Fast Retailing
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| Company type | Public (K.K) |
|---|---|
| TYO: 9983 SEHK: 6288 TOPIX Large 70 Component | |
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded |
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| Founder | Tadashi Yanai |
| Headquarters | , Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
Shimpei Otani (CTO) Makoto Hoketsu (CIO) |
| Products | Clothing, accessories |
| Revenue |  ¥2,130 billion (FY2018)[1] |
| ¥236 billion (FY2018)[1] | |
| ¥1,050 billion (FY2018)[1] | |
| Total assets | ¥1,953 billion (FY2018)[1] |
Number of employees | 52,839 (2018)[2] |
| Subsidiaries |
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| Website | www |
Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (株式会社ファーストリテイリング, Kabushiki Kaisha Fāsuto Riteiringu) is a public Japanese retail holding company.
In addition to its primary subsidiary Uniqlo, it owns several other brands, including J Brand, Comptoir des Cotonniers, GU, Princesse Tam-Tam, and Theory.
History
The company was founded as Ogōri Shōji Co., Ltd. in 1963 by Tadashi Yanai.
In 1984, the company, which ran a menswear store in Ube, Yamaguchi, opened a new casual-wear store named Unique Clothing Warehouse in Hiroshima City; this was the forebear of Uniqlo.[3]
In September 1991, Ogori Shoji changed its name to Fast Retailing Co., Ltd., and was listed on the Hiroshima Stock Exchange in July 1994.[3]
In February 1999, it was listed on the first section (large companies) of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.[3]
The company also owns the American brand Theory; Fast Retailing acquired "an equity stake in Link Theory Holdings Co Ltd, the marketer of the Theory and Helmut Lang apparel brands, in 2004".[4] It acquired the rest of the company in 2009.
In 2007, it unsuccessfully offered a bid of US$900 million for Barneys New York department store to the Jones Apparel Group.
In 2012, the company purchased an 80% stake of premium denim company J Brand for US$290 million and US$10 million in advisory legal fees.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Fast Retailing Results for Fiscal 2018 and Estimates for Fiscal 2019 (4,390KB)" (PDF). Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ^ "Overview | FAST RETAILING CO., LTD". Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ^ a b c Uniqlo Syndrome. Toyo Keizai Shinpo Sha. ISBN 4-492-76191-8 Tenkai Japan. ASIN: B004PYDPOK.
- ^ "Apparel and textile industry factsheets"[permanent dead link].
- ^ Li, Shan. "Fast Retailing buys majority stake in L.A. denim line J Brand". LA Times.
