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CHINA: Fast Retailing sets up unit to drive Uniqlo growth
17 May 2012
Japanese retail giant Fast Retailing Co is to set up a subsidiary company in China to oversee its "aggressive" expansion plans in the country.
Speaking with style: Henry Tan, CEO, Luen Thai Holdings (Part I)
9 May 2012
Luen Thai Holdings is Hong Kong's largest listed garment firm, with 34,000 employees, revenues of around US$1bn and a flagship business that produces over 80m garments a year - as well as footwear and bags - from production bases in China, the Philippines, Indonesia, India, Bangladesh and Cambodia. In the first of two articles based on a conversation with just-style managing editor Leonie Barrie at the recent Prime Source Forum in Hong Kong, CEO Henry Tan calls for industry-wide collaboration in a bid to increase efficiency and offset rising costs in the apparel supply chain.
JAPAN: Uniqlo domestic sales down 6.8% as weather drops
2 May 2012
Japanese retailer Fast Retailing has announced that domestic same-store sales for its Uniqlo chain were down 6.8% year-on-year in April, after colder weather slowed sales of summer lines.
CHINA: Uniqlo to accelerate store openings in China
20 April 2012
Japanese fashion retail giant Fast Retailing plans to accelerate growth in China and is set to open 62 additional stores in the country over a one year period.
US: Uniqlo to open West Coast flagship store
16 April 2012
Japanese casual clothing retailer Uniqlo is heading to the US West Coast this autumn with a new flagship store in San Francisco, as part of a longer-term goal to expand its presence throughout the country.
JAPAN: Winter boost lifts Fast Retailing H1 profit 39%
12 April 2012
Japanese fashion retail giant Fast Retailing, owner of the Uniqlo brand, has today (12 April) posted a 38.7% surge in first-half net profit after cold weather in Japan during December helped lift sales of winter clothing.
JAPAN: World's largest Uniqlo store opens
16 March 2012
Japanese retail giant Fast Retailing has opened the world's largest Uniqlo store in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district.
JAPAN: Uniqlo same-store sales up 1.2% in February
2 March 2012
Japanese retailer Fast Retailing Co (today (2 March) said same-store sales at its domestic Uniqlo casual clothing chain were 1.2% higher than the same month last year.
PHILIPPINES: Uniqlo to open first store in June
10 February 2012
Japanese retail giant Fast Retailing Co Ltd is to open its first Uniqlo casual clothing store in the Philippines later this year, to add to its growing presence in South East Asia.
JAPAN: Uniqlo sales rise 7.9% in January
2 February 2012
Fast Retailing Co today (2 February) said same-store sales at its Uniqlo casual clothing stores in Japan rose 7.9% in January as cold weather boosted sales of winter clothing.
JAPAN: Fast Retailing lowers forecast despite Q1 profit
12 January 2012
Japanese fashion retail giant Fast Retailing, owner of the Uniqlo brand, has lowered its full-year sales and earnings forecast, despite a surge in first quarter net profit.
just-style management briefing: Retail winners and losers in 2011
19 December 2011
While some retailers continued to be vulnerable to cost-cutting, swingeing redundancies and store closures in 2011, others acted swiftly to respond to the changing economic circumstances, offering real value to their customers and embarking on ambitious international expansion.
SINGAPORE: Fast Retailing invests US$24.4m in subsidiary
25 November 2011
Fast Retailing Co, operator of the Uniqlo casual clothing chain, is to boost capital in its Singapore subsidiary by about SGD32m (US$24.4m) at the end of this month.
THE FLANARANT: Is own label about to collapse?
16 November 2011
With more and more own label apparel retailers eyeing growth in Asia and Latin America to make up for shortfalls in their domestic markets, Mike Flanagan asks whether a business formula that's running out of steam at home will now work abroad. Especially if it's fuelled by designers who have little connection to those foreign customers.
Russia's clothing retail market set for steady growth
11 November 2011
After hitting hard times during the global economic crisis, the Russian clothing retail market is forecast to grow by 3-5% in 2011 and by about 6% per annum during 2012-13.
JAPAN: Fast Retailing looks to acquisitions
7 November 2011
Fast Retailing may be looking to acquire a larger rival in the US or Europe on the back of the strong yen, which has boosted the company's purchasing power, according to reports.
