All Uniqlo articles – Page 6
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Uniqlo to team up with Arvind Lifestyle Brands
Fast Retailing’s Uniqlo banner is to team up with Arvind Lifestyle Brands to build a $1bn (£631m) business in India by the end of the decade.The Times of India reported that Fast Retailing is finalising an equity joint venture to further expansion in the growing Indian market. A deal is ...
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Fast Retailing report net profit increase
Fast Retailing’s net profit rose 23% in its first quarter.For the September to November period, net profit increased to ¥38.4bn (£268.2m) from ¥31.15bn (£217.5m).Sales rose 17% on last year to ¥318.14bn (£2.22bn) and domestic sales increased 8% to ¥204.7bn (£1.43bn).The retailer’s sales from Uniqlo overseas rose 51.1% to ¥64.5bn (£450.4m) ...
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GalleryStore of the week: Uniqlo, Shanghai
Uniqlo has already featured as a store of the week during 2012 (in Paris), but there are few excuses for not affording it space once more because the Shanghai flagship, on the West Nanjing Road, does things that other branches do not.
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GalleryStore gallery: London’s denim retail destinations
Selling jeans is one of the toughest tasks a retailer can take on – the product can often be similar but the branding and marketing mix determines success.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How can Gap get its edge back?
Steve Sunnocks has just been promoted to global president as part of a management reshuffle at the fashion retailer. How can he improve Gap’s standing in the UK market?
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NewsUniqlo finds unusual way to save on its electricity bill
The Japanese fashion retailer has hired techy types BD Network to run a campaign that turns shopper footfall into energy to power its window displays at two London stores.
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Uniqlo opens joint store concept with Bic Camera
Uniqlo and electronics retailer Bic Camera have opened their first joint ‘Bicqlo’ store in Tokyo.Uniqlo president Tadashi Yanai said he wanted to create Japan’s most prosperous store by combining Bic Camera’s busy shop ambience with that of Uniqlo.Yanai hopes to open similar stores in New York and Paris.
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OpinionComment: Are joint store concepts the way foward?
Exciting news from Japan, where two of the country’s leading retailers are teaming up to launch a joint store concept.
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GalleryStore of the week: Uniqlo, Rue Scribe, Paris
Sometimes the best things are the simplest. This is the Uniqlo store just around the corner from the Opéra in Paris and while this is a retailer normally best known for embracing hi-tech buildings, fabrics and visual merchandising, here it’s a matter of back to basics.
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Fast Retailing to open 1,000 new stores in Greater China
Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing plans to open 1,000 new stores in Greater China. It currently operates 136 stores in the country.The company also plans to open more than 1,000 stores in Asia, excluding Japan and China.Company president Tadashi Yanai said: “Japan has only 100 million people. Asia has 4 billion. ...
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NewsMumsnet launches new marketplace
Mumsnet has launched a new marketplace partnering with retailers including M&S, Toast and Clarks.
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Fast Retailing to open 49 Uniqlo stores in Greater Manila area
Fast Retailing is to open 49 Uniqlo stores in the Greater Manila area over the next three years. The details came as the fashion group opened its first store in the country’s Mall of Asia in Pasay City.Fast Retailing Philippines chief operating officer Katsumi Kubota sees great growth potential in ...
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AnalysisProfile: Takao Kuwahara, UK chief executive, Uniqlo
The new Uniqlo UK chief executive faces the crucial task of getting the fashion retailer’s UK growth off the ground and beyond London.
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NewsUniqlo set to return to profit in 2013 despite widening losses
Uniqlo aims to return to profitability next year after posting widening losses in the year to August 31, 2011.
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NewsUniqlo on expansion trail despite widening losses
Japanese fashion retailer Uniqlo has posted widening losses of £9.7m from £739,387 in the previous year but still plans to invest “significantly” in growing the brand in the UK.
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NewsUniqlo searches for London flagship
Japanese clothing retailer Uniqlo is scouting for a global flagship in London to rival its Fifth Avenue landmark store in New York as part of its owner’s ambitions to become the world’s largest clothing retailer.
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Uniqlo stores to sweep China
Clothing giant Fast Retailing has revealed that its Uniqlo International division plans to accelerate the pace of new store openings in Greater China from 32 stores in 2011 to 80 in 2012. The first Uniqlo shop is scheduled to launch in the Philippines in June this year and the retailer ...
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NewsGap poaches Uniqlo merchandising boss
Uniqlo merchandising boss Liz Meltzer has been poached by fashion giant Gap to oversee its internationally merchandising.
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NewsEx-Uniqlo man becomes Body Shop UK boss
Cosmetics specialist Body Shop has hired former Uniqlo director Simon Coble as its new UK boss.
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NewsPost-sales service vital for multichannel offer
As multichannel sales continue to rise, retailers aim to make customer experience and service consistent across all channels.