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FAST RETAILING

GU, the lower-priced brand under Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing, is betting a former luxury fashion designer can help turn $18 jeans into global success.
BUSINESS
Jul 18, 2026
Uniqlo sister brand GU taps luxury designer to sell $18 jeans
The retailer this week unveiled the first collection overseen by Francesco Risso, the former creative director of Italian luxury label Marni.
A Uniqlo store in Tokyo. Fast Retailing has raised its full-year operating profit forecast on strong Uniqlo demand in the U.S. and Europe, supported by ongoing growth in Japan.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 9, 2026
Fast Retailing raises profit outlook on robust global demand and Japan sales
The results highlight how Uniqlo¡¯s growth is increasingly driven by overseas markets, particularly the U.S. and Europe
A Uniqlo store in New York. Operator Fast Retailing struck a landmark deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers to raise its brand recognition in the U.S. market.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 30, 2026
Uniqlo taps into Ohtani magic at Dodgers Stadium to fuel U.S. push
The alliance is an almost perfect match, leveraging U.S. and Japanese fans¡¯ fascination with the multiple-MVP batter and pitcher.
Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing will raise base salaries for new graduates in Japan as the country¡¯s workers grapple with inflation.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 22, 2025
Uniqlo¡¯s owner boosts new graduate pay as Japan faces inflation
Annual pay will grow by about 12% to ?5.9 million ($37,400) starting in March for university graduates in management-track programs.
A Uniqlo store in New York. In recent years, Uniqlo¡¯s affordable, well-made basic clothes have struck a chord, especially with younger American shoppers, fueling a rapid business expansion.
BUSINESS
Oct 18, 2025
For Uniqlo¡¯s founder, conquering America is personal
Uniqlo¡¯s affordable, wellmade basic clothes have struck a chord, especially with younger American shoppers, fueling a rapid business expansion.
The founder of Fast Retailing, which owns Uniqlo, and Chief Executive Officer Tadashi Yanai is seeking to eventually reach annual sales of ?10 trillion and turn the business into a global apparel maker.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 9, 2025
Uniqlo¡¯s owner sees stronger profit and sales in current fiscal year
Fast Retailing said revenue and profit jumped significantly in the U.S. during the June-August quarter even when the impact of U.S. tariffs set in.
According to the latest survey conducted by the labor ministry, Japanese companies' employment rate of workers with disabilities was 2.4%.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 12, 2025
Japan firms facing challenge of employing more workers with disabilities
According to the latest survey conducted by the labor ministry, Japanese companies¡¯ employment rate of disabled people was 2.4%.
A Uniqlo store in Shanghai. Fast Retailing, Uniqlo's owner, reported weak sales in China that weighted on its third-quarter earnings, which missed estimates.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 10, 2025
Uniqlo owner misses earnings estimates on weak China sales
Fast Retailing¡¯s operating profit in the three months ended May was ?146.7 billion, which trails a ?150 billion average of analyst estimates.
Fast Retailing Chairman and CEO Tadashi Yanai smiles during a news conference on Thursday in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 11, 2025
Fast Retailing¡¯s first-half sales hit record high
The growth reflected strong domestic sales of Heattech heat-retention garments and down jackets.
Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing reported strong growth in revenue and operating profit for the three months through November on robust demand in Japan, North America and Europe.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 9, 2025
Uniqlo owner reports strong growth in Japan and Western markets
Operating profit rose 7% to ?157.6 billion for the three months ended November from a year earlier, with sales increasing to ?895.2 billion.
For store managers in their first or second year at Fast Retailing, the monthly salary is set to increase to ?410,000 from the current ?390,000.
BUSINESS
Jan 8, 2025
Fast Retailing to raise starting monthly salary to ?330,000
The operator of the Uniqlo casual clothing stores said that it wants to attract talented university graduates in a bid to reinforce the company¡¯s global competitiveness.
Fast Retailing¡¯s November-ending quarter may have seen operating profit growth soften as warmer autumn-winter temperatures dented sales, even with the backdrop for consumer spending in Japan looking promising.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 3, 2025
Uniqlo and 7-Eleven face sales headwinds despite brighter consumer spending
Uniqlo parent Fast Retailing and Seven & i Holdings are among the first to kick off this earnings season in Asia.
In an interview in Tokyo with the BBC that was published on Thursday, Fast Retailing CEO Tadashi Yanai said the company does not source cotton from China's Xinjiang region.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 29, 2024
Uniqlo criticized in China after CEO says retailer does not use Xinjiang cotton
Tadashi Yanai, the CEO of Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing, said it does not source cotton from the region, which has faced allegations of forced labor.
Fast Retailing booked its third consecutive year of record earnings on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 10, 2024
Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing posts 31% rise in full-year profit, beats estimates
Operating profit rose 31% to ?500.9 billion in the 12 months through August from ?381.1 billion a year earlier.
Fast Retailing¡¯s expansion into the U.S. and Europe is paying off, with a strong performance in those markets helping to make up for a sharp deceleration in China.
BUSINESS
Jul 11, 2024
Fast Retailing¡¯s push into western markets softens China slump
The company behind popular brands Uniqlo and GU raised its full-year forecast for operating income to ?475 billion ($2.9 billion) from ?450 billion.
A branch of the Fast Retailing clothing brand Uniqlo in Tokyo
BUSINESS
Apr 12, 2024
Uniqlo operator upbeat on Europe and North America after Q2 profit miss
Fast Retailing left its full-year operating profit forecast unchanged at ?450 billion.
Customers shop at the GU store in the SoHo neighborhood of New York. The brand's operator Fast Retailing hopes to expand its share in markets in the United States and Europe.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 26, 2024
Uniqlo¡¯s sister brand GU takes aim at market in U.S. and Europe
International sales made up more than half of Uniqlo¡¯s revenue in the latest fiscal year, GU has mostly only flourished domestically.
A Uniqlo store in Shanghai, China. The clothing chain's operator Fast Retailing announced last year that it expected to open 80 stores in China and roughly 60 new stores each year in Southeast Asia, India and the Australian region.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 9, 2024
Fast Retailing¡¯s peer-beating 48% jump may extend on global push
Uniqlo owner has become one of the top performers among 10 other clothing companies worldwide that have a market value exceeding $10 billion.
Uniqlo's Round Mini Shoulder Bag on sale at a store in London
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 16, 2024
Uniqlo sues Chinese fast-fashion rival Shein to defend hit bag
Fast Retailing joins rival Hennes & Mauritz in suing Shein for copyright infringement in Hong Kong where litigation has been underway since 2021.
Fast Retailing, the operator of Uniqlo stores, says strong overseas sales drove a 25% rise in first quarter operating profit.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 12, 2024
Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing¡¯s Q1 profit soars on strong overseas sales
Profit was ?146.7 billion ($1.01 billion) in the three months through November compared with ?117.1 billion a year earlier.
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The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
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Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
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¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
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As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.

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