Fast Retailing

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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.

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Uniqlo Sister Brand Sees 75 Percent Profit Gains

10 October 2019 • By Bloomberg

10 October 2019 • By Bloomberg

Fast Retailing-owned experimental and stylish brand GU is experiencing significant growth.

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Uniqlo Sister Brand Sees 75 Percent Profit Gains

Fast Retailing-owned experimental and stylish brand GU is experiencing significant growth.

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Uniqlo Sales Hit by South Korea Boycott

9 August 2019 • By Reuters

9 August 2019 • By Reuters

The Japanese retailer has confirmed it has been hurt by South Korean consumer boycotts amid a mounting dispute between the two countries.

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Uniqlo Sales Hit by South Korea Boycott

The Japanese retailer has confirmed it has been hurt by South Korean consumer boycotts amid a mounting dispute between the two countries.

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Uniqlo Owner Apologises for Saying Korea Boycott Won’t Last Long

22 July 2019 • By Bloomberg

22 July 2019 • By Bloomberg

Japan-based Fast Retailing Co. released a statement clarifying remarks that initially angered Korean customers amid the trade spat between the two countries.

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Uniqlo Owner Apologises for Saying Korea Boycott Won’t Last Long

Japan-based Fast Retailing Co. released a statement clarifying remarks that initially angered Korean customers amid the trade spat between the two countries.