Fast Retailing
Retailer
Early-bird Uniqlo sale celebrates founding...Prefecture. Tadashi Yanai assumed the company's helm in 1984 and eventually changed the firm's name to Fast Retailing in 1991. Fast Retailing logged record-high group sales and operating profit for the business year to Aug. 31, with... In this article: Fast Retailing Co., Customer, Tokyo, Recession, Yamaguchi Prefecture, and Hiroshima |
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The Japan Times: All Stories | 6 days ago
BOJ keeps rates low, is upbeat
...prices excluding imports tumbled the most in 51 years, a Cabinet Office report showed this week. Discounts by retailers from Aeon Co. to Fast Retailing Co. are helping push down consumer prices, which slid 2.3 percent in September, a...
In this article: BOJ, Deflation, Japan, Naoto Kan, Masaaki Shirakawa, Tokyo, Yukio Hatoyama, Recession, and Inflation
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Reuters | November 18, 2009
Nikkei seen moving narrowly, poised for rebound
...a support package totalling $1 billion in investment, revenue guarantees and financing. [ID:nT199640] Fast Retailing Co <9983. T> Fast Retailing, operator of the Uniqlo casual-clothing chain, said it would run a lottery offering $11...
In this article: Fast Retailing Co, Takeda Pharmaceutical, Japan Airlines Corp, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, US, Japan, Revenue, and Inflation
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WSJ.com: Markets | November 17, 2009
Fast Retailing Leads Nikkei Up
...to: SINGAPORE -- Asian stock markets were mostly higher Wednesday after Wall Street gains, with defensive stocks in Japan rising, and Fast Retailing advancing. Japan's Nikkei-225 share average was up 0.3%, South Korea's Kospi Composite...
In this article: Futures contract, Korea Economic Daily, Newcrest Mining, Affinity Equity Partners, Investec, and Mizuho Securities
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The Japan Times: All Stories | November 17, 2009
Deflation concern rises even as growth quickens
...for YEN690 last month, undercutting Aeon Co., Japan's largest supermarket chain, which has been offering them for about YEN880. Fast Retailing Co., the operator of Uniqlo stores, started the battle in March with pairs at YEN990.
In this article: Deflation, Bank of Japan, Democratic Party of Japan, Recession, Japan, Naoto Kan, Goods and services, Unemployment, and Masaaki Shirakawa
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FT.com - Financial Markets News | November 16, 2009
Strong yen weighs on Japanese exporters
...or "Nikkei Topix ratio", in which the Nikkei average is divided by the Topix. Investors were taking profits in shares such as Fast Retailing and Softbank, which both figure heavily in the Nikkei's weighting. Fast Retailing slipped 0.9...
In this article: Sony Corp, Deflation, Canon, Tokyo, Sharp, SoftBank, and Recession
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FT.com - Financial Markets News | November 15, 2009
Retailers and economy briefly buoy Nikkei
...per cent to Y539 after Nomura Securities raised its rating on the company to "neutral" from "reduce", citing a more stable earnings structure. Fast Retailing gained 5.2 per cent on the perennial popularity of Uniqlo, its discount clothing...
In this article: Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Hitachi, Japan, Nomura Securities, Thomson Reuters, and Mitsui Chemicals
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | November 15, 2009
Metals prices push Asian stocks higher
...holdings. BHP Billiton, the world's biggest mining company, rose 1.9 per cent, and Lihir Gold climbed 3.3 per cent in Sydney. Fast Retailing, Japan's biggest clothing retailer, advanced 2.5 per cent after the nation's economy grew more in...
In this article: Hitachi, Japan, Copper, Taiwan, Tokyo, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, and BHP Billiton
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The Japan Times: All Stories | November 12, 2009
Luxury a poor fit in today's Japan
...Oct. 29. Companies typically pay the bonus in December. Casual-clothing chains including Uniqlo and H&M are increasing their presence. Fast Retailing Co., operator of Uniqlo, opened its biggest store in Nagoya in October. The company has...
In this article: Tokyo, Japan, H&M, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Bain, and Asia
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Reuters | November 03, 2009
Nikkei up 0.4 pct as Fast Retailing gains, Fed eyed
...widely expected to keep euro zone interest rates at a record low of 1 percent. [ECB/POLL] FAST RETAILING UP, CHIP STOCKS SLIDE Fast Retailing, the biggest positive contributor to the Nikkei 225, advanced 4.4 percent to 15,790 yen after...
In this article: Semiconductor, Japan Steel Works, U.S., Influenza, The Fed, Morgan Stanley, and Nuclear power
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Reuters | November 03, 2009
Nikkei flat before Fed, Fast Retailing climbs
...on Thursday and is widely expected to keep euro zone interest rates at a record low of 1 percent. [ECB/POLL] FAST RETAILING SHINES Fast Retailing, the biggest positive contributor to the Nikkei 225, advanced 3.1 percent to 15,590 yen after...
In this article: Japan Steel Works, The Fed, Tokyo, Nuclear power, Institute for Supply Management, and Suzuki Motor
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Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (TYO: 9983) is a Japanese retail holding company. In addition to its primary subsidiary UNIQLO, it owns several other brands, including ASPESI, Comptoir des Cotonniers, Foot Park, and National Standard.
The company is also affiliated with the American-Japanese clothing brand Theory through the acquisition of "an equity stake in Link Theory Holdings Co Ltd, the marketer of the Theory and Helmut Lang apparel brands, in 2004".
In 2007, Fast Retailing unsuccessfully offered a bid of $900 million for Barneys New York department store to the Jones Apparel Group.
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