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GU to open its first-ever overseas flagship store in SoHo, NYC

GU, the sister brand to Japanese apparel retailer Uniqlo, has announced plans to open its first overseas flagship store in SoHo, New York City, in addition to its online store this fall. The news comes not long after parent company Fast Retailing revealed its ambitious expansion plans for GU to make its mark in the United States and Europe. This...

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Fast Retailing eyes up expansion for GU in US and Europe

Fast Retailing, the parent company of Uniqlo, has set its sights on expanding the presence of its sister label GU in the United States of America and Europe as part of its broader aim to become a global retailer, achieving 10 trillion yen (66.3 billion USD) in annual sales. As Asia's largest apparel producer, Fast Retailing believes that GU can...

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Uniqlo International boosts Q1 results at Fast Retailing

In the first quarter of FY2024, consolidated revenue at Fast Retailing rose to 810.8 billion yen, up 13.2 percent and operating profit increased to 146.6 billion yen, up 25.3 percent. Uniqlo Japan revenue of 244.4 billion yen, rose 1.5 percent, while operating profit of 46.5 billion yen increased by 18 percent. The company said in a statement...

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Fast Retailing posts increase in profit, raises outlook

In the nine months to May 31, 2023, consolidated revenue at Fast Retailing Group were 2.1435 trillion yen, up 21.4 percent year-on-year and operating profit rose to 330.5 billion yen, up 21.9 percent. Profit attributable to owners of the parent increased to 238.5 billion yen, up 0.3 percent. According to the revised estimates for FY2023, Fast...

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Japan’s GU to open first US store

Japanese retailer GU has announced it will be opening its first store in the US, set to launch autumn 2022. The pop-up store will be located in Soho, New York, and will mark the brand’s first Western launch outside of Asia, coming as part of its further business expansion. Featured in the store will be a lineup of “on-trend” clothing and...

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Fast Retailing: Q1 revenue declines but operating profit up 23.3 percent

Consolidated revenue at Fast Retailing, totalled 619.7 billion yen, down 0.6 percent year-on-year, while operating profit totalled 113 billion yen, up 23.3 percent year-on-year driven by large increases in profit from Uniqlo operations in Japan and Greater China including Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, as well as rising profit and a...

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Fast Retailing profit drops on weak sales, expects recovery in FY21

The Fast Retailing Group’s revenue and profit declined in fiscal 2020. The company said in a statement that for the twelve months to August 31, 2020, consolidated revenue totalled 2.0088 trillion yen, down 12.3 percent and operating profit totalled 149.3 billion yen, down 42 percent resulting from large falls in both revenue and profit in the...

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Fast Retailing lowers full year outlook, sees around 50 percent profit decline

The Fast Retailing Group’s consolidated revenue for the first nine months, totalled 1.5449 trillion yen, down 15.2 percent and operating profit totalled 132.3 billion yen, down 46.6 percent caused primarily by the impact of Covid-19, which the company said, spurred its decision to either temporarily close or introduce shorter opening hours for...

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Fast Retailing lowers FY20 estimates as Uniqlo sales hit in Hong Kong, South Korea

Fast Retailing Fast Retailing Group said that consolidated revenue of 623.4 billion yen (5.70 billion dollars) for the first quarter were down 3.3 percent, while operating profit of 91.6 billion yen (0.84 billion dollars), dropped 12.4 percent. The company attributed decline in revenue and profit to that South Korea and Hong Kong reporting...

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Uniqlo’s Tadashi Yanai to become Japan’s richest man in 2016

Tadashi Yanai, owner of Japanese fashion conglomerate Fast Retailing (Uniqlo, Comptoir des Cotonniers, GU) is set to become the richest man in Japan this year, with a total net worth estimated at 16.3 billions US dollars (12.3 billion euros). According to Forbes list of the 50 richest people of Japan, Yanai has managed to increase his fortune in...