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Retail Asia17/01/2024
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Japanese fashion giant Uniqlo said Tuesday that it is suing Chinese rival Shein over copycats of a massively popular crossbody pouch dubbed online the “Mary Poppins carryall.” Videos of fans praising its deceptively small size have gone viral on social media, with one clip on TikTok of a young woman unpacking numerous large items racking […]

Retail Asia25/05/2023
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Japanese brand Uniqlo has decided to leave Russia after suspending its operation there last year, paving the way for a sale of the business, the Izvestia newspaper cited Russia’s deputy trade minister as saying. Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing (9983.T) suspended the clothing brand’s operations in Russia in March, 2022, joining scores of international companies, after Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in what it dubbed a “special military operation”. Advertisement · Scroll to continue Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Viktor Yevtukhov said the company has decided to completely leave Russia but has not yet submitted an application to the government, which means the chain has no buyer yet, Izvestia reported on Tuesday. A woman walks past the logo of Uniqlo at Myeongdong shopping district in Seoul A woman walks past the logo of Uniqlo at Myeongdong shopping district in Seoul, South Korea, October 22, 2019. REUTERS/Heo Ran “I think they can offer potential buyers their business model,” Izvestia cited Yevtukhov as saying. “The Japanese retailer will be able to offer … lease agreements, popular points of sale with the good buyers traffic and equipment.” Advertisement · Scroll to continue Fast Retailing said in a statement its operation in Russia remains suspended, adding some stores were closed with “no foreseeable prospects to resume operations.” The company will continue to monitor the situation closely and make decisions accordingly, the statement said. Tadashi Yanai, the founder of Fast Retailing, told Japanese media earlier that Uniqlo was operating 50 stores in Russia.

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Japanese brand Uniqlo has decided to leave Russia after suspending its operation there last year, paving the way for a sale of the business, the Izvestia newspaper cited Russia’s deputy trade minister as saying. Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing suspended the clothing brand’s operations in Russia in March, 2022, joining scores of international companies, after Moscow sent troops […]

Retail Asia25/08/2022
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Japan’s leading fast-fashion brand Uniqlo is opening a pop-up in Domy Towarowe Wars Sawa Junior in Warsaw, the capital city of Poland, this fall. The opening of the two-floor, 8,600-square-foot pop-up store will mark the first time the Fast Retailing-owned brand will extend its physical presence to Poland, a market served by the retailer’s Europe online […]

Retail Asia12/04/2022
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Fashion is a great tool of self-expression, but it’s not always accessible for people with disabilities, illnesses, and injuries. Since a lot of clothes can be hard to put on when your mobility is limited, there are very few clothes available, and a lot of disabled people, especially in Japan, have a hard time finding clothing that’s […]

Retail Asia16/02/2022
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Apparel retailer Uniqlo says it will open another five stores in Singapore, taking its network there to 31 stores. The first neighbourhood store will open at Ang Mo Kio and Clementi in the first quarter of this year. Uniqlo says the 1297sqm store will be a testbed for inclusive in-store features such as a wheelchair-friendly fitting […]

Retail Asia26/01/2022
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Japanese fashion brand Uniqlo plans to open its first store in the northern city of Hai Phong this summer. It will be a 2,000-square-meter outlet at Aeon Mall Le Chan. Uniqlo, which came to the Vietnamese market two years ago, now has 10 stores in Hanoi and HCMC. Globally, it has over 2,300 in 25 […]

Retail Asia08/11/2021
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Global apparel retailer UNIQLO today announces that UNIQLO BEIJING SANLITUN Global Flagship Store will open on Saturday, November 6. The company’s third global flagship store to open in Mainland China and the first in Beijing, the new store will engage with Chinese traditions and society, incorporating technology, art, culture, creativity, and sustainability to create China’s […]

Retail Asia15/07/2021
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The parent company of Uniqlo, Fast Retailing Group has signed a letting for the former Superdry store on Regent Street. The store is expected to sell a mixture of both Theory and Uniqlo clothing. The contemporary fashion brand Theory launched in New York in 1997 and at the end of February 2021, it holds 436 […]


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