Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing will keep its stores in Russia open, joining a small group of international firms that have stayed put even as dozens of big brands pause operations or exit the country over its invasion of Ukraine.
"Clothing is a necessity of life. The people of Russia have the same right to live as we do," the Japanese apparel retailer's CEO Tadashi Yanai said in remarks first reported by Nikkei, adding that every country should oppose war.
