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.
Fast Retailing to Launch Uniqlo Brand in Sweden in 2018
Japan's top apparel retailer plans to launch the first Uniqlo store in Sweden this fall, in a move that would challenge rival H&M in its home market.
Uniqlo-Owner Fast Retailing Posts Record Q1 Profit
Results were underpinned by the retailer's Uniqlo business, which saw its operating profit grow 55 percent abroad and 19 percent at home.
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.
Power Moves | Dazed Media’s New Editorial Director, TCS Names President
This week, Dazed Media names Bunny Kinney its new editorial director, while The Communications Store has appointed Emma Paton president of its US office.
Social Goods | What the Pirelli Calendar Says About Race, the Future of the Retail Worker
This week, the Pirelli Calendar's message about diversity, and what will become of the retail worker as the "apocalypse" looms?
Vietnam's War on Pollution Hits Supplier to Uniqlo
Hundreds of protestors from Hai Duong blockading the textile plant seek its permanent closure as a result of environmental concerns.
J.W. Anderson: ‘Create Cultural Value’
Jonathan Anderson talks democracy and cultural value as he unveils his British heritage-inflected collaboration with Japanese apparel giant Uniqlo.
Rebekka Bay Joins Uniqlo, Michael Kors Appoints CFO and More...
In this week's Power Moves, Uniqlo has hired Rebekka Bay as creative director, and Michael Kors Holdings has named Thomas Edwards as executive vice president and chief financial officer.
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.