COMPANY OVERVIEW
| Trade name | Hero International, Inc. |
| Representative | CEO and Company Representative Hideaki Takahashi |
| Established in | May 1992 |
| Incorporated in | August 1998 |
| Capital stock | 30 million Yen |
| Tokyo Office | 107-0061, 3-3-7, Kitaaoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo TEL:+81-3-4595-0055 / FAX:+81-3-4595-0056 |
| Osaka Office | 542-0081, 3F Shintowa Building, 4-6-10, Minamisenba, Chuo-ku, Osaka TEL:+81-6-4580-0505 / FAX:+81-6-4580-0506 |
| Product department | 105-0003, 6F Nishishinbashi Building, 3-4-1, Nishishinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo |
| Number of employees | 15 |
| Activities | Import, wholesale, retail |
| Detailed activities | Signing exclusivity contracts for the Japanese market with European casualwear brands, and developing these brands in department stores or specialist stores. Running and developping mono-brand as well as multi-brand stores. |
| Accounting period | end of September |
| Associated banks | Mizuho Bank, Mitsui Sumitomo Bank, Ikeda Senshu Bank |
History
| May. 1992 | Hero International is established at Osaka-shi, Chuo-ku, Minamisenba 2-6-7. |
| Mar. 1994 | The company moves to Osaka-shi, Chuo-ku, Minamisenba 2-12-1. |
| Aug. 1996 | Name and legal status change to Hero International, Inc. |
| Jul. 2000 | Exclusivity contract signed with Italian company “Fashion Box Industries” for import and retail rights in Japan. Hero International, Inc. becomes exclusive representative of the “Replay” brand in Japan. |
| Aug. 2001 | Opened the Tokyo office in Ebisu, Tokyo. |
| Jan. 2003 | Head office moves to Osaka-shi, Chuo-ku, Minamisenba 3-5-28. |
| Mar. 2003 | Import and retail exclusivity contract with “Fashion Box Industries” renewed. |
| Jul. 2003 | Mitsui Products, Inc. takes a 14 % share in Hero International, Inc. in an agreement that increases capital to 30 million Yen. |
| Sep. 2003 | Opened the Replay Aoyama store in Aoyama, Tokyo |
| Jun. 2004 | Head office moves to Osaka-shi, Chuo-ku, Kyutaro-cho 2-5-29. |
| Sep. 2004 | Opening of the Replay Grandio Tachikawa store in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Opening of the Replay Kintetsu Abeno Hoop in Tennoji, Osaka |
| Apr. 2005 | Hero International gets exclusive import and retail rights in Japan for products of Italian company “Calzolai e Pellettileri di Firenza s.p.a”. Hero International, Inc. becomes exclusive representative of the “Bonora” brand in Japan. |
| Jul. 2005 | Head office moves to present address. |
| Aug. 2005 | Hero International gets exclusive import and retail rights in Japan for products of Italian company “La Florens s.p.a” for import and retail rights in Japan. Hero International, Inc. becomes exclusive representative of the “Brogden Track” brand in Japan. Hero International gets exclusive import and retail rights in Japan for products of Italian company “Centro Tessile s.r.l” for import and retail rights in Japan. Hero International, Inc. becomes exclusive representative of the “Nickel & Dime” brand in Japan. Hero International gets exclusive import and retail rights in Japan for products of Italian company “Sicem International s.r.l”. Hero International, Inc. becomes exclusive representative of the “Last Wild Angel” brand in Japan. |
| October 2005 | Hero International gets exclusive import and retail rights in Japan for products of Italian company “Mariella Burani Fashion Group s.p.a”. Hero International, Inc. becomes exclusive representative of the “1000 Miglia” brand in Japan. |
| Nov. 2005 | Hero International gets import and retail rights in Japan for products of Spanish company “Albacete Industrial S.A”. Hero International, Inc. becomes representative of the “Sendra” brand in Japan. |
