Sanyo Shokai New York

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Sanyo Shokai New York, Inc.
Sanyo Shokai, Ltd.
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Sanyo Shokai New York, Inc. (

outerwear company founded in New York City in 1981 by Nobuyuki Yoshihara
. Its parent company, Sanyo Shokai Ltd., dates back to 1943.

Its trademark

Hudson's Bay and men's specialty retail stores. The company operates primarily in the United States and in Canada
.

History

Sanyo Shokai New York, Inc. was founded in 1978 by Sanyo Shokai, Ltd. Sanyo Shokai, Ltd. is a Tokyo based company that was founded in 1943 by Nobuyuki Yoshihara, who is also the founder of Sanyo Shokai New York, Inc.

In 1986, Sanyo starting building its own state-of-the-art production facility in

Oneonta, NY[1] and opened that following year.[2] Other locations had been considered, such as Connecticut and Georgia. However, with the closing of a textile factory in Oneonta, Sanyo chose the upstate New York location to hire experienced local textile workers.[3][4]

In 1988, Sanyo Fashion House Co. Ltd. Italy opened in

Milano
.

In 1990, Sanyo Fashion House works with costume designer Carol Cohen to transform the classic trench coat into a fashion raincoat.[5]

In 1999, Sanyo Sewing America closed.

In 2001, Sanyo held a promotional agreement with Palm to redesign Sanyo coats for the business traveler, featuring antimagnetic shields to prevent shock from static electricity and protection from radio waves.[6]

In 2007, Sanyo Shokai New York, Inc. went online for the first time at with the launch of the Fall 2007 collection.[7]

In the subsequent years, Sanyo designed RainWool—a series of wool overcoats that have the same impermeability to rain that their micro polyester raincoats offer.[8]

In 2005 Sanyo Shokai stopped carrying its line of women's outerwear and has since specialized solely in men's outerwear.

References

  1. ^ "First Japanese factory slated for US", The Telegraph, May 17, 1986.
  2. ^ "Sanyo Unit Opens US Apparel Plant, The New York Times, June 9, 1987.
  3. ^ "In Tokyo, States Compete for Plants and Jobs", The New York Times, Jan 17, 1988.
  4. The Milwaukee Journal
    , Jan 19, 1988.
  5. New York Times
    , June 10, 1990.
  6. New York Times
    , April 9, 2001.
  7. ^ Sanyo Shokai New York Launches Fall 2007 Collection on Web, PR Web, December 17, 2007.
  8. ^ RainWool, sanyonewyork.com, October, 2011.

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