Albion Co., Ltd.

Albion Co., Ltd. or Albion (Japanese: 株式会社アルビオン) is a Japanese kabushiki gaisha offers global and Japanese brand cosmetic lines, and manufacturer and distributor (business) of luxury cosmetics. The company is headquartered in Ginza, Tokyo.[3][4] The company is a consolidated subsidiary of the KOSE corporation[5] as a part of the cosmetics market with sales and distribution occurring largely in boutiques, standalone stores and department stores. Albion's major offices are in Tokyo, London,[6] Hong Kong,[7] and New York City.[8][9][10]

Albion Co., Ltd.
TypeKabushiki gaisha[1]
IndustryCosmetics
FoundedMarch 2, 1956 (1956-03-02) in Ginza, Tokyo, Japan[1]
Headquarters
Tokyo
,
Japan
Number of employees
2,890[1]
ParentKOSÉ Corporation[2]
Websitewww.albion.co.jp

Their market is mainly Asia, and the most known skin care lines are 'INFINESSE', and 'EXAGE' together with original care items based on the natural extracts and herbal medicines. The brand also offers the skin care brands like “Elégance”, “INFIORE”, and “IGNIS” brand.

They launched cosmetic lines from fashion brands “ANNA SUI” and “PAUL & JOE”, and the line of “Les Merveilleuses LADURÉE” with the Parisian patisserie brand.[11]

Brands

References
  1. "About Albion". albion.co.jp. Albion Company Limited. 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  2. "コーセー系アルビオン、主力の基礎化粧品を増産　訪日客需要で". nikkei.com. Nikkei Inc. August 13, 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  3. "沿革". kose.co.jp. KOSE Corporation. 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  4. "経営理念を具現化するCSR事業所内保育所「Kuukids」". ginza.jp. Ginza Information Management. August 28, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  5. "Japan's Kose seen with 10% profit gain on sales to tourists". asia.nikkei.com. Nikkei Asian Review. October 7, 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  6. "Albion Cosmetics UK Ltd". bloomberg.com. Bloomberg. 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  7. "Albion Cosmetics (HK) Ltd". hktdc.com. Hong Kong Trade Development Council. 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  8. "Albion Cosmetics (America) Inc". newyorkcorp.org. New York Companies. 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  9. Czinkota, Michael R.; Kotabe, Masaaki (2000). Japanese Distribution Strategy: Changes and Innovations. Andover: Cengage Learning EMEA. p. 188. ISBN 1861525354.
  10. t'Hooft, Willem Visser (2003). Japanese Contract and Anti-Trust Law: A Sociological and Comparative Study. Oxford: Routledge. p. 90. ISBN 1135790043.
  11. "ALBION Corporate Information" (in Japanese).
  12. Muaddi Darraj, Susan (2009). Anna Sui: Asians of Achievement. Infobase Learning. p. 52. ISBN 1438144911.
  13. Talon, Kettj (November 28, 2012). "Les Mereilleuses de Laduree: Laduree for Albion". nssmag.com (in Italian). NssFactory. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
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