RETAIL
Goldwin Ski and Running Apparel Company Opens First US office in Manhattan Beach
Goldwin Inc., a Japanese company founded in 1951 to make hiking socks and accessories before branching out to skiwear and compression garments, has opened its new U.S. headquarters in the Los Angeles area.
The Goldwin America office will be home to the marketing and sales team for the technical skiwear line, made for men and women. The offices, located in the Los Angeles suburb of Manhattan Beach, will also house the company’s C3Fit line of compression garments.
Heading up the new U.S. office is Shuzo Nojima, who has been named president of Goldwin America.
An officer and long-time executive with Goldwin Inc., Nojima will oversee Goldwin’s expansion in the U.S. market with its 14 million skiers. Reporting to Nojima will be Arnaud Claude, who was named general manager, sales and marketing, for Goldwin America.
“Our intention with this space is to create an environment that reflects the company’s sensibilities from both a design and function standpoint,” Nojima said. “Goldwin is known for being an innovative, performance-driven brand that incorporates the best in technology with gorgeous, state-of-the-art fabrics and silhouettes.”
Goldwin, whose fiscal 2013 revenues were $530 million, sells its skiwear at specialty stores such as Gorsuch, with several locations at Colorado ski areas, Hamilton and Miller Sport in Colorado, Cole Sport in Utah, Ski Barn in New Jersey, Sno-Haus in New York and Norse House in New England.
