Fast Retailing
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.
The Year Ahead: Fashion Is Set for a Surge in M&A
As the gap widens between the best-performing companies and the rest, M&A activity will increase as leaders manoeuvre to take market share, unlock new opportunities and expand capabilities.
Fast Retailing Annual Profit Likely Halved
The Japanese retailer expects profit to rebound around 70 percent in the next fiscal year.
Uniqlo's July Sales Are Up 4% Amid Demand for Loungewear
Analysts predict the Japanese retailer's focus on practical, everyday clothes could help it weather the coronavirus downturn better than its global peers.
Why Fashion ‘Slavery’ Is Making Headlines
Fashion’s mistreatment of garment workers is widespread, but this week, allegations of ‘modern slavery’ at suppliers of British ultra-fast fashion label Boohoo have ignited a firestorm. Why now?
Fast Retailing Predicts 50% Annual Profit Decline Due to Covid-19
Despite its recent forecast, the company saw Uniqlo's same-store sales rise 26 percent in June from a year earlier.
Fast Retailing to Reopen Two Uniqlo Stores in Berlin
The clothing retailer will be the first in Europe to resume business after all but one of its stores in the region shut due to the coronavirus.
Fast Retailing Predicts 44% Annual Profit Decline Due to Coronavirus
The owner of brands including Uniqlo and Theory also cut its full-year dividend outlook fro ¥480 ($4.41) per share, down from ¥500, as it reels from economic challenges beyond its key China market.
Japan's Fast Retailing Partners With Two Robotic Startups
Asia's biggest fashion retailer is investing millions in automation technology to improve shipping processes at their global warehouses.
Uniqlo Sister Brand Sees 75 Percent Profit Gains
Fast Retailing-owned experimental and stylish brand GU is experiencing significant growth.