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Descente
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Descente Ltd. (株式会社デサント, Kabushiki-gaisha Desanto) is a Japanese sports clothing and accessories company,[5] first formed in 1935, when Takeo Ishimoto started the company in Osaka as Ishimoto Shoten. The company logo depicts 3 basic skiing techniques - traverse, schuss and side-slip.[6] Descente owns a portfolio of 16 in-house, purchased and licensed brands, among them Descente, Shiseist, Arena (in primarily Japan and the East Asia), Marmot and Srixon.[7]
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Native name | 株式会社デサント |
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Company type | Public K.K. |
TYO: 8114 | |
ISIN | JP3548800006 |
Industry | Apparel |
Founded | (February 1935; 89 years ago (1935-02)) |
Founder | Takeo Ishimoto |
Headquarters | Dogashiba, Tennoji-ku, Osaka, 543-8921 , Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Shuichi Koseki (President)[1] |
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Number of employees | 1,839 (as of March 31, 2015) |
Website | descente.co.jp |
Footnotes / references [2][3][4] |
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