Textile Company

Consisting of four divisions, the Textile Material & Fabric Division, the Apparel Division, the Brand Marketing Division 1 and the Brand Marketing Division 2, the Textile Company develops the business in a range of fields from raw materials to finished products, from fashion to non-fiber materials, and is proud of its top billing among general trading companies in Japan.

Business Fields

Raw Material & Material: Fiber, raw materials, textile fabrics, lining and garment materials, shirts, denim, functional materials, and so on.

Industrial Textile: All kinds of fiber materials for industry and manufacturing, such as automobiles, aircraft, electronics, sports, building materials, and engineering, as well as general merchandise.

Apparel: All types of garments, from men's and women's fashion, underwear, sportswear and uniforms.

Brand Business: Television and Internet-based mail order businesses, as well as businesses focusing on import licenses for lifestyle brands, fashion accessories and garments in a wide range of areas, such as luxury, casual and sports.

The Growth Strategies of the Textile Company

Strategy

Rapport and Reach
The Textile Company has inherited the founding business of ITOCHU.
As a customer-focused marketing company, we have maintained a position as an industry leader utilizing a flexible business model that extends from textile materials to a diverse array of end products.
In Japan, by utilizing our expertise in developing brands, we are expanding further into the retail area, and broadening our business, from fashion and apparel to the entire area of lifestyle categories. Furthermore, we are developing businesses in the Life & Healthcare business area.
Moving forward, our activities in consumer-related businesses will be centered on China, which has an overwhelming presence as a major consumer market. Here, we will accelerate business development, including brand business and retail area initiatives with leading partners, and also accelerate business development using new sales channels, such as ecommerce and TV home shopping

Related News

Jan. 24, 2012: ITOCHU Announces Deployment of HUNTERxHUNTER Products
Jan. 20, 2012: ITOCHU Announces Deployment in France of American Casual Bag Brand LeSportsac
Dec. 15, 2011: ITOCHU Announces Acquisition of Exclusive Import and Sales Rights for Franck Boclet Brand Products
Nov. 9, 2011: ITOCHU Wins Good Design/Sustainable Design Award for Pre Organic Cotton Program
Oct. 27, 2011: ITOCHU Expands the Mila Shön Brand to China

Main Project

Brand Business and Retail Store Development with the Shanshan Group: Accelerating Business Development in China' s Fast-Growing Downstream Area through Collaborations with Partners

Entering TV Home Shopping and e-Commerce in China: Building New Platforms in China' s Rapidly Growing TV Home Shopping and e-Commerce Markets

Expanding from Apparel to the Entire Area of Lifestyle Categories, Utilizing Our Expertise in Brand Business: Le Pain Quotidien: Taking Advantage of Our Brand Management Expertise to Support the Development of a Network of Le Pain Quotidien Restaurants

Initiatives for the Environment: Initiatives in areas such as organic cotton and INKMAX Co., Ltd (a business that develops eco friendly dyes).

Environmental initiative: Fashion Earth PROJECT (FEP): FEP is a campaign to protect the environment that targets the entire fashion industry. This project will help prevent global warming by helping Japan meet its commitments under the Kyoto Protocol.