UNIQLO
Uniqlo is a Japanese apparel brand founded in 1949 by Tadashi Yanai. Known for its ready-to-wear basics, it operates under Fast Retailing Co., which is also parent to Helmut Lang, Theory, Comptoir des Cotonniers and more.
Japan Tennis Ace Nishikori Said to Renew Uniqlo Endorsement Deal
Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori renewed his endorsement deal with Fast Retailing Co.’s Uniqlo clothing brand, according to two people familiar with the agreement.
Fast Retailing Cuts Operating Profit Forecast on Warm Weather
Fast Retailing Co. cut its full-year operating profit forecast as unseasonably warm weather in its Japanese home market hurt sales of winter clothes for the retailer’s Uniqlo brand of casual wear.
Uniqlo Operator Fast Retailing Prepares $2 Billion Bond Sale
Billionaire Tadashi Yanai’s Fast Retailing Co., operator of the Uniqlo apparel brand, is preparing to sell as much as 250 billion yen ($2 billion) of bonds next week in its first public debt offering.
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Fast Retailing Tumbles Most in Two Years on Poor Earnings
Fast Retailing Co. fell the most in more than two years after earnings and forecasts missed analyst estimates due to losses at its Uniqlo and J Brand businesses in the US.
H&M Joins Uniqlo in Voicing Confidence Over China Amid Slowdown
Hennes & Mauritz AB is approaching the opening of its 300th store in China as the Swedish retailer sees its brand of affordable clothes appealing to cost-conscious shoppers in the slowing economy.
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Disney in China to Aid Casual-Clothes Sales, Uniqlo Chief Says
Fast Retailing Co. Chairman Tadashi Yanai said Walt Disney Co.’s new park in Shanghai will help his Uniqlo casual wear brand expand in China.
Uniqlo to Try Out Four-Day Workweek
Fast Retailing, the parent company of Uniqlo, Theory, and J Brand, will offer a four-day workweek to about a fifth of its workforce starting in October.
Fast Retailing 9-Month Profit Surges 52% on Uniqlo Sales
Fast Retailing Co.’s profit increased 52 percent in the nine months ending May as Uniqlo sales grew in Japan, boosted by the popularity of new products such as a hoodie that protects against the sun.