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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.

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China

The China Edit | London Retail, Prada, Uniqlo, Luxury in Hong Kong

The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.


News & Analysis

Uniqlo Owner Cuts Hours at China Factories After Criticism

Fast Retailing Co., Asia’s biggest clothing chain, said two of its China-based suppliers are reducing working hours following a report that criticized the factories making its Uniqlo garments for labor abuses.


Global Markets

All Eyes on America

As growth in China slows, tapping post-recovery America is rising to the top of the fashion industry’s agenda.


Retail

Uniqlo Steps Up Controls on China Suppliers

Japanese fashion giant Fast Retailing Co. is tightening controls on treatment of workers at key suppliers' factories in China following complaints by labor rights groups.


China

The China Edit | Anna Wintour, Alibaba, TAL, Uniqlo

The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.


News & Analysis

Fast Retailing Profit Beats Estimates as Uniqlo Sales Surge

Fast Retailing Co. reported profit rose 64 percent in the fiscal first quarter, beating estimates as Asia’s largest clothing retailer sold more of its Uniqlo brand casual- wear.


Workplace & Talent

Power Moves | Galliano Joins Margiela, Guillaume Henry to Nina Ricci, Gap's CEO

LONDON, United Kingdom — BoF compiles the most important professional moves of the week.


News & Analysis

Fast Retailing Forecasts Profit to Rise 34%

TOKYO, Japan — Fast Retailing Co., Asia's largest clothing retailer, forecast a 34 percent rise in net income after Uniqlo sales in Japan grew 14


Luxury

Hong Kong Protests Impact Golden Week Luxury Sales

HONG KONG — Imagine a Christmas shopping season with closed stores and customers stranded because cabs are nowhere in sight.


Retail

Uniqlo Expects Profit From US Expansion

Japanese fashion retailer Uniqlo aims to turn a profit at its small but expanding U.S. network of stores within the next couple of years, the company's top U.S. executive, Larry Meyer, said.