It’s the high street badge you’re proud to wear. And its no-nonsense style has helped it become the world’s most valuable fashion firm. Its founder and president, Tadashi Yanai, who opened his first modest store in Hiroshima in 1984, is now Japan’s wealthiest man, worth around £30 billion. Uniqlo’s first UK store opened its doors in 2007, stocked high with accessibly priced cashmere sweaters, sweatpants and fleeces. But what took it to the next level with fashion-hungry consumers was its clever

Source: The Times March 24, 2021 00:00 UTC