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 Descente headquarters in Osaka, photographed in April 2019 | |
Native name | 株式会社デサント |
|---|---|
| Company type | Public K.K. |
| TYO: 8114 | |
| ISIN | JP3548800006 |
| Industry | Apparel |
| Founded | (February 1935) |
| Founder | Takeo Ishimoto |
| Headquarters | Dogashiba, Tennoji-ku, Osaka, 543-8921 , Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Shuichi Koseki (President)[1] |
| Products |
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| Revenue |  JPY 123.1 billion (FY 2014)
(US$ 1.1 billion) (FY 2014) |
| JPY 6.5 billion (FY 2014)
(US$ 59 million) (FY 2014) | |
Number of employees | 1,839 (as of March 31, 2015) |
| Website | descente.co.jp |
| Footnotes / references [2][3][4] | |
Descente Ltd. (株式会社デサント, Kabushiki-gaisha Desanto) is a Japanese sports clothing and accessories company,[5] first formed in 1935, when Takeo Ishimoto started the company in Osaka as Ishimoto Shoten. The company logo depicts 3 basic skiing techniques—traverse, schuss and side-slip.[6] Descente owns a portfolio of 16 in-house, purchased and licensed brands, among them Descente, Shiseist, Arena (in primarily Japan and the East Asia), Marmot and Srixon.[7]
- ^ "President's Message". Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ "Profile". Descente. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
- ^ "Company Profile". Nikkei Asian Review. Nikkei Inc. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
- ^ ASIA Major Wholesalers & Retailers. Business Information Agency. 2011. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-4187-8514-7.
- ^ Lee, Jeong-min (April 11, 2011). "데상트코리아 풀 스토리". Fashionbiz. Archived from the original on October 1, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
- ^ "Ski Wear by Descente". Snow Kings. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
- ^ Doran, Jon (August 6, 2015). "Descente Acquires Majority Share In inov-8". OutdoorsMagic.com. Immediate Media Company. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
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