Fast Retailing

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.