{"id":2932,"date":"2026-04-13T10:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T01:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.izawa-towel.com\/?p=2932"},"modified":"2026-04-13T10:23:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T01:23:33","slug":"%e3%80%8c%e3%82%bf%e3%82%aa%e3%83%ab%e7%a0%94%e7%a9%b6%e6%89%80%e3%80%8d%e3%81%8c%e3%82%a2%e3%83%94%e3%82%bf%e3%80%81%e3%83%94%e3%82%a2%e3%82%b4%e3%81%a7%e3%81%ae%e8%b2%a9%e5%a3%b2%e3%82%92%e9%96%8b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.izawa-towel.com\/en\/archives\/2932","title":{"rendered":"&quot;Towel Research Institute&quot; begins sales at Apita and Piago! (4th and 5th installments)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>-Offline project begins in earnest for nationwide retail expansion-<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.izawa-towel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/0413_img-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.izawa-towel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/0413_img-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.izawa-towel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/0413_img-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.izawa-towel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/0413_img-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.izawa-towel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/0413_img-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.izawa-towel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/0413_img-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/www.izawa-towel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/0413_img.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Izawa Towel Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Shoji Izawa) has begun full-scale sales of products from its towel brand \"Towel Laboratory,\" which has gained high support on e-commerce sites such as Amazon, at domestic retail stores from January 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And now, as the fourth and fifth phases of this collaboration, we have begun selling the products at a total of 98 Apita and Piago stores starting in late February 2026. (Some stores may not carry all products.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Towel Laboratory has primarily focused on online sales up until now, but in response to customer feedback such as &quot;I want to actually touch and choose&quot; and &quot;I want to buy in-store,&quot; the company has announced the launch of a project to begin sales in domestic retail stores in December 2025. This project is part of that initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By being able to actually touch and choose products in-store, more customers will have the opportunity to experience the quality and comfort of Towel Laboratory.<a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u25a0 Sales Overview<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\" style=\"overflow-x:auto;\"><table style=\"min-width: 600px;\"><tbody><tr><td>Product name<\/td><td>Sales start date<\/td><td>Retailers<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Quick-drying and smooth texture - soft and fluffy type -<\/td><td style=\"white-space: nowrap;\">Late February 2026<\/td><td style=\"white-space: nowrap;\">58 Apita stores \/ 14 Piago stores<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Quick-drying and smooth texture - textured type -<\/td><td>Late February 2026<\/td><td>58 Apita stores \/ 14 Piago stores<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hair care towel<\/td><td>Late February 2026<\/td><td>Apita (58 stores)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Soft volume<\/td><td style=\"white-space: nowrap;\">Early April 2026<\/td><td>58 Apita stores \/ 2 Piago stores<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Soft and simple<br>(However, some smaller stores only carry a limited selection of colors.)<\/td><td>Early April 2026<\/td><td style=\"white-space: nowrap;\">58 Apita stores \/ 40 Piago stores<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>*Some stores may not carry all products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u25a0 Reference: Related press release<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>&quot;Towel Laboratory&quot; launches nationwide retail sales! In response to overwhelming demand from consumers and retailers, offline sales are finally open!<br><a href=\"https:\/\/prtimes.jp\/main\/html\/rd\/p\/000000029.000050517.html\">https:\/\/prtimes.jp\/main\/html\/rd\/p\/000000029.000050517.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u25a0 Introduction to each site<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25bc Towel Research Institute official page<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.izawa-towel.com\/en\/towel_kenkyujyo\/\">https:\/\/www.izawa-towel.com\/towel_kenkyujyo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25bc Official Instagram<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/towel_kenkyujyo\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/towel_kenkyujyo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25bc Official X (formerly Twitter)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/towel_kenkyujyo\">https:\/\/x.com\/towel_kenkyujyo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u25a0 Company Overview<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Company name: Izawa Towel Co., Ltd.<br>Representative: Representative Director Shoji Izawa<br>Address: 1-26-6 Ebisu Nishi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo<br>Business: Planning, manufacturing, import\/export, and sales of towel products<br>Official website:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.izawa-towel.com\/en\/\">https:\/\/www.izawa-towel.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u25a0 Contact information regarding this news release<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>For inquiries, please contact: pr@izawa-towel.com<br>For interviews, questions, requests, and stock photo and video submissions regarding the contents of this release,<br>If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at the above contact information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>~Offline project to expand to retail stores nationwide officially launched~ Izawa Towel Co., Ltd. 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