JAPAN: Apparel retailer plans to enter Asian market
[Aug 08, 2007] Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (A&F) has announced its plans to be in Tokyo by 2009. The company has signed a lease for store in Tokyo’s famous Ginza shopping district which will become the apparel merchant’s first shop in Asia.
JAPAN: Bid for Barneys luxury apparel store chain reaches $950 million
[Aug 07, 2007] Fast retailing has increased its bid for Barneys luxury apparel store chain to $950 million. The offer escalates a bidding war between Fast Retailing, owner of the mass-market Uniqlo
JAPAN: Fashion show to strengthen business ties
[Aug 02, 2007] To celebrate the India-Japan friendship year, a fashion show featuring two fashion designers, Hiroko Koshino from Japan and Manish Arora from India, was held at a hotel in Osaka.
JAPAN: Uniqlo updates bid for Barneys
[Aug 01, 2007] Uniqlo’s parent company, Fast Retailing updated its US $900 million proposal to buy luxury chain Barneys in New York. Uniqlo, often called as the Gap of Japan is a
JAPAN: India’s share of global textile trade to double by 2012
[Jul 28, 2007] As part of India Japan Friendship Year 2007 celebrations, the India Japan Fashion Show was organized at Osaka. The show sponsored by JETRO and the Embassy of India in Japan was inaugurated by Dr. Ashwani Kumar, Minister of State for Industry, India.