Japanese ASICS becomes new sportswear distributor in RA

Japanese ASICS becomes new sportswear distributor in RA
25.09.2009 21:51 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Yerevan hosted a ceremony of agreement conclusion
between RA Sports and Youth Affairs Ministry, RA National Olympic
Committee and ASICS Japanese corporation. The agreement was signed by
RA Sports Minister Armen Grigoryan and ASICS RUS Director General Igor
Fomin.

In accordance with the agreement, Japanese ASICS becomes new
sportswear distributor in RA.

SICS Corporation started life as Onitsuka Co., Ltd. on September 1,
1949. On July 5, 1958, they amalgamated with a sales subsidiary, Tokyo
Onitsuka Co., Ltd. which was originally a manufacturing subsidiary,
and become Onitsuka Co., Ltd.

Thereafter, on July 21, 1977, the new Onitsuka Co., Ltd. merged with
GTO Co., Ltd, a manufacturer of sports wear and goods, and JELENK Co.,
Ltd, a manufacturer of sports wear, and became the present ASICS
Corporation. Since this major merger, ASICS has grown into one of the
leading sporting manufacturers within the industry.