US: Uniqlo opens largest flagship ahead of global push
14 October 2011
Japanese casual clothing retailer Uniqlo has chosen Manhattan as the location for its largest ever store, as the company ramps up its global expansion in a bid to reach global sales of JPY5 trillion ($59.5bn) by 2020.
JAPAN: Fast Retailing FY profit dips as Japan suffers
13 October 2011
Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing recorded a double-digit fall in full-year net profit, impacted by sales and profit declines in Japan in the first half of the year.
JAPAN: Fast Retailing sets up Philippine joint venture
13 October 2011
Fast Retailing Co Ltd has set up a joint venture with SM Retail Inc to expand its Uniqlo casual clothing chain in The Philippines.
Uniqlo means business with ambitious global plans
21 September 2011
Fast Retailing, owner of the Uniqlo casual clothing chain, thinks big, talks big and has big ambitions - and analysts believe the company does indeed have what it takes to become the biggest clothing retailer in the world within the next decade.
JAPAN: Fast Retailing aims for global top-spot
14 September 2011
Fast Retailing, operator of the Uniqlo casual-clothing chain, has outlined ambitious expansion plans to help it become the world's leading retailer by 2020 - including new factories to ramp up production to 5bn items a year.
JAPAN: Fast Retailing names new Link Theory boss
9 September 2011
Japan's Fast Retailing Co Ltd has named Makoto Hata as the new president and CEO of its Link Theory Japan subsidiary following the death of Chikara 'Ricky' Sasaki last month.
FRANCE/UK/US: Uniqlo to extend recycling scheme
25 August 2011
Uniqlo has announced plans to expand its All-Product Recycling scheme n its US, UK and French stores from 1 September.
JAPAN: Fast Retailing in property deal with Mitsui Fudosan
25 August 2011
Fast Retailing has inked a deal with real estate developer Mitsui Fudosan to speed up its expansion in East Asia.
Global news roundup
23 August 2011
The following is a round-up of apparel and footwear news from the world's local media. just-style has not checked these stories so cannot guarantee their accuracy.
JAPAN: Uniqlo same-store sales climb 11.2% in July
2 August 2011
Same store sales at Uniqlo's stores in Japan rose 11.2% in July, after hot weather early in the month boosted sales of summer garments.
JAPAN: Fast Retailing upbeat despite Q2 profit fall
15 July 2011
Despite posting a 0.8% fall in its third-quarter profits, Fast Retailing says it is still confident of meeting its full-year forecasts after warm weather lifted sales of summer clothing at its Uniqlo casual clothing chain.
JAPAN: Uniqlo sales rise 3.9 % in June
5 July 2011
Same store sales at Uniqlo's stores in Japan rose 3.9% in June, after warm weather boosted sales of summer garments.
FRANCE: Fast Retailing hires new French MD from Etam
14 June 2011
Japanese group Fast Retailing, which owns the Uniqlo retail chain and also French fashion brands the Comptoir des Cotonniers and Princesse Tam Tam, has named Elisabeth Cunin to the post of managing director, France.
JAPAN: Fast Retailing sues over worker exploitation claims
6 June 2011
Japanese retail giant Fast Retailing is suing publisher Bungeishunju after one of its publications claimed the Uniqlo casual clothing chain exploits workers employed in its stores and at the factories that make its products.
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Datamonitor's Fast Retailing - SWOT Analysis company profile is the essential source for top-level company data and information. Fast Retailing - SWOT Analysis examines the company’s key business structure and operations, history and products, and provides summary analysis of its key revenue lines and strategy.Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (Fast Retailing or “the group”) is a Japanese apparel group that owns the UNIQLO brand of casual wear. The group operates retail stores that sell apparel for men, women and children. Fast Retailing primarily operates in Japan. It is headquartered in Yamaguchi, Japan and employs 11,596 people. The group recorded revenues of JPY814,811 million (approximately $9,044.4 million) during the financial year ended August 2010 (FY2010), an increase of 18.9% over FY2009. The operating profit of the group was JPY132,378 million in FY2010, an increase of 21.9% over FY2009. The net profit was JPY61,681 million (approximately $684.7 million) in FY2010, an increase of 23.9% over FY2009.
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