Praising Successful Employees Across All Group Businesses: Holding the '2025 Onward Group Award Ceremony'
Onward Holdings held its '2025 Onward Group Award Ceremony' in April 2026, gathering over 400 employees to commend 50 outstanding teams and individuals. The event aims to boost motivation and share best practices to enhance both employee and customer satisfaction.
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Onward Holdings Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President: Michinobu Yasumoto) held the "2025 Onward Group Award Ceremony" on Thursday, April 23, at Tokyo Kaikan in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, to honor employees (teams) who performed outstandingly in fiscal 2025. A total of more than 400 group employees participated, and 50 teams and individuals who received each AWARD were commended.
The "Onward Group Award Ceremony" started in 2008 as a place to commend excellent fashion stylists (sales staff) and employees who conducted excellent product development or devised mechanisms to stimulate customers' willingness to consume, and has been held 26 times in the past. As a culmination of the fiscal year, it covers all businesses promoted by the group, commending employees (teams) who have been active in various departments from stores to manufacturing departments, project execution, and overseas businesses. The purpose is to boost motivation and share excellent know-how, leading to improvements in sales capabilities as well as planning and proposal capabilities.
This award ceremony was held under the theme "WAKU WAKU FUTURE". With hopes for the future of Onward, employees (teams) who achieved results in fiscal 2025—an era that advanced significantly with the holding of the Osaka-Kansai Expo, the widespread use of AI chats, and the birth of a female prime minister—were commended. The 50 teams and individual AWARD winners appeared in a runway style and were commended on stage. In addition, the top three teams for the "BEST PRODUCT AWARD Annual Grand Prix", which commends excellent products, and the "BEST STORE AWARD Annual Grand Prix", which commends excellent stores, were announced as a surprise on the day.
Furthermore, in addition to the employees who won each AWARD, representatives of the top 100 teams that achieved their budgets in the store division, 70 teams that received the monthly "BEST STORE AWARD", and the top 27 winners of the staff coordination award were invited. A total of more than 400 people gathered together to praise their daily achievements and boost motivation. In addition, interaction within the group was promoted through the introduction of photo sharing services and AR photo frames. By improving ES (Employee Satisfaction), we aim to further increase CS (Customer Satisfaction).
2025 Onward Group Award Ceremony Award Details
Scenes from the Award Ceremony
The "Onward Group Award Ceremony" started in 2008 as a place to commend excellent fashion stylists (sales staff) and employees who conducted excellent product development or devised mechanisms to stimulate customers' willingness to consume, and has been held 26 times in the past. As a culmination of the fiscal year, it covers all businesses promoted by the group, commending employees (teams) who have been active in various departments from stores to manufacturing departments, project execution, and overseas businesses. The purpose is to boost motivation and share excellent know-how, leading to improvements in sales capabilities as well as planning and proposal capabilities.
This award ceremony was held under the theme "WAKU WAKU FUTURE". With hopes for the future of Onward, employees (teams) who achieved results in fiscal 2025—an era that advanced significantly with the holding of the Osaka-Kansai Expo, the widespread use of AI chats, and the birth of a female prime minister—were commended. The 50 teams and individual AWARD winners appeared in a runway style and were commended on stage. In addition, the top three teams for the "BEST PRODUCT AWARD Annual Grand Prix", which commends excellent products, and the "BEST STORE AWARD Annual Grand Prix", which commends excellent stores, were announced as a surprise on the day.
Furthermore, in addition to the employees who won each AWARD, representatives of the top 100 teams that achieved their budgets in the store division, 70 teams that received the monthly "BEST STORE AWARD", and the top 27 winners of the staff coordination award were invited. A total of more than 400 people gathered together to praise their daily achievements and boost motivation. In addition, interaction within the group was promoted through the introduction of photo sharing services and AR photo frames. By improving ES (Employee Satisfaction), we aim to further increase CS (Customer Satisfaction).
2025 Onward Group Award Ceremony Award Details
Scenes from the Award Ceremony