| Dec. 2005 | Hero International gets import and retail rights in Japan for products of Swedish company “Nudie Jeans Marketing A.B”. Hero International, Inc. becomes representative of the “Nudie Jeans” and “Denimbirds” brand in Japan. Hero International gets exclusive import and retail rights in Japan for products of Italian company “Franklin & Marshall s.r.l”. Hero International, Inc. becomes exclusive representative of the “Franklin & Marshall” brand in Japan. Hero International gets exclusive import and retail rights in Japan for products of Italian company “Sinv s.p.a”. Hero International, Inc. becomes exclusive representative of the “Dimensione Danza” brand in Japan. |
| Apr. 2006 | Opened the Goteborg Minamisenba store in Minamisenba, Osaka. |
| Sept. 2006 | Opened the Goteborg Kintetsu Abeno Hoop store in Tennoji, Osaka. |
| Dec. 2006 | Hero International gets exclusive import and retail rights in Japan for products of Swedish company “Nudie Jeans Marketing AB”. Hero International, Inc. becomes exclusive representative of the “Whipping Floyd” brand in Japan. |
| Jan. 2007 | Opened a Dimensione Danza showroom in the same building as the Tokyo branch office (5F). Opened the Aoyama showroom in Omotesando, Tokyo. |
| Mar. 2007 | The Aoyama Replay store is replaced with the Goteborg Tokyo store. |
| Aug. 2007 | Opened the first Nudie Jeans store in Japan: the Nudie Jeans in Laforet, Harajuku. |
| Aug. 2008 | Opened the Goteborg Kobe store in GENIUS GALLERY, DAIMARU KOBE. |
| Oct. 2008 | Opened the first Dimensione Danza store in Japan: the Dimensione Danza Abeno Hoop store in Tennoji, Osaka. |
| Mar. 2009 | Opened the Nudie Jeans store in Namba Parks, Osaka. |
| Aug. 2009 | Opened an additional Showroom in the same building as the Osaka head office. |
| Sept. 2009 | Opened he first Franklin & Marshall store in Japan: the Franklin & Marshall Tokyo store in Aoyama, Tokyo. The Goteborg Tokyo store is replaced with the Franklin & Marshall Tokyo store. |
| Mar. 2010 | Opened the 2nd F&M store in Japan: the Franklin & Marshall Osaka store in Namba, Osaka. |
| Mar. 2011 | Opened the Nudie Jeans store in Lumine Shinjuku, Tokyo. Opened the Dimensione Danza store in Namba, Osaka. |
| Aug. 2011 | Renewal opening and expantion of sales area of Nudie Jeans store in Laforet Harajuku. |
| Mar. 2012 | Opened the Nudie Jeans store in Nagoya Parco, Aichi. Renewal opening the Dinensinoe Danza store in Namba Parks, Osaka. |
| Nov. 2012 | Opened the Tokyo branch office.(Relocation and integratino of Aoyama showroom and Press room.) Opened the Frankling & Marshall store in Laforet Harajuku, Tokyo. |
| Apr. 2013 | Opened the Nudie Jeans store in Grand Front Osaka, Osaka. |
| Apr. 2015 | Opened Franklin & Marshall Grand Front Osaka store in Umeda, Osaka |
| Apr. 2015 | Opening the Nudie Jeans/the Franklin & Marshall Premium Outlet store in Shisui, Chiba. |
| Apr. 2015 | Opened Franklin & Marshall Grand Front Osaka store in Umeda, Osaka |
| Aug. 2015 | Opened Nudie Jeans Rinku Premium Outlets store in Izumisano, Osaka |
| Apr. 2016 | Opened Franklin & Marshall Nagoya Parco Store in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan |
| Aug. 2016 | Relocation and registration of head office to 3F ALLIANCE, 5-2-1 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo |
| May. 2017 | ・Opened Franklin & Marshall Rinku Premium Outlets store in Izumisano, Osaka ・Opened [ty] Aoyama Tokyo in Omotesando, Tokyo |
| Sep. 2018 | Renovated Nudie Jeans Lumine Shinjuku store in Shinjuku, Tokyo |
| Mar. 2019 | Renovated Nudie Jeans Laforet Harajuku store in Harajuku, Tokyo |
| Sep. 2019 | Opened Nudie Jeans Store corner at Isetan Kyoto |
| Dec. 2019 | ・Opened Nudie Jeans Store corner at Hankyu Men’s Building ・Head office relocated to 3-5-6 Kita-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo |
| Oct. 2020 | Relocation and registration of head office to Daiichi Aoyama Building, 3-3-7 Kita-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo Tokyo |
| Dec. 2020 | Opened Nudie Jeans Repair Station on 2F of the same building as the head office (Aoyama Daiichi Building closed in December 2023) |
| Dec. 2023 | Head office building relocated due to reopening and rebuilding of Daiichi Aoyama Building (Head office moved to Osaka) Nudie Jeans Repair Station closed |
| Mar. 2024 | Opened Tokyo Product Department (3-4-1 Nishi-Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo) |