Global Work
Adastria · Japan
Global Work is a Japanese casual clothing brand owned by the apparel retailer Adastria. It is one of the group's main private label brands alongside Lowrys Farm and niko and...
| Owner | Adastria Co., Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Group founded | 1953, Mito, Ibaraki |
| Group headquarters | Shibuya, Tokyo |
| Segment | Mass market and fast fashion |
| Sister brands | Lowrys Farm, niko and... |
What is Global Work?
Global Work is a casual apparel brand of Adastria Co., Ltd. Japanese Wikipedia names it with Lowrys Farm and niko and... among the group's apparel and goods brands, and describes Adastria as a specialty store retailer of private label apparel (SPA).
The company behind it
Adastria was founded on 22 October 1953 in Mito, Ibaraki, as the men's suit shop Fukudaya Yofukuten. It listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange First Section in 2004, became a holding company in 2013 and merged its operating companies under the name Adastria in 2015. Michio Fukuda, son of the founder, is chairman and CEO, according to Japanese Wikipedia. The headquarters is in Shibuya, Tokyo.
Business model and distribution
Adastria builds friendly spaces that pair apparel with lifestyle offerings such as restaurants or specialty goods, which helped it expand across shopping centres, according to SAYS. The group opened its first overseas stores in Taiwan in 2003. By 2016 it was considered one of Japan's top apparel retailers, with net sales of 200 billion yen in the fiscal year ending February 2016.
Why it matters
Global Work is part of a group that shows how Japanese SPA retailers use several brands to cover different customers inside shopping centres. This profile does not give founding year or store count for Global Work itself, because the sources fetched do not state them.
Frequently asked questions
Who owns Global Work?
Global Work is owned by Adastria Co., Ltd., a Tokyo based Japanese apparel retailer that also owns Lowrys Farm and niko and...
Is Global Work a luxury brand?
No. Global Work is a mass market casual clothing brand sold mainly through shopping centres in Japan.