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World Co., Ltd. operates as a holding company that engages in the management of its group’s brand, investment, digital, and platform businesses. It operates through the following segments: Brand, Digital, Platform, and Common Department. The Brand segment operates mainly domestic retail businesses such as apparel and miscellaneous goods. The Digital segment provides business-to-business (B2B) solutions for fashion-related industries. It also handles the manufacture and sale of men's wear through communication networks. The Platform segment offers retail sales and sales agent services for apparel and fashion goods and store management support. It also covers planning, production control and trading for fashion items. The Common Department segment deals with the businesses handled by the Group Planning Head Office, Group Support Head Office, and Group Human Resources Head Office. It also includes the Creative Management Center, which promotes the improvement of product freshness and software development; the Group Communication Promotion Office, which promotes group branding; and the Platform Business Promotion Office, which promotes openness to external companies for dissemination of know-hows. The company was founded on January 13, 1959 and is headquartered in Kobe, Japan.