Narumiya International

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| name = Narumiya International Company Limited

| logo =

| type = Company Limited

| industry = Textiles, Children's clothing, Retail

| fate =

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| founded = 1906, Hiroshima, Japan

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| hq_location_city = Tokyo

| hq_location_country = Japan

| area_served = Worldwide

| key_people = Toshiaki Ishii

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| num_employees_year = 1,404 (April 2016)

| parent = SBI Holdings

| website = http://www.narumiya-net.co.jp/

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Narumiya International (jp: 株式会社ナルミヤ・インターナショナル) is a Japanese limited company headquartered in Minato Ward, Tokyo, Japan. The firm manufactures and distributes textiles and specializes in children's clothing.{{cite web |url=http://www.narumiya-net.co.jp/company/english/company.html |title=Company Profile |last= |first= |date=2016 |website=narumiya-net.co.jp |publisher=Narumiya International |access-date=December 6, 2016 |quote=}}{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profiles/companies/3364:JP-narumiya-international-co-ltd |title=Narumiya International Co Ltd |last= |first= |date=2016 |website=bloomberg.com |publisher=Bloomberg |access-date=December 6, 2016 |quote=}}

Overview

As of 2005, the company operated 896 stores globally. The company focuses on the manufacture, processing, and sale of childrenʼs clothing and accessories for existing brands under license and for the company's own set of in-house brands. In 2007, SBI Holdings took a majority stake in the company. In August 2016, it was announced that Japan Industrial Partners was to acquire Narumiya for an undisclosed amount.{{cite web |url=http://www.dealstreetasia.com/stories/49137-49137/ |title=Japan Industrial Partners is acquiring Narumiya International from SBI Holdings |last=Ghosh |first=Anirvan |date=August 1, 2016 |website=dealstreetasia.com |publisher=DealStreetAsia |access-date=December 6, 2016 |quote=}}

History

In 1906, the company was established as a dry goods wholesaler in Hiroshima, Japan.{{cite web |url=http://www.narumiya-net.co.jp/company/english/history.html |title=History |last= |first= |date=2016 |website=narumiya-net.co.jp |publisher=Narumiya International |access-date=December 6, 2016 |quote=}}
In 1952, the company was registered as the Narumiya Textile Corporation.
In 1968, the company began making women's apparel.
In 1979, the company changed its name to the Narumiya Corporation and moved its head office to Minato Ward, Tokyo from Hiroshima.
In August 1991, the name was changed again to Narumiya Enterprise Company Limited with the establishment of two wholly owned subsidiaries, Narumiya International Corporation and Narumiya Company Limited.
In 1995, the company name was again changed to Narumiya International Company Limited, and a store was opened in Hong Kong.
On March 9, 2009, the company was listed on the JASDAQ

Brands

Angel Blue{{cite web |url=http://www.narumiya-net.co.jp/company/english/brand.html |title=Company Profile |last= |first= |date=2016 |website=narumiya-net.co.jp |publisher=Narumiya International |access-date=December 6, 2016 |quote=}}
Anna Sui Mini{{cite web |url=http://www.annasui-mini.com/ |title=Anna Sui Mini |date=2016 |website=annasui-mini.com |publisher=Narumiya International |access-date=December 6, 2016 |quote=}}
B.room
Baby Cheer
Blue Cross -964-
Blue Cross Girls
Blue Cross Kids
By Loveit
Daisy Lovers
Daisy Lovers Paradise Kids
Kate Spade New York Children's
Lindsay
Jusqu'a
Kladscap
Love & Peace & Money Clothing
Lovetoxic
Mezzo Piano
Mini-K
Petit Main
Petit Main Lien
Pink Papillon
Pom Ponette
Pom Ponette Junior
Pupil House
Sence of Wonder
X-Girl Stages
XLarge Kids

References

External links

[http://www.narumiya-net.co.jp/ Narumiya International Website]

Category:Companies established in 1995

Category:Textile companies of Japan