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Technology

The Traceability Tech Aiming to Unlock a More Sustainable Industry

Traceability systems powered by tracking software and Big Data will help brands reach far into their supply chains to understand the entire lifecycle of their products.

Technology

The Traceability Tech Aiming to Unlock a More Sustainable Industry

Traceability systems powered by tracking software and Big Data will help brands reach far into their supply chains to understand the entire lifecycle of their products.


Global Markets

Ukraine War: Uniqlo Reverses Course to Suspend Operations in Russia

The company said the decision was the result of operational challenges and the worsening conflict in Ukraine. It had faced public pressure to pull back.

Global Markets

Ukraine War: Uniqlo Reverses Course to Suspend Operations in Russia

The company said the decision was the result of operational challenges and the worsening conflict in Ukraine. It had faced public pressure to pull back.


Global Markets

Ukraine War: Fast Retailing Pledges to Stay in Russia

The Uniqlo owner said it will continue to operate in Russia, even international pressure in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine sees waves of companies pull out.

Global Markets

Ukraine War: Fast Retailing Pledges to Stay in Russia

The Uniqlo owner said it will continue to operate in Russia, even international pressure in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine sees waves of companies pull out.


Global Markets

Case Study | Unpacking Uniqlo’s India Strategy

Japanese apparel giant Uniqlo sees India as the next major battleground in its global expansion plan, but competitors have already gained first-mover advantage there. BoF investigates how one of the world’s largest fashion retailers aims to seize a leadership position by unlocking the immense potential of a market whose unbridled dynamism is equalled only by its extreme complexity.

Global Markets

Case Study | Unpacking Uniqlo’s India Strategy

Japanese apparel giant Uniqlo sees India as the next major battleground in its global expansion plan, but competitors have already gained first-mover advantage there. BoF investigates how one of the world’s largest fashion retailers aims to seize a leadership position by unlocking the immense potential of a market whose unbridled dynamism is equalled only by its extreme complexity.


Retail

Uniqlo Made a Bet on Comfortable Bras. Now It’s Paying Off

The brand, which has been innovating in the segment since the early 2000s, surpassed bra specialist Wacoal last year to become Japan’s top seller of women’s intimates.

Retail

Uniqlo Made a Bet on Comfortable Bras. Now It’s Paying Off

The brand, which has been innovating in the segment since the early 2000s, surpassed bra specialist Wacoal last year to become Japan’s top seller of women’s intimates.


Sustainability

Fashion’s New Materials Frontier

The fashion industry relies on an extractive business model. BoF assesses companies’ efforts to establish raw material supply chains with a positive impact on people and planet in the latest in a series of articles examining the findings of The BoF Sustainability Index.

Sustainability

Fashion’s New Materials Frontier

The fashion industry relies on an extractive business model. BoF assesses companies’ efforts to establish raw material supply chains with a positive impact on people and planet in the latest in a series of articles examining the findings of The BoF Sustainability Index.


Sustainability

Fashion Is Still Failing on Workers’ Rights

The fashion industry runs on systemic inequality and social injustice. BoF assesses companies’ efforts to protect workers in their supply chain in the latest in a series of articles examining the findings of The BoF Sustainability Index.

Sustainability

Fashion Is Still Failing on Workers’ Rights

The fashion industry runs on systemic inequality and social injustice. BoF assesses companies’ efforts to protect workers in their supply chain in the latest in a series of articles examining the findings of The BoF Sustainability Index.


Sustainability

Measuring Fashion’s Sustainability Gap — Download the Report Now

Brands are talking about sustainability more than ever before, but does their rhetoric stand up to scrutiny? BoF’s new report, The BoF Sustainability Index, benchmarks 15 of the industry’s biggest companies against ambitious environmental and social goals and finds fashion is falling short.

Sustainability

Measuring Fashion’s Sustainability Gap — Download the Report Now

Brands are talking about sustainability more than ever before, but does their rhetoric stand up to scrutiny? BoF’s new report, The BoF Sustainability Index, benchmarks 15 of the industry’s biggest companies against ambitious environmental and social goals and finds fashion is falling short.


Global Markets

The Risky Business of Emerging Manufacturing Hubs

The pandemic is not the only cause of disruption to global supply chains. From Myanmar to Ethiopia, civil unrest and political conflict are impacting suppliers used by brands like H&M and Benetton.

Global Markets

The Risky Business of Emerging Manufacturing Hubs

The pandemic is not the only cause of disruption to global supply chains. From Myanmar to Ethiopia, civil unrest and political conflict are impacting suppliers used by brands like H&M and Benetton.


Retail

From West to East: Recentering the Fashion World

This week, Uniqlo’s Japanese owner Fast Retailing became the world’s most valuable fashion company, a reflection of just how much the pandemic is recentering the global fashion sector from the United States and Europe to Asia.

Retail

From West to East: Recentering the Fashion World

This week, Uniqlo’s Japanese owner Fast Retailing became the world’s most valuable fashion company, a reflection of just how much the pandemic is recentering the global fashion sector from the United States and Europe to Asia.