Wacoal Holdings Corp. Fundamental Company Report Including Financial, SWOT, Competitors and Industry Analysis

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About Wacoal Holdings Corp.

Wacoal Holdings Corp. engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of women’s apparel in Japan.

Segments

The company’s segments include Wacoal Business (Domestic), Wacoal Business (Overseas), Peach John Business, Nanasai Business, and Other.

Wacoal Business (Domestic)

This segment engages in the manufacture and distribution of apparel in Japan other than the businesses conducted by Peach John Co., Ltd. (Peach John) and Lecien Corporation (Lecien). It consists of 21 companies all of which are based in Japan, including Wacoal Corp. and Wacoal Holdings.

Wacoal Business (Overseas)

This segment engages in the manufacture and distribution of apparel outside Japan. It consists of 18 companies, all of which are based outside Japan. Included in this segment are the company’s subsidiaries and affiliates in the United States, France, the U.K., China, Vietnam and other countries in Asia.

Peach John Business

This segment engages in mail-order sales of women’s apparel and various other apparel products for the Japanese market. It consists of Peach John and two other related companies.

Nanasai Business

This segment consists of Nanasai Co., Ltd. (Nanasai), which engages in the manufacture and rental of mannequins and fixtures, and the interior design and construction of commercial premises.

Other

This segment engages in the manufacture and sale of women’s innerwear, clothing and accessories for the Japanese market. It consists of Lecien and 9 other companies.

Principal Products

Foundation Garments and Lingerie

The company’s foundation garments include brassieres, girdles and bodysuits. Majority of these products are available in various colors, with variations in lace, trim and detailing. Lingerie, consisting mainly of slips, bra-slips (a combination bra and slip), women’s briefs, undershirts and shorts, is produced in various fashion styles. The company markets its foundation garments under various separate product lines.

Wacoal and Wing Products: The company launches product campaigns for its core Wacoal brand and its Wing brand foundation garments and lingerie each year for the spring/summer and fall/winter seasons.

Wacoal Products: The company developed its LASEE and Gra-P product lines. It offers Cross-Walker, from the Style Science series, a high-function bottom innerwear brand.

Wing Products: The company offers foundation garments and lingerie under its Wing label through general retailers. In 2009, it conducted a brassier campaign for Natural-Up Bra, Kyutto-Up Bra, and Sarahada Bra campaign products. It launched Slim Up Pants from the Style Science series. The company also sells Cross-Walker products as part of its Wing BROS brand mainly through general merchandisers.

Luxury Products: In addition to its Wacoal and Wing brand products, the company’s product line also includes its luxury products Trefle, PARFAGE, Salute, L’ge and Lesiage. The company offers new luxury brand, WACOAL DIA and opened the brand’s shop in the upscale Ginza shopping district in Tokyo.

Nightwear: The company designs and markets women’s nightwear, including pajamas, negligees, nightgowns and robes. Its nightwear products feature specialty offerings, such as its tsumori chisato romantic line targeted to younger women and its fashionable Grander line targeted to mature women. Its nightwear products are primarily sold through department stores and chain stores.

Children’s Underwear: The company’s children’s underwear products include undergarments for girls and teenage women, children’s sleepwear, and other targeted garment offerings. Its children’s wear is also primarily sold through department stores.

Outerwear and Sportswear

The company’s outerwear and sportswear product line consists of women’s outerwear, including dresses, skirts, slacks, jackets and sweaters, and sportswear, featuring its CW-X product line. Its outerwear products are sold principally through its catalog operations. It offers CW-X product line.

Hosiery

The company’s hosiery products include pantyhose, tights, knee-highs and anklets offered in various sizes and colors. It is developing value-added products, with such effects as the stimulation of leg muscles to improve blood circulation, which prevents foot swelling, and by using different denier and yarn combinations. These pantyhose and other hosiery products are sold at department stores, as well as at convenience stores and through the television and catalog.

Textile and Other Products

The company engages in various business lines that are ancillary to its core apparel business. It offers functionality-focused shoe products. It also sells certain general merchandise which it categorizes as textile products. The company rents out mannequins and fixtures, and design and build interiors for commercial premises, including sales counters used by its sales representatives in department stores and other general retailers carrying its apparel. In addition, it operates a restaurant business and involves in various cultural projects and events, including exhibits by artists from worldwide.

Markets and Customers

The company sells its products in Japan, the United States, China and certain countries in Europe and Southeast Asia. In its core Japan market, the company principally sells its apparel products to department stores, general merchandises, other general retailers, and to specialty stores. Its customer is the Aeon Group.

Competition

The company competes with Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.

History

The company was founded in 1946. It was formerly known as Kabushiki Kaisha Wacoal and changed its name to Wacoal Holdings Corp. in 2005.