Global apparel retailer Uniqlo announced its first collaboration with Japanese brand White Mountaineering. The result is the “Uniqlo and White Mountaineering” outdoor collection, which will be available from 28th October 2021. “I gave a lot of thought to my ideals as a designer and how to utilise the detailing for outdoor items and sportswear I’...
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Uniqlo’s longstanding SoHo flagship has gotten a makeover. 15 years ago, the brand opened its first American store at 546 Broadway, and since then, it has been one of the crown gems in their brick-and-mortar portfolio. The store recently completed a renovation to bring more of a Japan in SoHo feel to the space. The entrance level to the store...
Aug 23, 2021
Japanese retailer Uniqlo has announced it will be opening its first flagship store in Beijing in November this year. The new flagship will showcase the brand’s consistent range of The Art and Science of Lifewear, referring to the typically practical and scientifically enhanced designs Uniqlo is well known for. It will offer a wide range of the...
Aug 5, 2021
Japanese fashion brand Uniqlo and 35 fashion design and fashion students from the German school AMD Akademie Mode & Design have collaborated to create a joint upcycled collection entitled The New Nomad. The materials used to create the upcycled collection include defective rain jackets and discarded clothing. As well, the textiles were collected...
Jul 15, 2021
Uniqlo is expanding its vertical operations as it trials a Made in Tokyo collection manufactured in-house. According to Japanese news outlet Nikkei Asia the release could “herald a new design process and business model for operator Fast Retailing,” Uniqlo’s parent company. To avoid over-production Uniqlo will make only enough garments to meet...
Jul 6, 2021
On the eve of China’s 100th year anniversary celebration of its Chinese Communist Party, France launched an investigation into the “concealment of crimes against humanity” by global textile giants, including Inditex and Uniqlo, who stand accused of having profited from the forced labour of Uighurs. France’s National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s...
Jul 2, 2021
Global fashion brand Uniqlo, owned by Fast Retailing Co., is set to launch a new collaborative collection for Spring/Summer 2021 with New York-based label Theory, also part of the Fast Retailing brand portfolio. Uniqlo has announced the news on Instagram. Uniqlo and Theory joined forces for the first part of their collaborative collection back...
May 5, 2021
Global apparel retailer Uniqlo has enlisted the Japanese robotic cat Doraemon as its global sustainability ambassador. The anime character sports a green look dubbed ‘sustainability mode’ for its new role urging consumers to change their future through ‘the power of clothing.’ Uniqlo hopes to utilize the Doraemon character to present its...
Mar 23, 2021
Uniqlo parent company Fast Retailing has signed an agreement with Japanese second-hand online marketplace Mercari where the two companies will share information and resources to create a better environment for selling Fast Retailing products on Mercari’s platform. Fast Retailing’s brands are very popular on Mercari’s platform, with Uniqlo being...
Mar 18, 2021
Global fashion retailer Uniqlo has linked with Parisian label Paul & Joe for a new collection showcasing pops of colors for spring. The collection is filled with art graphics and designs from popular culture on various t-shirts, dresses, and accessories with pieces for women, children, and babies. The collection embodies the universe of Paul &...
Mar 15, 2021
The parent group of Uniqlo has unseated Inditex for the first time in history, rising to the title of the world’s largest retailer by market capitalization after closing the sessions on Monday and Tuesday, exceeding 100 billion dollars in value on the stock market. The value of Fast Retailing, the Japanese company that owns the fast fashion...
Feb 17, 2021
Fashion has been the most hard hit category by Covid-19 pandemic. Compulsory store closures, work from home schedules followed by low footfall at opened stores, negatively impacted sales at almost every brick and mortar fashion retailer. According to Reuters, the Office for National Statistics report showed that clothing sales declined 19...
Dec 23, 2020
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