- CEO
- Tadashi Yanai
- Full Time Employees
- 60,454
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Apparel - Retail
- Address
- 10717-1 Sayama Yamaguchi Japan 754-0894
- IPO Date
- Oct 15, 2010
- Business
- Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (FRCOF) operates as a holding company that designs, manufactures, retails and distributes casual apparel and related products worldwide through its principal brands including UNIQLO, GU, Theory, PLST, J Brand, Comptoir des Cotonniers and Princesse tam.tam; UNIQLO offers LifeWear clothing for men, women, children and babies made from high-quality, functional materials such as HEATTECH heat-insulating wear, AIRism breathable undergarments, down jackets and outerwear at affordable prices; GU provides low-priced, trend-driven fashion apparel, shoes, bags and accessories primarily targeting young consumers in Japan; and Global Brands encompasses premium and designer labels like Theory contemporary clothing, J Brand denim, PLST loungewear and lingerie lines from Comptoir des Cotonniers and Princesse tam.tam.
The company manages its operations across four main segments: UNIQLO Japan, UNIQLO International, GU and Global Brands, with stores, franchises, e-commerce platforms and real estate leasing services; it serves mass-market consumers seeking quality casual wear, with a focus on vertical integration from procurement and design through production to retail sales.
Founded in 1963 as Ogori Shoji Co., Ltd. and renamed Fast Retailing in 1991, the company is headquartered in Yamaguchi City, Japan, with key offices in Tokyo; it maintains a global footprint spanning Japan, Greater China, Southeast Asia, North America, Europe and other regions, operating over 2,500 UNIQLO stores worldwide, 486 GU stores mainly in Japan, and various Global Brands outlets as of fiscal year 2025 ended August 2025.
In recent developments, Fast Retailing launched GU in the United States in September 2024 with a flagship store in New York City's SoHo district, an e-commerce site and app, plus a collaboration with Undercover for men's collections, alongside establishing a New York head office to drive North American expansion; the company continues strategic logistics partnerships, including with Daifuku Co., Ltd. and MUJIN, Inc., to enhance automated warehousing and supply chain efficiency; it renewed its global partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and expanded store openings in North America, Europe and Asia, while pursuing structural reforms in UNIQLO Mainland China and achieving record consolidated revenue of ¥3.4005 trillion for fiscal 2025.