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Fast Retailing logs 24pc profit rise
Fast Retailing Co., the operator of Japan’s largest clothing chain Uniqlo, said on Friday its group net profit rose 23.9 percent to JPY61.68 billion (USD752.6 million) in the business year that …
CSR gains ground in Asia
Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, the second and third richest men in the world respectively, have announced that 40 US billionaires have followed their lead in pledging to give half of their fortunes to…
Japanese retailers convert to English
Rakuten, Japan’s biggest online retailer by sales has imposed a policy to require employees to speak and correspond with one another in English by 2012.
The company, which has made recent acquis…
Fast Retailing, Toray expand production bases outside China
Japan retail giant Fast Retailing Co. and textile maker Toray Industries Inc. said on Tuesday they will extend their strategic partnership through 2015 and expand production bases across Asian nations…
Japan’s Fast Retailing cuts net forecast as hit products fade
Fast Retailing Co., Asia’s biggest clothing retailer, cut its profit forecast as sales growth slowed the most in four years on the waning popularity of designs at its Uniqlo chain.
The company c…
Japan’s Fast Retailing makes all staff speak English
Fast Retailing, the operator of Japan’s largest clothing chain, Uniqlo, has announced plans to make all its staff speak English at work. The company will ask executives in offices at home and ar…
Japan’s Fast Retailing profit surges 56pc
Japan’s Fast Retailing Co. reported on 8 April a 56 percent rise in net profit for its fiscal first half due to its rapid expansion abroad, and the company said it is considering an internationa…
Fast Retailing’s overseas sales to pass Japan on China growth
Fast Retailing Co., Asia’s biggest clothing retailer, expects overseas sales to overtake domestic revenue in as soon as four years, driven by expansion of its Uniqlo stores in China and South Ko…
Hong Kong weighs Bangladesh textile opportunities
According to the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Hong Kong delegates who recently attended Bangladesh’s autumn clothing fairs came away impressed with the potential opportunities for sourci…