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13 Mar 2019
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Why Urban Millennials Love Uniqlo

June 2016
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The Great East Japan Earthquake (I): UNIQLO's Recovery Efforts

By: Hirotaka Takeuchi, Mariko Yoshida, Sean Brazier, Jay Khil, Krista Nylen and Chris Shilling

Keywords: Japan; Earthquake; Uniqlo; Japan

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Fast Retailing

I am conducting research on Fast Retailing, which is a holding company in Japan best know for its UNIQLO and THEORY brands. The company is going global in a big way and wants to be the No. 1 apparel company in the world, surpassing H&M, Zara, and GAP... View Details

November 2012 (Revised July 2013)
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The Great East Japan Earthquake (B): Fast Retailing Group's Response

By: Hirotaka Takeuchi, Kenichi Nonomura, Dena Neuenschwander, Meghan Ricci, David Roth, Kate Schoch and Sergey Vartanov

A few hours after the earthquake hit on March 11, 2011, CEO Tadashi Yanai of Fast Retailing was eating sushi at a restaurant near his office. He was confident that his store managers would be able to decide for themselves the best action to take in the midst of this... View Details

Keywords: Japan; Earthquake; Fast Retailing Group; Decisions; Natural Disasters; Crisis Management; Retail Industry; Japan

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26 Jun 2020
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Why Japanese Businesses Are So Good at Surviving Crises

the catastrophe damaged several of Fast Retailing’s UNIQLO stores, CEO Tadashi Yanai was intent on the company doing its part to restore a sense of normalcy. Although many other retail stores turned off their lights at night to save on... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Day in IFC: Meghana Dhar (MBA 2017), Japan - MBA

between his business and the country as a whole – brands like UNIQLO have come to symbolize Japanese business and values across the globe. Yanai-san also discussed his deep commitment to the country and economy of Japan – Fast Retailing... View Details

01 Oct 2021
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Marking 10-Year Connection with Japanese Earthquake Region

travel and work. “The JRC found businesses to partner with, and I reached out to CEOs I knew at companies such as Uniqlo (Fast Retailing), Lawson, Yamato Transport, and a hospital chain,” Takeuchi notes. “No one could believe Harvard... View Details

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Asia Pacific - Global Activities 2021

“The JRC found businesses to partner with, and I reached out to CEOs I knew at companies such as Uniqlo (Fast Retailing), Lawson, Yamato Transport, and a hospital chain,” Takeuchi notes. “No one could believe Harvard students would travel... View Details

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