Uniqlo is one of the world’s largest fashion retailers, but its success has been built on unconventional foundations. The Japanese giant pays little heed to fashion trends, relying instead on its high-tech fabrications and wardrobe staples to win over consumers.
Though the brand’s roots go back as far as 1949, it wasn’t until the 1980s that the modern era of Uniqlo began. Following the opening of a store in Hiroshima called Unique…