AOKI

AOKI is a Japanese businesswear retail brand operated by AOKI Holdings. Its core assortment includes men’s and women’s suits, business-casual clothing, shirts, footwear and accessories, sold through physical stores and online channels in Japan. The brand is positioned around standardized clothing solutions for commuting, job interviews, new employees and other formal occasions, combining apparel retail with the development of private-label merchandise. AOKI Holdings also operates businesses in areas such as weddings, banquets and leisure entertainment, while the AOKI brand itself is primarily associated with apparel retail. No financial figures or recent operating metrics are included here because they were not independently verified from the supplied information.

AOKI is the apparel retail brand of AOKI Holdings. Its operating foundation originated in the Aoki family’s clothing-sales business in Japan and later developed into a chain-retail model centered on suits and businesswear. The brand primarily serves consumers seeking everyday office clothing, job-interview attire and formalwear, using stores to provide fitting, styling and alteration-related services. As clothing-shopping habits changed, AOKI developed a combination of physical retail and online sales, while expanding its assortment from traditional suits to business-casual clothing, shirts, footwear and accessories. AOKI Holdings subsequently operated apparel retail alongside wedding, banquet and leisure-entertainment businesses, while AOKI remained one of the group’s best-known apparel retail brands. The supplied material does not provide enough reliable information for a more detailed timeline, executive history or recent operating figures, so unverified milestones and financial data are omitted.

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• Suits

  AOKI’s core product line consists of men’s and women’s suits, suit sets and related formalwear for commuting, job interviews, onboarding and business occasions. The brand commonly presents coordinated outfits and fitting services through its retail stores.

• Business casual wear

  Business-casual apparel bridges traditional suiting and everyday officewear, covering separates and other clothing suitable for offices and less formal business settings. It broadens the brand’s use cases beyond complete suits.

• Dress shirts

  Dress shirts form a complementary category within AOKI’s suit and officewear offering, serving formal office, interview and everyday business use. They are commonly merchandised alongside suits, ties and other accessories.

• Footwear and accessories

  This category includes footwear and other accessories intended to complete business and formal outfits. AOKI sells them as complementary items within its apparel retail assortment.

• 1993

  Fatal lift accident occurs at the Towngas headquarters project

  A lift carrying 12 workers fell 17 storeys at Aoki's Towngas headquarters project in Hong Kong, killing everyone inside. An investigation identified a defective drive pinion and an emergency brake that failed to arrest the fall.

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• 1993

  Towngas headquarters lift disaster

  A lift at Aoki's Towngas headquarters project in Hong Kong fell 17 storeys, killing 12 workers. Investigators cited a poorly maintained drive pinion and an ineffective emergency brake. Aoki was fined in 1994 and compensated the victims' families.

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• 1989

  Fair Trade Commission challenges airport reclamation consortium

  Japan's Fair Trade Commission alleged that the Offshore Reclamation Construction Association operated as an illegal price-fixing cartel in connection with sand supplies for Kansai International Airport. Aoki was among the firms ordered to pay surcharges and was suspended from bidding on Osaka public works.

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• 1989

  Kansai International Airport reclamation cartel case

  Aoki was part of the Offshore Reclamation Construction Association, a consortium accused by Japan's Fair Trade Commission of illegal price fixing in the supply of sand for Kansai International Airport's artificial island. The consortium was ordered to disband, and Aoki was among firms subject to surcharges and public-works bidding restrictions.

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1. 1AOKI官方品牌网站aoki-style.com
2. 2AOKI Holdings官方企业网站aoki-hd.co.jp
3. 3Fatal lift accident occurs at the Towngas headquarters projecten.wikipedia.org