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Financial Markets

Op-Ed | Can Uniqlo Crack India?

Parent company Fast Retailing is aiming to establish a valuable foothold in India, but sticking to the same old script could result in another international market miss, argues Shelly Banjo.

Financial Markets

Op-Ed | Can Uniqlo Crack India?

Parent company Fast Retailing is aiming to establish a valuable foothold in India, but sticking to the same old script could result in another international market miss, argues Shelly Banjo.


Global Markets

Uniqlo Owner Applies to Open Stores in India Amid Overseas Push

Fast Retailing Co., Asia's largest clothing chain, has applied for approval to open stores in India as it pushes to increase its footprint across the globe.

Global Markets

Uniqlo Owner Applies to Open Stores in India Amid Overseas Push

Fast Retailing Co., Asia's largest clothing chain, has applied for approval to open stores in India as it pushes to increase its footprint across the globe.


Technology

The Sewbots Are Coming!

An American ‘sewbots’ start-up has become the symbol of a new industrial revolution in garment manufacturing. What does the rise of automation mean for the business of fashion and the wider world?

Technology

The Sewbots Are Coming!

An American ‘sewbots’ start-up has become the symbol of a new industrial revolution in garment manufacturing. What does the rise of automation mean for the business of fashion and the wider world?


Financial Markets

Uniqlo Parent Fast Retailing's Profit Increases Amid Global Expansion

The results show cost cuts by chairman Tadashi Yanai are allowing the retailer to push margins up amid sluggish demand that caused sales to drop in two of three months last quarter.

Financial Markets

Uniqlo Parent Fast Retailing's Profit Increases Amid Global Expansion

The results show cost cuts by chairman Tadashi Yanai are allowing the retailer to push margins up amid sluggish demand that caused sales to drop in two of three months last quarter.


Retail

Uniqlo Bets On Speed to Take on Zara for Global Sales Crown

Fast Retailing plans to shorten the time it takes from design to delivery to about 13 days, roughly the same as its competitor Zara.

Retail

Uniqlo Bets On Speed to Take on Zara for Global Sales Crown

Fast Retailing plans to shorten the time it takes from design to delivery to about 13 days, roughly the same as its competitor Zara.


News & Analysis

BoF Exclusive | Hood By Air’s Shayne Oliver Joins Helmut Lang

The designer is working on a special project led by Helmut Lang's new 'editor-in-residence' Isabella Burley. Rumours of Hood by Air’s demise are unfounded, according to a representative of the label.

News & Analysis

BoF Exclusive | Hood By Air’s Shayne Oliver Joins Helmut Lang

The designer is working on a special project led by Helmut Lang's new 'editor-in-residence' Isabella Burley. Rumours of Hood by Air’s demise are unfounded, according to a representative of the label.


News & Analysis

BoF Exclusive | Uniqlo Partners With Jeffrey Deitch on ‘Art for All’ Shop-in-Shops

The first iteration of the collaboration, featuring limited-edition non-apparel items all under $100, reflects the company's focus on building cultural IQ and local relevance in the US.

News & Analysis

BoF Exclusive | Uniqlo Partners With Jeffrey Deitch on ‘Art for All’ Shop-in-Shops

The first iteration of the collaboration, featuring limited-edition non-apparel items all under $100, reflects the company's focus on building cultural IQ and local relevance in the US.


Retail

Uniqlo Boss: ‘Without a Soul, a Company is Nothing’

Tadashi Yanai deciphers the key elements of the corporate 'soul' that enabled him to turn a single men's tailoring store into a global casualwear giant.

Retail

Uniqlo Boss: ‘Without a Soul, a Company is Nothing’

Tadashi Yanai deciphers the key elements of the corporate 'soul' that enabled him to turn a single men's tailoring store into a global casualwear giant.


Financial Markets

Fast Retailing Forecasts Full-Year Profit to Rise 37 Percent

The owner of the Uniqlo casual-wear chain is recovering from a slump in the last fiscal year by committing to lower prices to win back customers.

Financial Markets

Fast Retailing Forecasts Full-Year Profit to Rise 37 Percent

The owner of the Uniqlo casual-wear chain is recovering from a slump in the last fiscal year by committing to lower prices to win back customers.


Retail

Japan Retailers Keep Lowering Prices to Sway Reluctant Shoppers

Stagnant wages, a sputtering economy and a declining population are compounding the challenges for retailers, and their most effective response so far has been to keep slashing prices.

Retail

Japan Retailers Keep Lowering Prices to Sway Reluctant Shoppers

Stagnant wages, a sputtering economy and a declining population are compounding the challenges for retailers, and their most effective response so far has been to keep slashing prices.