UNIQLO, the Japanese clothing company, became famous worldwide and in the process, made its founder Tadashi Yanai the richest man in Japan, with a net worth of $ 24.9 billion. The Company also became the third largest clothing retailer in the world, with an annual revenue of $ 18.9 billion in 2018. Here are some unknown facts about UNIQLO.
Unknown facts about UNIQLO
1) The name UNIQLO was the result of a clerical mistake. The Company was originally intended to be named Uniclo, which is a combination of ‘unique’ and ‘clothing.’ However, due to a clerical error in the Company’s registration papers, the name was changed to UNIQLO.
2) UNIQLO takes an active part in charity. It regularly recycles old clothes and donates them to refugee camps worldwide. At one point, the Company had donated nearly 11 million clothes to various charities.
3) UNIQLO Japan hires a lot of people with disabilities. The Company has a larger number of disabled employees working for them, compared to any other business in Japan.
4) November 21st, 2001 was UNIQLO’s most profitable day. The Company opened its first store in South Korea’s capital, Seoul and earned $ 1.6 million on its opening day.
5) Although the Company is famous for its clothes, UNIQLO’s founder Tadashi Yanai considers it a technology company instead of a fashion company.
6) UNIQLO once ran a Hello Kitty campaign in collaboration with the company Sanrio, in order to raise awareness about cervical cancer.
7) Every UNIQLO store in the world has one thing in common—its manager’s office has a poster which reads, “ALWAYS FOLLOW COMPANY DIRECTION. DO NOT WORK YOUR OWN WAY.”
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