April 8, 2010

Fast Retailing CEO:may consider overseas listing

TOKYO, April 8 (Reuters) - Fast Retailing (9983.T), owner of the Uniqlo budget fashion chain, said on Thursday 8 April it may think about listing shares overseas.

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"We would like to consider overseas exchanges," company CEO Tadashi Yanai said at a news briefing when asked about such a move.

He said the company did not have any concrete plan about which exchanges it might list shares on. (Reporting by Taiga Uranaka)

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5/2/2013
Uniqlo Japan April sales fall 3 percent after cool temperatures
...Fast Retailing Co said on Thursday that same-store sales at its Uniqlo basic clothing outlets in Japan fell 3 percent in April from a year ago as cool weather towards the end of the month dented sales of spring...
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4/22/2013
Uniqlo debuts an even bolder collection
...design for Fast Retailing. Katsuta serves as the liaison between the label’s different design teams under the creative direction of Naoki Takizawa, recruited in 2012 from Issey Miyake where he was head designer....
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4/11/2013
Uniqlo operator keeps annual operating profit outlook unchanged
...Fast Retailing left its full-year operating profit forecast unchanged despite a jump in sales in March at its flagship Uniqlo stores in Japan, as doubts linger whether aggressive economic policies will thaw a...
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2/5/2013
Helmut Lang makes a return to Paris
...Theory, a Fast Retailing subsidiary and Helmut Lang owner, has developed the brand internationally and established it as one of the must-see comtempory designer brands at New York Fashion Week.
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1/23/2013
Uniqlo recruits ex-Forever 21 Executive
...States. The Fast Retailing Group, which owns Uniqlo, currently has 833 stores in Japan, as well as 300 other locations over 12 countries. For its current financial year ending 31 August, the company is expecting...
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1/17/2013
Uniqlo prepares for entry into India
...Fast Retailing, owner of the Japanese brand, is set to sign a joint-venture agreement with Indian group Arvind, according to local press. The two could be looking of a turnover of one billion dollars by 2020.
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1/10/2013
Uniqlo parent's first quarter profit jumps 17% and hikes outlook
...TOKYO - Fast Retailing Co's quarterly operating profit rose 17 percent as price cuts and chilly autumn weather lifted sales at home outlets of its flagship Uniqlo casual clothing chain and the Japanese apparel...
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1/7/2013
Fast Retailing wants to reduce reliance on China
...group Fast Retailing - owner of Uniqlo - is looking to reduce its reliance on sourcing from China, which is currently at 70%. The company wishes to reduce lead times on products and to improve efficiency on a...
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11/30/2012
Fast Retailing to take control ofJ Brand Holdings for $290 million
...Japan's Fast Retailing Co said it will buy an 80.1 percent stake in U.S. denim maker J Brand Holdings from Star Avenue Capital and J Brand managers for $290 million to gain more brand clout in the United States.
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11/15/2012
Esprit shares surge 33 percent as ex-chairman raises stake
...Japan's Fast Retailing Co Ltd, said last year that it would invest more than HK$18 billion ($2.3 billion) up to 2015 as part of its restructuring plan.Also competing with Swedish clothing retailer Hennes & Mauritz...
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10/24/2012
Esprit shares plunge to two-month low after rights plan
...Japan's Fast Retailing Co Ltd (9983.T), proposed a one-for-two rights issue of new shares to existing shareholders to raise up to HK$5.25 billion ($677.41 million) to help rebuild its brand, which the company last...
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10/22/2012
Esprit taps shareholders for restructuring funds
...Japan's Fast Retailing Co Ltd, is proposing a one-for-two rights issue of new shares to existing investors. It had said last year it would invest more than $2.3 billion in the restructuring.Esprit said the issue...
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10/18/2012
Uniqlo to rev up U.S. expansion with online shopping
...represent.Fast Retailing Co's ambitious expansion plan for newer markets like the United States and China comes amid slower growth at home.The retailer's ambition is to leapfrog Zara, H&M and Gap Inc as the...
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10/11/2012
Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing sees 13.5 pct growth in 2012/13
...Fast Retailing forecast a 13.5 percent rise in annual operating profit for this financial year amid expectations that growth from overseas outlets of its Uniqlo basic apparel and Japan cut-price clothing g.u....
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9/27/2012
Esprit profit misses forecasts, shares dive amid gloomy outlook
...Japan's Fast Retailing Co Ltd, said last year that it would invest more than HK$18 billion ($2.3 billion) up to 2015 as part of its restructuring plan.It also aims to double China sales to around HK$6 billion...
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9/26/2012
Fast Retailing: no plan to halt Uniqlo expansion in China
...Japan's Fast Retailing Co is not considering changes in the planned expansion of its Uniqlo clothing stores in China despite anti-Japanese protests there, its chairman said on Wednesday.
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9/18/2012
Fast Retailing plans to open first Uniqlo store in Australia
...Japan's Fast Retailing Co Ltd said on Tuesday that it plans to open its first Uniqlo clothing store in Australia in the year ending August 2014 as the apparel retailer continues to expand across Asia.
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7/26/2012
Theory to open on rue Saint-Honoré in Paris
...Japanese Fast Retailing group, which bought Theory's parent company, Link Theory, in 2003.
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