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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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Global Markets

On Fleeting Hong Kong Trips, Chinese Make Frugal Fashionable

HONG KONG, China — Armed with empty suitcases and same-day return tickets, an army of mainland Chinese is descending on suburban outlet shopping

Global Markets

On Fleeting Hong Kong Trips, Chinese Make Frugal Fashionable

HONG KONG, China — Armed with empty suitcases and same-day return tickets, an army of mainland Chinese is descending on suburban outlet shopping


News & Analysis

Week in Review | Warby Parker Opens Offline, Uniqlo's Evolutionary Approach, Want Les Essentiels de la Vie

BoF editor-in-chief Imran Amed recaps the week in the business of fashion.


Technology

With an Evolutionary Approach, Uniqlo Aims to Create New Category

Earlier this week, BoF spoke to senior executives at the launch of Uniqlo’s new Lifewear concept to understand the guiding principles and goals of an apparel company more rooted in technology than fashion.

Technology

With an Evolutionary Approach, Uniqlo Aims to Create New Category

Earlier this week, BoF spoke to senior executives at the launch of Uniqlo’s new Lifewear concept to understand the guiding principles and goals of an apparel company more rooted in technology than fashion.


China

The China Edit | Shanghai Tang, L’Oréal Expands, Uniqlo Performs, Triple-Major, Made-in-Asia Luxury

Today, we bring you the first instalment of The China Edit, a weekly curation of the most important must-read fashion business news and analysis from and about the world's largest luxury market.

China

The China Edit | Shanghai Tang, L’Oréal Expands, Uniqlo Performs, Triple-Major, Made-in-Asia Luxury

Today, we bring you the first instalment of The China Edit, a weekly curation of the most important must-read fashion business news and analysis from and about the world's largest luxury market.


News & Analysis

Fast Retailing Raises Forecast on Overseas Sales, Weaker Yen

TOKYO, Japan — Fast Retailing Co., Asia's largest clothing retailer, raised its forecast for annual profit as the seller of Uniqlo apparel expanded

News & Analysis

Fast Retailing Raises Forecast on Overseas Sales, Weaker Yen

TOKYO, Japan — Fast Retailing Co., Asia's largest clothing retailer, raised its forecast for annual profit as the seller of Uniqlo apparel expanded


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

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

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

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

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


News & Analysis

Uniqlo | A Feel-Good Commodity

TOKYO, Japan — For the last two years, the inverted black triangle — Japan's version of the minus sign — has infected monthly earnings reports at

News & Analysis

Uniqlo | A Feel-Good Commodity

TOKYO, Japan — For the last two years, the inverted black triangle — Japan's version of the minus sign — has infected monthly earnings reports at