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Ever since its foundation in 1950, Aoi Company, Limited has been introducing and offering European luxury to clientele with particular tastes. The founder, Shunkai Sakai, carefully selected and only dealt with items of high quality, fashionable designs, and profound values for the merchandising of Aoi even when there was virtually no conception developed for the word, “brand.” What Aoi stands for, All Original Import, has now become the long-standing philosophy and the driving force as a distributor for numerous signature brands to date.
I believe this philosophy is much desired for today’s market in turbulent times with vastly diverse needs. As the precursor of the present select shops, living up to this philosophy, questing for lasting values and attractive merchandising, strengthening relations between our customers and the sales representatives, will be the most important challenge, and it is our promise to you that Aoi Company, Limited returns to the cornerstone in 2007.
All of us at Aoi will undertake anything possible to bring high quality and attractive items to each of our valued customers. As the successor of the founder’s philosophy, and as a long established brand distributor, effective January 2007, we have changed the structure of our organization in order to surely inherit and further cultivate the accumulated knowledge to younger generations. We humbly ask you for your continued support and patronage in the years to come.
President Takashi Oshima
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Company Name |
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AOI COMPANY LIMITED |
Head Office |
2-3-5 Minatojima Nakamachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Japan 650-0046
Tel. 078-303-1800 |
Tokyo Office |
Yasukuni
Kudanminami Bld. 1F 2-3-14 Kudanminami
Chiyoda-ku Tokyo Japan 102-0074
Tel.
03-3239-0341 |
Capital Stock |
72 million yen |
Date of Foundation |
1 April 1961 |
Areas in Business |
Wholesale/retail of imported apparel and fashion items |
Number of Employees
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190 |
Number of Shops |
32 (As
of June 2010) |
Bankers |
Tokyo -Mitsubishi UFJ Bank
Resona Bank
Kobe Shinkin Bank
Bank of Kyoto |
Affiliates |
a-global Ltd.
Aoi Fashion System Ltd.
Christian Louboutin Japan Ltd.
Ferragamo Japan Ltd.
Akris Japan Ltd. |
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The company has its roots in a tiny store established by Shunkai Sakai in the Center-Gai street of Kobe. Vending diverse imported goods such as LP music records and unusual household gadgets, the company then focused their efforts on women's apparel including undergarments which were considered daring by the nineteen fifties standards of Japan.
In 1960, Sakai and his elder brother embarked upon wholesale trade under a corporation named Nakamura Shoten. The brothers started handling buttons from West Germany, shoes from Italy, beaded bags from the USA and so on.
On April First, 1961, the two brothers founded AOI COMPANY LIMITED, with two men and two women in a cramped office alongside the Tor Road of Kobe. Under the brother’s direction and the passage of more than three decades, the company now employs more than 190 personnel distributing a diverse variety of products. |
| 2010 |
Neil Barrett, Nancy Gonzalez distribution started.
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| 2009 |
Established Christian Louboutin Japan Ltd.
Ungaro Fuchsia, Rena Lange distribution started.
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| 2008 |
Le Full distribution started.
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| 2007 |
Hanky Panky distribution started.
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| 2006 |
COCCAPANI distribution started.
Ballantyne flagship shop opened at Ginza, Tokyo.
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| 2005 |
Launched the operation of AOI Fashion System Ltd. subsidiary company.
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| 2004 |
Di classe opened at Dimaru, Kobe.
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| 2003 |
Di classe opened in Ginza,Tokyo. (at Ginza Matuya,Tokyo)
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| 2002 |
Paola Frani Boutique is opened at Hilton Plaza, Osaka
Succeeded and launched 18 Herno boutiques
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| 2001 |
Established a subsidiary company, FENDI JAPAN LTD. Aigner Flagship Shop opened in Ginza, Tokyo
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| 2000 |
Akris Flagship Shop opened in Ginza, Tokyo. |
| 1996 |
Fendi Flagship Shop opened in Kioicho Street, Tokyo.
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| 1992 |
Established a subsidiary company, FERRAGAMO LADIES BOUTIQUE JAPAN CO.,LTD. |
| 1991 |
Established BULGARI JAPAN CO.,LTD. |
| 1987 |
Kobe main office moved to AOI Building, which was then newly constructed in the Port Island Fashion Town, Kobe. |
| 1983 |
Fendi, Ferragamo, Aigner and Bottega Veneta Boutiques opened at Imperial Plaza, Tokyo. |
| 1974 |
Tokyo office moved to New Otani Hotel compounds, Sunroser Akasaka. AOI opened boutiques of Fendi, Ferragamo and Cassandre. |
| 1968 |
Opened Tokyo office at Horidome, Nihonbashi. |
| 1961 |
AOI COMPANY LIMITED established. |
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Copyright(C) 2005 AOI COMPANY LIMITED. All Rights Reserved.
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AOI COMPANY LIMITED
[Head Office]
2-3-5 Minatojima Nakamachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Japan 650-0046
Tel. 078-303-1800
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