co., Ltd on September 1, 1949.Founder Kihachiro Onitsuka began manufacturing basketball shoes in his home town of Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. The range of sports activities serviced by the company expanded to a variety of Olympic styles used throughout the '50s, '60s and '70s by athletes worldwide. Onitsuka became particularly renowned for the Mexico 66 design-- in which the distinctive crossed stripes (now synonymous with the company brand) were featured for the first time. Martial-arts star Bruce Lee was the first known celebrity to popularize this design. Onitsuka Tiger merged with GTO and JELENK to form ASICS Corporation in 1977. Despite the name change a vintage range of ASICS shoes are still produced and sold internationally under the Onitsuka Tiger label.
ASICS generated 171 billion yen in net sales and 13 billion yen in net income in fiscal year 2006. Sixty-six percent of the company's income came from the sale of sports shoes, 24% from sportswear, and 10% from sports equipment. Forty-nine percent of the company's sales were in Japan, 28% in North America, and 19% in Europe.
ASICS bought the Swedish outdoor brand Haglöfs, for SEK1,000,000,000 ($128.7million) on July 12, 2010.[12] The company announced on October 4, 2011 that it would be the new official kit manufacturer for the Australian Cricket Team--replacing German manufacturer Adidas.
ASICS announced in March 2021 that it would continue to source cotton from Xinjiang despite public criticism that such cotton had been produced with forced Uyghur labor.
Revenue: US$3.13 billion
Country of Origin: UK
Founded: 1856
Employees: 10,000
The international manufacturing conglomerate Burberry traces its roots back to 1856 when Thomas Burberry, a 21-year-old draper’s apprentice, decided to branch out on his own and open a store in Basingstoke, England. Now, Burberry has a presence in clothing, shoes manufacturer, accessories, perfumes and cosmetics. The company remained an independently owned family business until 1955 when Great Universal Stores bought a controlling stake.
Burberry, which has its headquarters in London, operates 442 distribution centres around the world. The company manufactures and sells shoes under its own brand name, offering several styles of sneakers, boots, loafers, dress shoes and sandals.
Stars of the modern world began wearing the Burberrys brand. During the 1970s and 1980s, Burberry signed agreements with worldwide manufacturers to produce complementary products to the existing British collection such as suits, trousers, shirts, sportswear, accessories, for men, ladies, and children. These products, designed under the strict control of headquarters in London, were produced and distributed through independent retail stores worldwide as well as the Burberry stores, and contributed to the growth of the brand in sales and profits through to the late 90s, although the full extent of sales was not apparent in the parent company accounts since much was done through licensed agreements. The company had signed Lord Litchfield as photographer, Lord (Leonard) Wolfson was Chairman and Stanley Peacock OBE Managing Director. In 1997, GUS director Victor Barnett became chairman of Burberry, hiring Rose Marie Bravo to execute a corporate reorganization and restoration of the brand as a luxury fashion house. Barnett led the company up to its successful IPO in 2001.
Revenue: US$2 billion (2002)
Country of Origin: Austria-Hungary (now the Czech Republic)
Founded: 1894
Employees: 35,000
Bata is Europe's shoes manufacturer. Bata may not generate the most revenue, but it does sell more units than any other company with one million customers buying Bata shoes every day. Bata was founded in what is now the Czech Republic by cobbler Tomas Bata, who sought to commercialise the family trade. The First and Second World Wars forced Bata to move its operations to Canada for much of the 20th century. Now, Bata Shoes International is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Bata excels in international growth markets, selling stylish yet affordable footwear at high volume. Their products are distributed through 5,300 stores in 70 countries on five continents, and they also have a significant e-commerce presence.
From design conceptualisation through production, Bata Shoes remains a family-owned, self-contained operation. The organisation is divided into three main units: Bata, Bata Industrials and AW Lab.
Tommy Hilfiger is one of the world's leading pioneer brands, proudly celebrating the coolness and academic style of classic American traditions. It is a native American company engaged in the manufacture and design of clothing, accessories and private label shoes.
Tommy Hilfiger operates as a subsidiary of its parent company PVH, founded in 1985 by its founder and the same name Tommy Hilfiger. Its products are distributed in 90 countries around the world, and the company operates from its headquarters in New York City, USA.
The brand has won many awards and recognitions, such as the 2009 UNESCO Charity Support Award, 2008 First Designer and 2006 Designer of the Year.