Underwear maker Wacoal probing labor conditions faced by foreign trainees
Major lingerie and underwear maker Wacoal Holdings Corp. has launched surveys at outsourcing plants within Japan to make sure foreign trainees there are not subjected to unlawful labor practices, company officials said Monday. The rare probe was launched earlier this year into conditions at 40 ...
Wacoal Holdings Corp. announced Monday a recall of around 10,000 pairs of potentially flammable pyjamas sold by its subsidiary. The underwear maker will recall five kinds of pyjamas sold under the name Unna Kuru. The garments were sold from its shops and via catalog shopping ...
As 2016 will be the year of the monkey, Japanese underwear makers are gearing up to employ their once-in-12-year sales tactics: marketing red underwear to cash in on a legend that one can stay healthy by wearing such garments in that particular year. Gunze Ltd. ...
Bra-maker's Cinderella Taxis aim to deliver the perfect fit
If you’re sick of waiting for your pumpkin to turn into a carriage, hail a Cinderella Taxi to get a little extra bibbidi-bobbidi-boo in your life. Coming to Tokyo in June and Osaka in July, this special taxi offers riders bra fittings and makeover services ...
Wacoal reaches settlement with U.S. FTC over weight-loss underwear
Wacoal Holdings Corp. said Tuesday it has officially reached a settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to pay $1.3 million (about ¥150 million) in refunds to buyers of its weight-loss underwear for women. The Kyoto-based lingerie maker agreed in late September to refund buyers ...
Clothing retailers want you to stay cool, stay fresh
Cool biz: a great opportunity for retailers to push clothing lines with coolness built in.
