LONDON – China‘s government has kept its cool and offered a muted response to comments by Tadashi Yanai that Fast Retailing does not use cotton from Xinjiang. Yanai, president and CEO of Fast Retailing, the parent of Uniqlo, told the BBC his company does not use cotton from the region, despite working closely with Chinese … Read more
Fast Retailing this week has unveiled its fourth global flagship store for Uniqlo in Japan. This marks a return for the clothing brand to a major Tokyo shopping district, where it had closed an outlet in 2022. The new store, scheduled to open October 25, is in Shinjuku, one of the busiest commercial districts in … Read more
GU, the sister brand of Uniqlo, is prepping for the Sept. 19 opening of its first U.S. flagship in SoHo. As reported, after operating a successful pop-up in the neighborhood since 2022, the Japanese retailer is putting down permanent roots at 578 Broadway. The store will be two floors and 10,225 square feet and will … Read more
A shiver ran through the global stock market on Monday as investors gauged rising interest rates in Japan, the strength of the U.S. economy and the path ahead for AI. The result was a sell-off that spread from Tokyo to Paris to New York, pushing apparel, luxury, retail and beauty stocks lower almost across the … Read more
ART FOR ALL: “I have always wanted to visit this place at least once ever since I was a child, so I’m happy that my dream came true,” said Ayahiko Kondo as he stood on stage in the auditorium of the Louvre Museum in Paris. The Japanese illustrator was one of five creatives to receive … Read more
MILAN — After testing the waters in Italy with a first flagship opened in 2019 in Milan, Uniqlo has doubled its presence in the country, cutting the ribbon of its first outpost in Rome on Thursday. Located inside the storied Galleria Alberto Sordi on Via del Corso, one of the city’s key shopping thoroughfares, the unit covers about 14,000 square … Read more
