Fast Retailing
Apparel retail (UNIQLO) · Japan
Fast Retailing is the Japanese holding company behind UNIQLO, which designs, makes and sells its own everyday clothing (LifeWear) in about 3,500 stores and online, plus GU and smaller fashion brands.
What makes it different
Its biggest market is no longer Japan.
56.2%Revenue from UNIQLO outside JapanFY2025
UNIQLO outside Japan now brings in more than half of group revenue and is the stated growth engine.
How big it is
How big is Fast Retailing?
¥3.40TRevenueFY2025
3,570StoresFY2025
59,522EmployeesFY2025
How it makes money FY2025
UNIQLO outside Japan leads.
- UNIQLO International56%¥1,910.3B
- UNIQLO Japan30%¥1,026.1B
- GU10%¥330.7B
- Global Brands4%¥131.5B
- Other0%¥1.9B
How the business works
Own the chain, sell one global range.
- 1LifeWear everyday basics
- 2Partner mills and factories
- 3Own stores, online
One range sold in 27 markets lets it buy materials at scale and keep prices steady.
Who owns it
- The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (trust account)19.83%
- Tadashi Yanai17.4%
- Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (trust account)9.35%
CEO: Tadashi Yanai
Who it competes with
Key moments
- 1949Men's Shop Ogori Shoji opens in Ube
- 1984First UNIQLO store opens in Hiroshima
- 1987Switch to the private-label (SPA) model
- 1998The 1,900-yen fleece campaign
- 2001First overseas UNIQLO store opens in London
Sources
Every number on this page comes from Fast Retailing's own reports.
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What Fast Retailing tracks25 metrics
Stores
UNIQLO stores
Markets with LifeWear
Results, quarter by quarterwith a chart
Revenue
Profit
Margin
Where the money comes from7 regions
Japan (UNIQLO)
Greater China (UNIQLO)
South Korea, SE Asia, India & Australia (UNIQLO)
The full timeline19 moments
2024
2025
2026
Fast Retailing vs Inditexside by side
Revenue
Profit
People
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