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Fast Retailing appoints Francesco Risso as creative director of GU

Fast Retailing Group has announced the appointment of Francesco Risso as creative director of GU. In his new role, Risso will define GU’s creative direction as it enters its next phase of growth, the Japanese apparel conglomerate stated in the press release. His debut collection for the brand is scheduled for autumn/winter 2026. Alongside his...

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GU unveils collaboration with Rokh

GU, the sister brand to Uniqlo and part of the Fast Retailing Group, has unveiled a collaboration with emerging luxury brand Rokh by designer Rok Hwang. Rokh, which earlier this year teamed up with Swedish retailer H&M, has collaborated with GU on an exclusive ‘Play in Style’ themed outerwear, apparel, accessories and footwear collection,...

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Fast Retailing eyes up expansion for GU in US and Europe

Fast Retailing, the parent company of Uniqlo, has set its sights on expanding the presence of its sister label GU in the United States of America and Europe as part of its broader aim to become a global retailer, achieving 10 trillion yen (66.3 billion USD) in annual sales. As Asia's largest apparel producer, Fast Retailing believes that GU can...

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Uniqlo Japan: June same store sales drop by 3.4 percent

June 2023 same-store sales including online sales at Uniqlo Japan decreased by 3.4 percent year on year while total sales including online sales increased by 0.1 percent. The company, part of the Fast Retailing Group, said in a statement that same-store sales declined in June. While sales increased in the first half of the month, sales of summer...

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Inside Uniqlo’s Covent Garden store

Uniqlo and Theory, part of Fast Retailing Group, have opened their second joint retail location in the UK within a Grade II-listed former Victoria carriage hall in Covent Garden, London. The openings mark the 17th Uniqlo store in the UK and Theory’s fourth. The unique retail space, previously occupied by luxury department store The Shop at...

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Uniqlo Japan posts 16.9 percent rise in December same-store sales

December same-store sales including online sales at Uniqlo Japan increased by 16.9 percent year on year while total sales including online sales increased by 20.7 percent. The company, part of the Fast Retailing Group, said in a release that same-store sales significantly increased year on year in December due to strong sales primarily of winter...

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Uniqlo Japan posts 3.8 percent drop in November same-store sales

November same-store sales including online sales at Uniqlo Japan decreased by 3.8 percent, while total sales including online sales decreased by 0.8 percent. The company said that same-store sales declined in November due to sluggish demand for cold-weather clothing during what proved to be a consistently warm month and the absence of similar...

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Uniqlo Japan posts same-store sales increase of 12.8 percent

October same-store sales including online sales at Uniqlo Japan increased by 12.8 percent year on year while total sales including online sales increased by 17 percent. The company, part of the Fast Retailing Group, attributed the increase in same-store sales in October to strong sales of fall winter products after the temperature started to...

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Uniqlo Japan September same-store sales up 11 percent

September 2022 same-store sales including online sales at Uniqlo Japan increased by 11 percent year on year while total sales including online sales increased by 14.1 percent. The company, part of the Fast Retailing Group, attributed this same-store sales increase in September to the drop in temperature from the latter half of the month boosting...

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Uniqlo Japan August same-store sales increase 14.9 percent

August 2022 same-store sales including online sales at Uniqlo Japan, part of the Fast Retailing Group, increased by 14.9 percent year on year while total sales including online sales increased by 18.4 percent. The company attributed same-store sales increase in August to persistently high temperatures supporting strong sales of summer ranges....

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Uniqlo Japan same store sales decline in June

Uniqlo Japan said in a statement that same-store sales declined sharply year on year in June as the company’s decision to bring the start of the Uniqlo anniversary sale forward from June to May reduced the length of the sale period by eight days compared to the previous year. However, the company added that excluding the impact of the...

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Uniqlo Japan May same-store sales increase by 17.5 percent

May 2022 same-store sales including online sales at Uniqlo Japan increased by 17.5 percent year on year while total sales including online sales increased by 19.8 percent. The company, part of the Fast Retailing Group, said in a statement that same-store sales increased sharply year on year in May due to buoyant Golden Week and Uniqlo...