AWARDS AND MEDIA COVERAGE
History of knitwin’s awards and media coverage
- 2024/03/27
- Textile News, Article: Sock Company Knitwin opens retail shop in Asakusabashi -Communicating the value of socks and more
- 2024/03/20
- Nara Newspaper, Article: Katsuragi’s Knitwin opens first shop in Tokyo, gaining popularity overseas
- 2024/03/15
- Textile News, Article: Knitwin opens retail shop in Tokyo, explaining the concept of craftsmanship
- 2024/01/10
- Article, Local Link: Diving deeper into the concept and creation of manufactured goods. Discovering the value of socks through a company that succeeded oversees.
- 2023/12/20
- Monthly Magazine, The Three Way Satisfaction Business Model, article: January 2024 edition, The Challenges of Pursuing the Three Way Satisfaction Model
- 2023/12/01
- Announcement, Presenting: JETRO Learning from Young Entrepreneurs doing Business Overseas
- 2023/07/26
- Textile News, News article: Knitwin, “seeking the true essence of its brand”. Its not all about sales.
- 2023/06/27
- Sen-i Kenkyu Newspaper, News article: Sock company, Knitwin hits growth in exports reaching their highest performance so far. Plans for an in-house shop are in the works.
- 2023/04/28
- Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, annoucement and appearance: A paper on small to medium enterprises and small scale businesses
- 2023/03/29
- Fashion Tech News, article: “Socks that change your day, changing the value of socks. [NISHIGUCHI KUTSUSHITA] a sock brand made in Japan”
- 2023/03/16
- Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, announcement and appearance: Businesses that utilized digital tools to expand globally
- 2023/03/14
- Nishiwaki Fashion city plan, lecture: “Talk about NISHIGUCHI KUTSUSHITA’S work”
- 2023/03/01
- Gekkan Nara March 2023 edition, magazine article: “Feature – taking a stroll to find Nara’s socks”
- 2023/03/01
- Gekkan Gift, Gift PREMIUM Maison & Objet, magazine article: ” Appealing to the world a unique take on sock branding”
- 2023/02/15
- #CBK, podcast series: “NISHIGUCHI KUTSUSHITA and their views on marketing”
- 2023/02/11
- #CBK, podcast series: “Why is the world facinated by NISHIGUCHI KUTSUSHITA?”
- 2023/2/10
- Textile News, News article: NISHIGUCHI KUTSUSHITA cultivates business globally
- 2023/01/31
- Ministry of Economics Trade and Industry, Award certification: Voted as 1 of 100 thriving business in today’s garment industry
- 2022/12/08
- Marketing Communications Executives International (MCEI) Osaka, Lecture/presenter: “Talk about NISHIGUCHI KUTSUSHITA’s work”
- 2022/09/05
- Sen-i Kenkyu Newspaper, News article: “Demand for high-quality goods is global; sock company knitwin exports to 30 countries”
- 2022/09/05
- Sen-i Kenkyu Newspaper, News article: “knitwin sells socks for boots”
- 2022/08/29
- Sen-i News, Textile Highway, News article: “Success story (part1, 2 and 3)”
- 2022/07/11
- ABC Channel, “Kokoiro”: TV show “Comfy socks designed with quality materials”
- 2022/07/01
- Website “Otoriyose Techou”: Internet media, “The story behind their product ～the inside scoop from the director”
- 2022/06/16
- ABC Channel, “Ohayou Asahi Desu”: TV show, “Sawada Ayaka visits the next 3 shops, a 50m trip”
- 2022/06/03
- JETRO Global Eye, Internet video: “The secret behind global success of local industries”
- 2022/05/12
- ABC Channel, TV show: “Ohayou Asahi Desu”: Sawada Ayaka visits the next 3 shops, a 50m trip”
- 2021/12/22
- Ministry of Economics Trade and Industry, Award certification: Voted as 1 of 300 thriving small business and small scale distributors in Japan – Demand and Acquisition category
- 2021/09/07
- Nikkei Newspaper, News article: “From local to global, knitwin sells socks to 25 countries, how they expanded through internet business”
- 2021/07/27
- Sen-i Kenkyu Newspaper, News article: “The possibility of crowdfunding”
- 2021/06/01
- Nara Newspaper, News article: “A Katsuragi sock company (knitwin) opens a shop in Osaka”
- 2021/05/31
- Sen-i News, News article: “Sock company knitwin opens their first shop in Osaka”
- 2021/05/31
- Sen-i Kenkyu Newspaper, News article: “Sock company knitwin opens their first shop in Osaka Minami semba”
- 2021/03/29
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) supportJapan, Internet article: “Success cases for new business creation”
- 2021/03/01
- Prefecture Newsletter, Article: “Nara prefecture’s thriving start-ups and businesses”
- 2021/02/01
- Sen-i Kenkyu Newspaper, News article: “The presence of knitwin in Nara prefecture sock Industry”
- 2020/09/28
- Sen-i News, News article: “knitwin launches below the knee socks, next year they enter the European market”
- 2020/09/08
- Sen-i Kenkyu Newspaper, News article: “The presence of knitwin in Nara prefecture’s sock Industry”
- 2020/09/01
- JETRO Success Case, Election: Elected
- 2020/08/15
- Seni-News, News article: “Surviving and succeeding during the pandemic”
- 2019/11/29
- Nara prefecture, Award: The 3rd Globally Leading Companies Award
- 2019/08/09
- Japanese Small and Medium Enterprise Agency, Award: “Best Regional Resources Application Plan Award”
- 2019/05/02
- neut magazine, Story: “EVERY DENIM Yamawaki’s [The unforgettable travels through 47 prefectures]
- 2018/12/04
- Japanese Small and Medium Enterprise Agency, Award: “Best Management Innovation Plan Award”