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Published by Aroq Ltd.Fri, 24 May 2013 04:48:26 GMTFri, 24 May 2013 04:48:26 GMTjust-style.com - RSS feedjust-style.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20Uniqlo saw sales in its Japanese stores fall during April, as unseasonably cool weather impacted sales. http://www.just-style.com/news/uniqlo-same-store-sales-fell-in-april_id117727.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fast-retailing-co-ltdThu, 02 May 2013 13:41:00 GMTHong Kong listed Luen Thai Holdings, one of the world's leading apparel manufacturing and supply chain services providers, has completed its US$55m acquisition of Singapore-based Ocean Sky Group.http://www.just-style.com/news/luen-thai-completes-55m-ocean-sky-buy_id117700.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fast-retailing-co-ltdTue, 30 Apr 2013 14:32:00 GMTFast Retailing, the owner of Japanese casual clothing brand Uniqlo, has lifted its profit and sales forecasts for the current financial year after reporting double-digit gains in the first half.http://www.just-style.com/news/fast-retailing-raises-forecasts-on-h1-growth_id117497.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fast-retailing-co-ltdThu, 11 Apr 2013 12:48:00 GMTFast Retailing has attributed sales gains in its Japanese Uniqlo stores during March to consistently warm weather. http://www.just-style.com/news/march-uniqlo-sales-up-on-good-weather_id117434.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fast-retailing-co-ltdWed, 03 Apr 2013 10:49:00 GMTSpecialty clothing retailer Gap Inc has remained coy on reports Japanese retail giant Fast Retailing has expressed interest in buying the company.http://www.just-style.com/news/gap-coy-on-fast-retailing-takeover-talk_id117011.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fast-retailing-co-ltdMon, 18 Feb 2013 14:52:00 GMTJapanese casual clothing brand Uniqlo has revealed plans to open its first store in Indonesia this year.http://www.just-style.com/news/uniqlo-plans-first-store_id116962.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fast-retailing-co-ltdWed, 13 Feb 2013 12:42:00 GMTOpportunities the apparel industry should focus on this year include developing strategic relationships to improve flexibility across the supply chain; a focus on adding value through design, innovation and branding to protect margins; and the use of technology to integrate the multichannel experience.http://www.just-style.com/management-briefing/apparel-industry-opportunities_id116819.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fast-retailing-co-ltdMon, 04 Feb 2013 15:46:00 GMTUncertainty is perhaps the biggest challenge facing the apparel industry in 2013. The economic situation in Europe and the US, a combination of rising production costs and flat prices, the pressure to improve working conditions, a lack of new production centres and low volume growth in fashion all add up to a worrying year.http://www.just-style.com/management-briefing/apparel-industry-challenges_id116806.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fast-retailing-co-ltdMon, 04 Feb 2013 15:30:00 GMTTwo campaigns carried out over the past two years by two groups of activists have achieved very different results. Whereas Greenpeace has successfully corralled major brands and retailers into its Detox programme, the Bangladesh Fire and Building Safety Agreement (BFBSA) campaign has struggled to make a mark. Mike Flanagan looks at what the Bangladesh factory fire row tells us about the future of compliance.http://www.just-style.com/analysis/compliance-campaigns-set-to-take-a-new-direction_id116851.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fast-retailing-co-ltdFri, 01 Feb 2013 14:50:00 GMTJapanese retailer Fast Retailing has remained coy on reports its casual clothing brand Uniqlo is looking to list its shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange for the first time this year.http://www.just-style.com/news/fast-retailing-coy-on-hong-kong-listing_id116751.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fast-retailing-co-ltdThu, 24 Jan 2013 11:03:00 GMTApparel company Limited Brands, owner of lingerie brands Victoria's Secret and La Senza, has become the 14th major business to pledge to eliminate all releases of hazardous chemicals throughout its supply chain and across all products by 2020.http://www.just-style.com/news/limited-brands-makes-toxic-free-fashion-pledge_id116732.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fast-retailing-co-ltdTue, 22 Jan 2013 13:09:00 GMTJapanese casual clothing retailer Uniqlo has appointed former Forever 21 executive vice president Lawrence Meyer as chief operating officer of its US division.http://www.just-style.com/news/uniqlo-strengthens-us-team-with-coo-appointment_id116719.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fast-retailing-co-ltdMon, 21 Jan 2013 12:36:00 GMTItalian fashion brand Benetton is to eliminate hazardous chemicals from its entire global supply chain and products by 2020.http://www.just-style.com/news/benetton-commits-to-toxic-free-fashion_id116686.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fast-retailing-co-ltdThu, 17 Jan 2013 10:38:00 GMTThe most read stories on just-style this week include Luen Thai acquiring Ocean Sky's apparel operations, Russell Brands cutting 190 jobs, and Fast Retailing revealing it will eliminate hazardous chemicals from its global supply chain by 2020.http://www.just-style.com/news/just-styles-most-read-stories-this-week_id116620.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fast-retailing-co-ltdFri, 11 Jan 2013 12:02:00 GMTThe Fast Retailing Group expects to book record sales and profits in its current financial year after reporting "considerable gains" across its business during the first quarter.http://www.just-style.com/news/fast-retailing-lifts-forecast-on-q1-uniqlo-gains_id116615.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fast-retailing-co-ltdThu, 10 Jan 2013 19:00:00 GMTFast Retailing Co, operator of the Uniqlo casual clothing chain and Asia's biggest global fashion brand, is to eliminate hazardous chemicals from its entire global supply chain and products by 2020.http://www.just-style.com/news/fast-retailing-to-phase-out-hazardous-chemicals_id116591.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fast-retailing-co-ltdWed, 09 Jan 2013 11:51:00 GMTSingapore-based apparel company Ocean Sky is set to be acquired by Luen Thai Holdings for US$55m. http://www.just-style.com/news/luen-thai-to-buy-ocean-sky-apparel-ops-for-55m_id116570.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fast-retailing-co-ltdTue, 08 Jan 2013 11:12:00 GMTFast Retailing's low priced clothing retailer G.U. plans to reduce the proportion of product it sources from China. http://www.just-style.com/news/fast-retailings-gu-to-reduce-reliance-on-chinese-sourcing_id116541.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fast-retailing-co-ltdFri, 04 Jan 2013 10:26:00 GMTFaced with continuing challenging trading conditions in 2012, retailers responded with a number of different strategies to try to grow their businesses. International expansion, new and larger format stores, revamped product lines and sustainability initiatives were the chosen route for some, while others were forced to lay off workers to cut costs.http://www.just-style.com/management-briefing/a-year-in-review-retail-winners-and-losers_id116442.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fast-retailing-co-ltdFri, 14 Dec 2012 14:35:00 GMTStrong sales of winter clothing helped casual clothing retailer Uniqlo to book a 13.7% increase in Japanese same-store sales during November. http://www.just-style.com/news/uniqlo-same-store-sales-up-137-in-november_id116316.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fast-retailing-co-ltdTue, 04 Dec 2012 10:22:00 GMT