On November 16, Fast Retailing Group, the parent company of Uniqlo, announced that it will publish the supply chain information of each product on its e-commerce website from 2023.
The country in which each item is sewn will be announced first, and then the country in which the fabric is produced. Other supply chain information, such as the country of production of raw materials, will be screened based on consumer needs and will be announced one after another before 2025.
In 2018, Fast Retailing Group announced the list of major fabric factories for its brands Uniqlo and GU. Suppliers on the list include the group’s fabric and garment factories in China, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Thailand, Japan, Vietnam, Cambodia, South Korea, Malaysia and Turkey, of which there are a total of 161 factories in China.
According to the list announced at the time, Uniqlo has a total of 46 major fabric factories, including 1 in Bangladesh, 25 in China, 2 in Indonesia, 6 in Japan, 1 in South Korea, 1 in Malaysia, 3 in Thailand, 1 in Turkey, and 6 in Vietnam. Home;
Uniqlo has a total of 184 cooperative garment factories, including 10 in Bangladesh, 7 in Cambodia, 110 in China, 16 in Indonesia, 2 in Japan, 2 in Thailand, and 39 in Vietnam;
GU has a total of 64 cooperative garment factories, including 13 in Bangladesh, 5 in Cambodia, 26 in China, 5 in Indonesia, 2 in Malaysia, 4 in Myanmar, 1 in Thailand, and 6 in Vietnam;
Before Fast Retailing Group, there were American clothing retailer GAP, famous British fashion and grocery retailer Marks & Spencer, Swedish fast fashion brand H&M, sports giant Nike, veteran denim brand Levi Strauss, German sports giant adidas, etc. The list of suppliers has been announced to the public.
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