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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.

UNIQLO
News & Analysis

Fast Retailing Shares Reach Record in Tokyo as Sales Surge

TOKYO, Japan — Fast Retailing Co., Asia's largest apparel retailer, rose to a record in Tokyo trading after saying warmer weather and an extra Sunday


Technology

Inditex E-Commerce Sales Soar

LONDON, United Kingdom — According to an estimate released this week by Credit Suisse, Inditex, the Spanish company that owns 'fast fashion' giant


News & Analysis

Op-Ed | Fast Fashion Winners and Losers

As materials, transportation and labour costs rise, putting pressure on margins, producers of fast fashion face growing challenges that only some will survive.


News & Analysis

The Rise of Smart Fashion

NEW YORK, United States — At the Met Ball held earlier this month in New York, singer and songwriter Katy Perry walked the red carpet in a gown made


Retail

For Japanese Shoppers, Uniqlo Is a Feel-Good Commodity

The Japanese brand has attained some cultural cachet, but its most powerful asset remains its neutrality.


News & Analysis

Lessons from the High Street | Merchandising and Multiples

LONDON, United Kingdom — "Men's and women's polo t-shirts in 25 colours from £12.99!" Ads announcing this Uniqlo promotion have been plastered


Retail

Why Uniqlo Is Reigning Supreme

The Japanese fast-fashion brand has successfully courted trend-setting youth, whose high-fashion wardrobes are padded with Uniqlo basics — while never alienating its middle-aged consumers.