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How ex-Uniqlo global creative director Ken Leung got his start in fashion

Inside Retail

KL: We didn’t consider ourselves [to be] fast fashion. I started off in newspapers, and then I [was part of the team that] launched Monocle magazine in London back in 2006. IR: Looking back, what do you think has allowed Uniqlo to go from being a Japanese brand to having stores all around the world?

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 314 – Lovesac Founder and CEO Shawn Nelson

Retail Geek

But I also guided the company through a complete chapter 11 reorganization back in 2006, spearheaded by Venture Capital, which was painful and ugly and embarrassing and humiliating. So I’m gonna guess you’re not a fan of fast fashion.