Company Performance Metrics
- Takashi Nawa: External DirectorPast Role: Hitotsubashi University, Professor, Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy
Shinpei Ohtani: CTOPast Role: Amazon Web Services, Manager, Solutions Architecture
Fast Retailing Co., Ltd., through its subsidiaries, operates as an apparel retailer worldwide. The company designs, manufactures, distributes, and retails casual wear for men, women, babies, and children.
Its products primarily comprise fleece jackets, down jackets, polo shirts, footwear, corsetry, loungewear, and swimwear; and women’s wear,
including bra tops, maxi dresses, jeans and pants, sweaters, and cardigans, T-shirts, and lingerie, as well as other accessories.
As of August 31, 2013, the company operated 853 stores in Japan and 446 stores internationally under the UNIQLO brand; 214 stores under the GU brand; 61 stores under the Theory brand; and 375 stores under the Comptoir des Cotonniers brand primarily in France, as well as in other parts of Europe and Japan.
It also operates a range of stores under the Princesse tam.tam and J Brand names, as well as operates online stores; and provides real estate leasing services, etc. The company was formerly known as Ogori Shoji Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. in September 1991. Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Yamaguchi City, Japan.
