Uniqlo’s Unbeatable Formula for Global Growth
Fast Retailing is poised to become the world’s second-largest fashion retailer driven by its focus on what other brands aren’t
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/ As consumers become more selective and promotions lose their punch, brand focus is showing up directly in the numbers.
For much of the past decade, growth in apparel followed a familiar formula: expand the assortment, widen the target audience, and chase incremental volume wherever it could be found. In a low-interest, high-liquidity environment, that strategy often worked—at least on the top line.
That era is over.
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