Descent Ltd - Company Profile
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Descent Ltd (Descente) is a clothing company. It manufactures and sells sportswear and related articles. The company's offering products include jackets, swimwear, polo-t-shirt, shoes and other sports-related accessories. It provides sportswear for swimming, winter sports, golf, cycling, tennis, volleyball, baseball, and other sports. Descente markets its products under the brands such as Descente, le coq sportif, Arena, Munsingwear, Umbro, Move Sports, Inov-8, Kounoe, Lanvin Sport. Descente through its subsidiaries operates in Japan, South Korea, China, Singapore and Hong Kong. Descente is headquartered in Osaka-shi, Osaka, Japan.
Headquarters
Japan
Address
13th Floor, 1-2-3 street number, Maruito Namba Building, Minatomachi Naniwa-ku, Osaka, 556-0017
Website
www.descente.co.jp
Telephone
81 6 66334201
No of Employees
2,659
Industry
Consumer Packaged Goods
Revenue (2024)
$878.8M
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Products and Services
| Products | Brands |
|---|---|
| Sportswear Related Articles | DESCENTE |
| Sportswear Products | le coq sportif |
| Polo Shirts | arena |
| XYZ | XYZ |
| XYZ | XYZ |
| XYZ | XYZ |
History
History section provides information on new products, mergers, acquisitions, expansions, approvals, and many more key events.
| Year | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Contracts/Agreements | In September, the company's brand MoveSport partnered with DENSO Airy Bees as their supplier for the upcoming 2025-26 SV.LEAGUE WOMEN season. |
| 2024 | Corporate Changes/Expansions | In September, the company opened a new store in Malaysia. |
| 2024 | Corporate Changes/Expansions | In September, the company opened three new stores in Singapore. |
Competitor Comparison
| Key Parameters | Descent Ltd | Mizuno Corp | Wacoal Holdings Corp | Gunze Ltd | Goldwin Inc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | Japan | Japan | Japan | Japan | Japan |
| City | Osaka | Osaka | Kyoto-Shi | Osaka-Shi | Minato |
| State/Province | Osaka | - | Kyoto | Osaka | Tokyo |
| No. of Employees | 2,659 | 3,649 | 16,124 | 4,339 | 1,460 |
| Entity Type | Private | Public | Public | Public | Public |
Executives
| Name | Position | Board | Since | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shuichi Koseki | Chief Executive Officer; President | Senior Management | 2019 | - |
| Tosuji Shohei | Mizusawa Factory Manager; Managing Director - Descente Apparel Co., Ltd. | Senior Management | 2025 | - |
| Takeshi Sugiura | Acting Department Manager, Brand Marketing Category 1, Descente Japan Co., Ltd. | Operational Management | 2025 | - |
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| Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2026 | XY |
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