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Fast Retailing posts record year despite CEO Yanai calling trade war ‘totally unacceptable’

Samantha Chiew
Samantha Chiew • 8 min read
Fast Retailing posts record year despite CEO Yanai calling trade war ‘totally unacceptable’
Fast Retailing’s Yanai speaking at the Uniqlo LifeWear Day in New York. Photo: Uniqlo
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Fast Retailing has posted a fourth straight year of record earnings, driven by strong growth at flagship brand Uniqlo and resilient margins. The group expects revenue to keep rising as its “LifeWear” concept gains traction across key markets.

The group’s wider portfolio reflects this strength, spanning the ever-popular Uniqlo, GU, PLST, Theory Luxe, Helmut Lang, Comptoir des Cotonniers (CDC), Princesse tam.tam and J Brand.

Chairman, president and CEO Tadashi Yanai frames the strategy simply: “We are confident that we can fundamentally transform the very concept of clothing on a global scale and spark a movement that establishes LifeWear as a new world standard. We aim to make everyone’s life better by transcending the conventional boundaries of apparel,” he says at the FY2025 results briefing.

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