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Uniqlo Experiments With In-House Manufacturing

5 July 2021 • By Zoe Suen

5 July 2021 • By Zoe Suen

Uniqlo Experiments With In-House Manufacturing

Zara Parent Surpasses Uniqlo Owner Amid Asia’s Slow Vaccine Rollout

11 June 2021 • By Zoe Suen

11 June 2021 • By Zoe Suen

Zara Parent Surpasses Uniqlo Owner Amid Asia’s Slow Vaccine Rollout

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Uniqlo Made a Bet on Comfortable Bras. Now It’s Paying Off

25 May 2021 • By Bloomberg

25 May 2021 • By Bloomberg

The brand, which has been innovating in the segment since the early 2000s, surpassed bra specialist Wacoal last year to become Japan’s top seller of women’s intimates.

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Uniqlo Made a Bet on Comfortable Bras. Now It’s Paying Off

The brand, which has been innovating in the segment since the early 2000s, surpassed bra specialist Wacoal last year to become Japan’s top seller of women’s intimates.

US Blocked Uniqlo Shirts on Xinjiang Forced Labour Concerns

19 May 2021 • By Bloomberg

19 May 2021 • By Bloomberg

US Blocked Uniqlo Shirts on Xinjiang Forced Labour Concerns

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?