{"id":19152,"date":"2018-10-01T09:42:18","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T00:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corp.zozo.com\/en\/?p=4346"},"modified":"2018-10-01T12:14:25","modified_gmt":"2018-10-01T03:14:25","slug":"start-today-group-changes-its-corporate-name-to-zozo-starting-october-1st","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/prd-zozo-corporate-alb-5272899.ap-northeast-1.elb.amazonaws.com\/en\/news\/20181001-19152\/","title":{"rendered":"Start Today Group Changes Its Corporate Name to \u201cZOZO\u201d Starting October 1st"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\uff5e Aiming to become a multinational apparel company with the name \u201cZOZO\u201d, which stands for \u201cImagination\u201d and \u201cCreation\u201d \uff5e<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The largest Japanese online fashion website \u201cZOZOTOWN\u201doperated by Start Today Co., Ltd. (CEO Yusaku Maezawa, Headquarters in Chiba city) has changed its company name to \u201cZOZO, Inc.\u201d today, on October 1<sup>st<\/sup>. In accordance, group companies such as Start Today Technologies (CEO Tatsuya Kubota \/ CINO Yuki Kanayama, Headquarters in Tokyo Shibuya) will change its name to \u201cZOZO Technologies, Inc.\u201d, and Crown Jewel Inc. (CEO Kouji Miyazawa, Headquarters in Tokyo Shibuya), will change its name to \u201cZOZOUSED, Inc.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The word \u201cZOZO\u201d is meant to expresses \u201cImagination\u201d and \u201cCreation\u201d, which leads to creating new values.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, we will be using the same logo as our private label \u201cZOZO\u201d for our company as well. The shapes \u25cb\u25b3\u25a1 incorporated in the logo are all in different shapes and colors, although, in fact their sizes are all equal. Just like this logo, we all come in different colors and sizes, with different strengths and weaknesses, however, we all equally feel emotions such as happiness, anger, grief and excitement. By promoting our company slogan \u201cbe unique, be equal\u201d, the ZOZO group is aiming to create a future where every single unique personality all over the world can come together through the power of fashion.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The ZOZO group has celebrated its 20<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of establishment, and has come to its second stage with the launch of its private label \u201cZOZO\u201d, which applies the body measurement data measured by body measurement suit, the \u201cZOZOSUIT\u201d. We strongly believe that our service has the potential of solving the common \u201csizing issue\u201d all over the world, hopefully for 7 billion people. Based on its group philosophy, \u201cMake the world a better place, bring smiles to the world\u201d, the ZOZO group is eager to promote its global expansion.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our CEO Yusaku Maezawa has made a comment regarding the changes of our corporate name.<\/p>\n<p>Message by CEO, <em>Yusaku Maezawa<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We are committed to \u201cenjoy work\u201d at ZOZO, Inc.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We are confident that we can prove how \u201cenjoying work\u201d can lead to the happiness of our customers, as well as those who support us.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our approach to \u201cenjoy work\u201d shall change the current notion of work in our society.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When the \u201cenjoy work\u201d concept is accepted and practiced all over the world, and when our friends are happier and healthier more than ever, our future lives will be brighter, where we are no longer controlled by the power of money.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is why we are dedicated to \u201cenjoy work\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>October 1st, 2018<\/p>\n<p>ZOZO, Inc.<\/p>\n<p>CEO Yusaku Maezawa<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>PDF<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/d31ex0fa3i203z.cloudfront.net\/wp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/En_Release_ZOZOgroup_20181001.pdf\">En_Release_ZOZOgroup_20181001<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>All media related readers<\/p>\n<p>Please contact us regarding any inquiries.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Start Today Co., Ltd.<\/p>\n<p>Contact PR from <a href=\"\/en\/privacy\/?type=press\">here<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\uff5e Aiming to become a multinational apparel company with the name \u201cZOZO\u201d, which stands for \u201cImagination\u201d and \u201cC [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/prd-zozo-corporate-alb-5272899.ap-northeast-1.elb.amazonaws.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19152"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/prd-zozo-corporate-alb-5272899.ap-northeast-1.elb.amazonaws.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/prd-zozo-corporate-alb-5272899.ap-northeast-1.elb.amazonaws.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/prd-zozo-corporate-alb-5272899.ap-northeast-1.elb.amazonaws.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/prd-zozo-corporate-alb-5272899.ap-northeast-1.elb.amazonaws.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19152"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/prd-zozo-corporate-alb-5272899.ap-northeast-1.elb.amazonaws.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19152\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/prd-zozo-corporate-alb-5272899.ap-northeast-1.elb.amazonaws.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/prd-zozo-corporate-alb-5272899.ap-northeast-1.elb.amazonaws.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}