Uniqlo
This coverage explores Uniqlo’s strategy, operations, and presence within the UK retail and apparel market. Reporting highlights store openings, product launches, marketing campaigns, sustainability initiatives, and executive decisions shaping the brand’s growth. Designed for retail executives, brand managers, and buyers, the content offers insights into how Uniqlo competes and adapts in the fast-changing fashion retail sector.
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Jan- 2025 -10 JanuaryClothing & Shoes
Uniqlo’s owner revenues rise 10% to £4.6bn in Q1
Fast Retailing, the owner of Uniqlo, has reported a 10.4% revenue increase to 895.1bn yen (£4.6bn) during the three months ended on 30 November 2024. The group, which also owns the GU brand, saw a 21% increase in pre-tax profits to 196.6bn yen (£1bn) during the period. Meanwhile, operating profit…
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3 January
Today’s news in brief-3/1/25
Revolution Beauty has resolved its legal dispute with former shareholder Chrysalis Investments through a confidential settlement. Despite earlier threats of claims exceeding £45m, the company paid a “non-material sum” under 1% of Chrysalis’s stock market value. The agreement involved no admission of liability, and Chrysalis dropped further legal action. Chrysalis…
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3 JanuaryClothing & Shoes
Zara opens upsized store at Liverpool One
Inditex-owned fashion brand Zara has opened its significantly upsized flagship at Liverpool One on upper and lower South John Street. The new 42,000 sq ft store is the latest example of brand investment in the destination, following a landmark year of signings that will make 2025 Liverpool One’s biggest year…
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Nov- 2024 -12 NovemberNews
Angel Central completes ground floor leasing with Therapie Clinic signing
Angel Central, the retail and leisure destination in Islington, has signed Therapie Clinic, completing the leasing of the destination’s 90,000 sq ft ground floor and coinciding with “significant” year-on-year sales and footfall growth. Joining anchor stores Uniqlo and H&M, Therapie marks a milestone moment for the destination as it reaches…
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Oct- 2024 -30 OctoberClothing & Shoes
Uniqlo to open at Liverpool One next year
Uniqlo is set to make its city debut at Liverpool One taking a 25,000 sq ft space at the shopping destination early next year. The new store will follow the retailer’s trademark “experience-led style”, showcasing Uniqlo’s signature high-quality womenswear, menswear and kidswear collections as well as its range of bags…
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10 OctoberNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief-10/10/24
Asos has finalised the sale of Topshop and Topman to Heartland, a joint venture led by Bestseller, with Heartland acquiring a 75% stake for £135m while Asos retains 25%. This move follows Asos’ September decision to divest these brands amidst a business refinancing. Asos will retain design and distribution rights…
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10 OctoberClothing & Shoes
Uniqlo owner sees profits jump 24% to £2.46bn in FY24
Uniqlo’s parent company, Fast Retailing, has revealed that full-year profits rose by 24.9% to ¥283.4bn (£2.46bn), while total group revenues rose 12.2% to surpass ¥3tn (£16.2bn). In the full year ended 31 August, operating profits also rose by 31.4% to ¥500bn (£2.7bn). It comes as Uniqlo in Japan and internationally…
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Sep- 2024 -4 SeptemberNews
Today’s news in brief-4/9/24
John Lewis Partnership has submitted an £80m proposal to transform a disused warehouse in Reading into 215 energy-efficient rental homes. The planning application, now with Reading Borough Council, envisions a mix of one, two, and three-bedroom units featuring amenities for fitness, home-working, and socialising, alongside community spaces and public green…
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4 SeptemberClothing & Shoes
Uniqlo appoints new creative director
Uniqlo has announced the appointment of British designer Clare Waight Keller as its new creative director. She will now lead the Uniqlo main line collections for men and women starting with Fall/Winter 2024. Weight Keller was previously appointed as the brand’s designer of the Uniqlo: C collection, last September. She…
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Jul- 2024 -15 JulyNews
Today’s news in brief-15/7/24
Luxury fashion brand Burberry has ousted CEO Jonathan Akeroyd following a sharp decline in sales during its first quarter. Sales plummeted by 21%, amounting to £458m, with the Americas and Asia Pacific regions experiencing a 23% drop, and Europe, the Middle East, India, and Africa (EMEIA) reporting a 16% fall.…
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