History
1940-60s
Dec1942
Sanyo Shokai established by Nobuyuki Yoshihara
May1943
Incorporated as Sanyo Shokai Ltd.
1946
Rainwear sales begun
Sep1949
Department stores sales started
1953
Launched the Duster Coat under SANYO COAT brand
1959
Launched the Sassard Coat under SANYO COAT brand
Feb1969
Head Office relocated to a new building in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Current head office building completed
Dec1969
Comprehensive apparel sales started
Joint company SANYO SEWING AMERICA, INC., established
1970-80s
Jul1971
Listed on the Second Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange
1973
Signed an agreement with THE SCOTCH HOUSE
Started selling THE SCOTCH HOUSE products
Jan1975
Shigeo Nagashima, a famous baseball coach, featured in the Company's television commercial
Jun1977
Listed on the First Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange
Feb1981
New York subsidiary established
1986
Launched TRANS WORK brand
1990s-2000s
1991
Signed an agreement with Paul Stuart to sell Paul Stuart products
Jul1993
50th anniversary celebrations held
1994
Launched EVEX by KRIZIA brand
1996
Launched EPOCA brand
Oct1997
First store of select shop EPOCA THE SHOP opened
2001
Launched SANYO YAMACHO brand
Feb2002
Representative offices established in Shanghai
2003
Launched TO BE CHIC brand
Jun2004
SANYO DNA, periodical of Sanyo Shokai's 60 year history, issued
Jul2004
First store of select shop LOVELESS opened
2005
Launched EPOCA UOMO brand
Launched AMACA brand
May2006
Shanghai subsidiary was established
2007
Launched MACKINTOSH PHILOSOPHY (Men's Collection) brand
2008
Launched MACKINTOSH PHILOSOPHY (Ladies' Collection) brand
May2008
Relocated head office to Minato-ku, Tokyo
Aug2008
Eastern Japan Distribution Center opened in lchikawa-city, Chiba
Sep2008
Official online store SANYO iStore opened
Oct2009
Operation started at town shops of Paul Stuart
2010-2020s
Dec2011
Obtained the trademark rights of EVEX by KRIZIA in 16 Asian countries, including Japan
Sep2012
Relocated head Office to Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Feb2013
Our tagline was designated.
"TIMELESS WORK."
2015
Launched SANYO ESSENTIALS brand
Launched MACKINTOSH LONDON brand
Launched BLUE LABEL CRESTBRIDGE and BLACK LABEL CRESTBRIDGE brand
2018
Renamed brand named SANYO ESSENTIALS to S.ESSENTIALS
2019
Launched CAST: brand
Launched STORY&THE STUDY brand
2020
Launched ECOALF brand
Mar2021
Obtained the trademark rights of Paul Stuart in Japan
Apr2022
Listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market
May2023
80th anniversary