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Tadashi Yanai

Founder & President, Fast Retailing & Uniqlo

He has grown his Japanese mass market clothing company into a group that has owns contemporary labels like J Brand and Theory.

Tadashi Yanai
Retail

Uniqlo’s $50 Billion Brand Puzzle

Uniqlo aims to be the number one fashion giant in the world with revenues of $50 billion. But to achieve this, the company needs to be loved for its brand as well as its product.

Retail

Uniqlo’s $50 Billion Brand Puzzle

Uniqlo aims to be the number one fashion giant in the world with revenues of $50 billion. But to achieve this, the company needs to be loved for its brand as well as its product.


News & Analysis

Uniqlo Links with Carine Roitfeld

Uniqlo's latest fashion collaboration, the Carine Roitfeld Collection, will launch for Fall/Winter 2015.

News & Analysis

Uniqlo Links with Carine Roitfeld

Uniqlo's latest fashion collaboration, the Carine Roitfeld Collection, will launch for Fall/Winter 2015.


Financial Markets

Fast Retailing Lifts Profit Forecast 20% on Strong Uniqlo Sales

Fast Retailing Co. raised its forecast for annual profit by 20 percent as sales for Uniqlo casual-wear grew more than expected in Japan and its international sales spiked.

Financial Markets

Fast Retailing Lifts Profit Forecast 20% on Strong Uniqlo Sales

Fast Retailing Co. raised its forecast for annual profit by 20 percent as sales for Uniqlo casual-wear grew more than expected in Japan and its international sales spiked.


Retail

Exposing Asia’s Fashion Empires

The fortunes of many global brands are now in the hands of a few powerful families pondering what comes next for their fashion dynasties.

Retail

Exposing Asia’s Fashion Empires

The fortunes of many global brands are now in the hands of a few powerful families pondering what comes next for their fashion dynasties.


News & Analysis

Christophe Lemaire: ‘Marketing Is Worthless If There Are No Good Products’

After years dividing his attention between his own label and his work for other brands, Christophe Lemaire is set to give the freshly rebranded ‘Lemaire’ his full attention.

News & Analysis

Christophe Lemaire: ‘Marketing Is Worthless If There Are No Good Products’

After years dividing his attention between his own label and his work for other brands, Christophe Lemaire is set to give the freshly rebranded ‘Lemaire’ his full attention.


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.

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

Gwenaël Nicolas: ‘Interior Design Is a Choreography’

Gwenaël Nicolas has a problem with gravity, likes to present industry leaders with mysterious boxes and is on a mission to make people curious. He is also increasingly sought-after to design luxury retail spaces that shine with intelligence.

Workplace & Talent

Gwenaël Nicolas: ‘Interior Design Is a Choreography’

Gwenaël Nicolas has a problem with gravity, likes to present industry leaders with mysterious boxes and is on a mission to make people curious. He is also increasingly sought-after to design luxury retail spaces that shine with intelligence.


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.

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

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


News & Analysis

Uniqlo Parent Cuts Profit Forecast For 2nd Time This Fiscal Year

TOKYO, Japan — Fast Retailing Co., Asia's biggest clothing retailer, cut its forecast for annual profit for the second time in the current fiscal

News & Analysis

Uniqlo Parent Cuts Profit Forecast For 2nd Time This Fiscal Year

TOKYO, Japan — Fast Retailing Co., Asia's biggest clothing retailer, cut its forecast for annual profit for the second time in the current fiscal


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