Albion Co., Ltd.

Albion Co., Ltd.
Company typeKabushiki gaisha[1]
IndustryCosmetics
FoundedMarch 2, 1956; 68 years ago (1956-03-02) in Ginza, Tokyo, Japan[1]
Headquarters
Tokyo
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Japan
Number of employees
2,890[1]
ParentKOSÉ Corporation[2]
Websitewww.albion.co.jp

Albion Co., Ltd. or Albion (Japanese: 株式会社アルビオン) is a Japanese manufacturer and distributor (business) of luxury cosmetics founded in 1956.[3] Albion offers global and Japanese brand cosmetic lines.[4] The company is headquartered in Ginza, Tokyo.[5][6] The company is a consolidated subsidiary of the KOSE corporation[7] 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,[8] Hong Kong,[9] and New York City.[10][11][12]

'GRAND DUKE', the luxury skin care line is one of the oldest brands of Albion. It was launched in 1972.[3] Their herbal skincare lotion Skicon that is prepared using coix seed extract was launched in 1974.[13]

Their market is mainly in Asia, Europe and the United States. Other most known skin care lines of Albion are 'INFINESSE' and 'EXAGE' together with original care items based on natural extracts and herbal medicines. The brand also offers skin care brands like “Elégance”, “INFIORE”, and “IGNIS” brand.[14][15]

They launched cosmetic lines from fashion brands “ANNA SUI” and “PAUL & JOE”, and the line of “Les Merveilleuses LADURÉE” with the Parisian patisserie brand.[16]

Brands

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "誕生から愛され続けて45周年、〈アルビオン〉から「薬用スキンコンディショナー エッセンシャル」が生まれた理由。". Hanako.tokyo (in Japanese). 2019-08-04. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  4. ^ "Albion: the best of Japanese beauty". globalblue. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  5. ^ "沿革". kose.co.jp. KOSE Corporation. 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Albion Cosmetics UK Ltd". bloomberg.com. Bloomberg. 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  9. ^ "Albion Cosmetics (HK) Ltd". hktdc.com. Hong Kong Trade Development Council. 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  10. ^ "Albion Cosmetics (America) Inc". newyorkcorp.org. New York Companies. 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  11. ^ Czinkota, Michael R.; Kotabe, Masaaki (2000). Japanese Distribution Strategy: Changes and Innovations. Andover: Cengage Learning EMEA. p. 188. ISBN 1861525354.
  12. ^ t'Hooft, Willem Visser (2003). Japanese Contract and Anti-Trust Law: A Sociological and Comparative Study. Oxford: Routledge. p. 90. ISBN 1135790043.
  13. ^ "Chapter.1 『かつてない化粧水を！』スキコン誕生秘話［＠ｃｏｓｍｅ NIPPON PROJECT］". @cosme（アットコスメ） (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  14. ^ a b "Iconic Skin Conditioner". Albion Garden. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  15. ^ "スキンコンディショナーのあゆみ". ALBION (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  16. ^ "ALBION Corporate Information" (in Japanese).
  17. ^ "アルビオンの「エレガンス」からアイカラーとネイルに特化した新メイクシリーズ誕生 "エレガンスクルーズ"は終了". WWDJAPAN (in Japanese). 2022-02-08. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  18. ^ Muaddi Darraj, Susan (2009). Anna Sui: Asians of Achievement. Infobase Learning. p. 52. ISBN 978-1438144917.
  19. ^ 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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