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Lacklustre growth set to continue as competition intensifies
Tadashi Yanai’s promise of high pay and promotion for young stars challenges conventions
Fast Retailing is revamping logistics and supply chain to deal with inventory problems
Popularity of global casualwear brands rises in second- and third-tier cities
Return to ‘everyday low price’ boosts sales but doubts on strategy linger
Since the relaxing of the hijab ban, Turkish businesses — and western labels — are waking up to the economic powers of veiled women
Activist says staff sleeping in Shenzhen plant to prevent its closure
Parent group blames weaker yen and rising labour costs in China for increase
Shares fall after retailer announces Art Peck will succeed Glenn Murphy as CEO
Over sea urchin, wagyu beef and ice-cream, Uniqlo’s founder and Japan’s richest man talks to David Pilling about his country’s ‘collective hysteria’
Japanese retailer expanding so fast it may be getting ahead of itself
Nikkei and Topix close to bear territory but there is a big difference between the two
Fast Retailing’s shares soar amid Japanese optimism
Is it possible to look cool and keep warm when the temperature drops below freezing?
