Albion Co., Ltd.

Albion Co., Ltd.
Kabushiki gaisha[1]
Industry Cosmetics
Founded March 2, 1956 (1956-03-02) in Ginza, Tokyo, Japan[1]
Headquarters Tokyo, Japan
Number of employees
 2,890[1]
Parent KOSE Corporation[2]
Website http://www.albion.co.jp/

Albion Co., Ltd. or Albion (Japanese: 株式会社アルビオン) is a Japanese kabushiki gaisha concentrating in the manufacture and distribution of luxury cosmetics and headquartered in Ginza, Tokyo.[3][4] The company is a consolidated subsidiary of the KOSE corporation[5] as a part of the cosmetics market with sales and distribution occurring largely in boutiques, standalone stores and department stores.[6] Albion's major offices are in Tokyo, London,[7] Hong Kong,[8] and New York City.[9]

Albion uses out of company product strategy put into practice by the Japanese cosmetics companies of the 1980's such as KOSE, Shiseido, and Kanebo.[10][11]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "About Albion". albion.co.jp. Albion Company Limited. 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  2. ↑ "コーセー系アルビオン、主力の基礎化粧品を増産　訪日客需要で". nikkei.com. Nikkei Inc. August 13, 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  3. ↑ "沿革". kose.co.jp. KOSE Corporation. 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  4. ↑ "経営理念を具現化するCSR事業所内保育所「Kuukids」". ginza.jp. Ginza Information Management. August 28, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Japan's Kose seen with 10% profit gain on sales to tourists". asia.nikkei.com. Nikkei Asian Review. October 7, 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Principal Consolidated Subsidiaries". kose.com. KOSE Corporation. 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Albion Cosmetics UK Ltd". bloomberg.com. Bloomberg. 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Albion Cosmetics (HK) Ltd". hktdc.com. Hong Kong Trade Development Council. 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Albion Cosmetics (America) Inc.". newyorkcorp.org. New York Companies. 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  10. ↑ Czinkota, Michael R.; Kotabe, Masaaki (2000). Japanese Distribution Strategy: Changes and Innovations. Andover: Cengage Learning EMEA. p. 188. ISBN 1861525354.
  11. ↑ t'Hooft, Willem Visser (2003). Japanese Contract and Anti-Trust Law: A Sociological and Comparative Study. Oxford: Routledge. p. 90. ISBN 1135790043.
  12. ↑ Muaddi Darraj, Susan (2009). Anna Sui: Asians of Achievement. Infobase Learning. p. 52. ISBN 1438144911.
  13. ↑ Talon, Kettj (November 28, 2012). "Les Mereilleuses de Laduree: Laduree for Albion". nssmag.com (in Italian). NssFactory. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
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