All Uniqlo articles
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GalleryStore gallery: Uniqlo COO on ‘elevating the store experience’ in new Covent Garden location
Uniqlo will welcome shoppers to its newest London store in Covent Garden from tomorrow.
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Gallery
Store gallery: Uniqlo and Theory join forces to celebrate ‘spirit of London’
Sister brands Uniqlo and Theory have opened a joint store on London’s Regent Street.
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Analysis
Tracker: Retail reacts to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Retail Week rounds up the actions being taken by retailers in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Last updated March 29, 2022.
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Retail Voice
The two most important trends influencing fashion retail
Sustainability and digitisation are reshaping the fashion retail industry. Diebold Nixdorf’s Reint Jan Holterman takes a closer look at both transformational forces—and their implications for fashion brands
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News
Lush stores remain open in Russia as Uniqlo U-turns and suspends operations
Lush stores will continue to operate under a longstanding franchise partner with a Russian licensee, despite the ethical retailer halting supplies and online sales in the country.
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News
Uniqlo defends decision to remain open in Russia
The parent company of Japanese fashion brand Uniqlo has vowed to continue its operations in Russia as a wave of other companies temporarily suspend sales and shut stores.
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Opinion
‘Seismic shifts accelerated by Covid will redefine retail in years to come’
Technology will remain key to retail’s transition in a complex marketplace, believes Erin Brookes, managing director and leader of the European retail and consumer practice at Alvarez & Marsal.
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Prospect Analysis
Uniqlo (SWOT)
Uniqlo has successfully differentiated itself from other fast fashion rivals through its focus on good quality basics and technical clothing that uses innovative fabrics. In the UK market, it has also successfully repositioned itself away from the highly competitive price-led end of the market.
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Prospect Analysis
Uniqlo (Strategy)
Uniqlo occupies a unique niche in the fast fashion sector by focusing on good quality basics that enjoy broad appeal among a wide range of age groups and through technical clothing such as its Heattech thermalwear range and AIRism (a stretchy cooling fabric).
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Prospect Analysis
Technology strategy at Uniqlo
Parent company Fast Retailing says it is “aggressively investing in systems to progress Ariake Project objectives” and has earmarked ¥54.1bn (£345m) of investment in automated warehouses and systems in FY2023.
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Prospect Analysis
Stores at Uniqlo
Uniqlo’s stores focus on showcasing the innovative elements of its clothing – functionality, technological innovation and design – and going forward, the retailer aims to develop technology that engages with customers and eases the shopping experience.
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Prospect Analysis
Uniqlo (People)
Taku Morikawa has been CEO of Uniqlo Europe since late-2017, while Allessandro Dudech is chief operating officer for the European division.
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Prospect Analysis
Uniqlo (Overview)
Uniqlo is a casualwear chain owned by Fast Retailing of Japan, one of the world’s largest fashion retailers. Uniqlo sees itself as a technology company as much as a fashion retailer due to its focus on technical products and use of innovative fabrics.
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Prospect Analysis
Uniqlo (Financials)
Sales surged 52% to €963.7m (£815.0m) at Uniqlo Europe in FY2022 as stores were able to trade for the entire period and less discounting was needed to drive sales. As a result, the business swung firmly back into the black, posting an operating profit of €112.4m (£95.0m), and taking its operating margin to a record 11.7%.
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Prospect Analysis
Ecommerce at Uniqlo
Uniqlo’s parent company Fast Retailing has greatly increased its focus on ecommerce in recent years. Extending integrated store and ecommerce services is a key priority.
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Prospect Analysis
Customer and marketing at Uniqlo
While Uniqlo’s mission is to provide high quality, basic casualwear at the lowest prices, in the UK it has moved the brand away from its value image with the introduction of more fashionable lines as well as premium level products designed to emphasise the quality message.
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Prospect Analysis
Supply chain at Uniqlo
A recent focus has been the digital transformation of Uniqlo’s supply chain as it aims for online sales to account for a greater share of turnover and to create a faster, more efficient supply chain.
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Prospect Analysis
Uniqlo (Outlook)
Uniqlo has been going from strength to strength in Europe of late, driven by ongoing rapid expansion focused on new flagship stores in major cities.
