WORLD

Apparel Brands & Fashion-Business Services · Kobe, Hyogo

WORLD is a fashion group headquartered in Kobe with a second head office in Tokyo, employing 7,094 people on a consolidated basis as of February 28, 2026. Its consumer businesses include brands such as UNTITLED, INDIVI, TAKEO KIKUCHI and SHOO-LA-RUE, the children's wear company NARUMIYA INTERNATIONAL, the casual wear retailer RIGHT-ON, leather goods, jewelry and shoe businesses, and the RAGTAG second-hand designer clothing shops.

Its business-to-business arm supplies apparel and lifestyle goods through production planning, procurement, sewing and logistics, imports furniture and household goods through ASPLUND, and provides sales-agent and store-management services. Technology companies run fashion e-commerce platforms and AI tools for the fashion industry, and an investment company takes stakes in other businesses.