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.


The China Edit | Modelling Life, Fast Retailing's Asia Growth, Tourists Boost Ferragamo, L'Oréal
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.

Uniqlo Hires From Wal-Mart to Juicy in Overseas Growth Blitz
TOKYO, Japan — Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing Co. is hiring executives from retailers including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to strengthen the Japanese

Fast Retailing Profit Beats Estimates as Per-Customer Sales Rise
TOKYO, Japan — Fast Retailing Co. profit rose 8.8 percent in the fiscal first quarter, beating analyst estimates, as the Japanese casual clothing

Japan's Apparel Market is Growing Again
After two decades of decline, Japan’s apparel market looks set for an era of growth and relatively stability. JapanConsuming reports.

The Ups and Downs of Japan Fashion Week
Looking back Japan Fashion Week, BoF columnist Susanna Lau, aka Susie Bubble, reflects on Tokyo's fragmented fashion landscape and catalogues the designers that caught her eye.

Fast Retailing Net Forecast Misses Estimates on Weak Sentiment
TOKYO, Japan — Fast Retailing Co., Asia's largest clothing retailer, forecast profit that missed analyst estimates amid weak consumer sentiment in

Bargain Cashmere Tests Thrifty Japan's Taste for Little Luxuries
TOKYO, Japan — Cashmere sweaters at Uniqlo. Gourmet coffee and ice cream at 7-Eleven. These incongruously premium offerings by two of Japan's biggest

Uniqlo Sales in Japan Rise Most in Four Years
TOKYO, Japan — Fast Retailing Co.'s Uniqlo brand reported its biggest sales gain in almost four years in Japan as Asia's largest clothing retailer

Fast Retailing Joins Inditex, H&M's Bangladesh Safety Accord
TOKYO, Japan — Fast Retailing Co., Asia's largest clothing retailer, joined Inditex SA and Hennes & Mauritz AB in signing an accord to improve

Fast Retailing Drops on Operating Profit Decline
TOKYO, Japan — Fast Retailing Co., Asia's biggest clothing retailer, fell the most in a month after reporting a drop in third-quarter operating