Trim manufacturer YKK is extending the lifespan of its products. On Thursday, the Japanese company launched the Revived Renewal Series, a group of four products that allow zippers to be repaired ...

YKK said it will continue adding to this series of products while working to improve sustainability throughout the supply chain. Credit: Shutterstock. YKK Corporation explained its revived replacement ...

We’ve all been there: you’re in the backcountry or on a long hike when you yank the zipper on your jacket and—bam!—it comes undone, gets stuck, or the whole thing rips off. You’re forced to ski or ...

How Japan's YKK built a better fastener and caught its competition in the teeth. Judging from its headquarters in a small nine-story building jammed in a row of similar buildings in an unfashionable ...