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Measuring Fashion’s Sustainability Gap — Download the Report Now

22 March 2021 • By Sarah Kent

Brands are talking about sustainability more than ever before, but does their rhetoric stand up to scrutiny? BoF’s new report, The BoF Sustainability Index, benchmarks 15 of the industry’s biggest companies against ambitious environmental and social goals and finds fashion is falling short.

Measuring Fashion’s Sustainability Gap — Download the Report Now

Brands are talking about sustainability more than ever before, but does their rhetoric stand up to scrutiny? BoF’s new report, The BoF Sustainability Index, benchmarks 15 of the industry’s biggest companies against ambitious environmental and social goals and finds fashion is falling short.

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The Risky Business of Emerging Manufacturing Hubs

18 March 2021 • By Rachel Deeley

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The Risky Business of Emerging Manufacturing Hubs

The pandemic is not the only cause of disruption to global supply chains. From Myanmar to Ethiopia, civil unrest and political conflict are impacting suppliers used by brands like H&M and Benetton.

Uniqlo Owner Surpasses Zara Owner for Highest Market Cap in Fashion

17 February 2021 • By Zoe Suen

17 February 2021 • By Zoe Suen

Uniqlo Owner Surpasses Zara Owner for Highest Market Cap in Fashion

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Fast Retailing Annual Profit Likely Halved

14 October 2020 • By Reuters

14 October 2020 • By Reuters

The Japanese retailer expects profit to rebound around 70 percent in the next fiscal year.

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Fast Retailing Annual Profit Likely Halved

The Japanese retailer expects profit to rebound around 70 percent in the next fiscal year.

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Uniqlo's July Sales Are Up 4% Amid Demand for Loungewear

4 August 2020 • By Reuters

4 August 2020 • By Reuters

Analysts predict the Japanese retailer's focus on practical, everyday clothes could help it weather the coronavirus downturn better than its global peers.

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Uniqlo's July Sales Are Up 4% Amid Demand for Loungewear

Analysts predict the Japanese retailer's focus on practical, everyday clothes could help it weather the coronavirus downturn better than its global peers.

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Why Fashion ‘Slavery’ Is Making Headlines

10 July 2020 • By Vikram Alexei Kansara

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Why Fashion ‘Slavery’ Is Making Headlines

Fashion’s mistreatment of garment workers is widespread, but this week, allegations of ‘modern slavery’ at suppliers of British ultra-fast fashion label Boohoo have ignited a firestorm. Why now?

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Fast Retailing Predicts 50% Annual Profit Decline Due to Covid-19

9 July 2020 • By Reuters

9 July 2020 • By Reuters

Despite its recent forecast, the company saw Uniqlo's same-store sales rise 26 percent in June from a year earlier.

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Fast Retailing Predicts 50% Annual Profit Decline Due to Covid-19

Despite its recent forecast, the company saw Uniqlo's same-store sales rise 26 percent in June from a year earlier.

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Fast Retailing to Reopen Two Uniqlo Stores in Berlin

21 April 2020 • By Reuters

21 April 2020 • By Reuters

The clothing retailer will be the first in Europe to resume business after all but one of its stores in the region shut due to the coronavirus.

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Fast Retailing to Reopen Two Uniqlo Stores in Berlin

The clothing retailer will be the first in Europe to resume business after all but one of its stores in the region shut due to the coronavirus.

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Fast Retailing Predicts 44% Annual Profit Decline Due to Coronavirus

9 April 2020 • By Reuters

9 April 2020 • By Reuters

The owner of brands including Uniqlo and Theory also cut its full-year dividend outlook fro ¥480 ($4.41) per share, down from ¥500, as it reels from economic challenges beyond its key China market.

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Fast Retailing Predicts 44% Annual Profit Decline Due to Coronavirus

The owner of brands including Uniqlo and Theory also cut its full-year dividend outlook fro ¥480 ($4.41) per share, down from ¥500, as it reels from economic challenges beyond its key China market.

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Japan's Fast Retailing Partners With Two Robotic Startups

13 November 2019 • By Reuters

13 November 2019 • By Reuters

Asia's biggest fashion retailer is investing millions in automation technology to improve shipping processes at their global warehouses.

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Japan's Fast Retailing Partners With Two Robotic Startups

Asia's biggest fashion retailer is investing millions in automation technology to improve shipping processes at their global warehouses.