Fast Retailing

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History

The company was founded as Men's Shop Ogori Shoji in 1949, and formally incorporated as Ogōri Shōji Co., Ltd. in 1963 by Hitoshi Yanai.[2]

In 1984, the company, which ran a menswear store in Ube, Yamaguchi, opened a new casual-wear store named Unique Clothing Warehouse in Hiroshima City; this was the forebear of Uniqlo.[3]

In September 1991, Ogori Shoji changed its name to Fast Retailing Co., Ltd., and was listed on the Hiroshima Stock Exchange in July 1994.[3]

In February 1999, it was listed on the first section (large companies) of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.[3]

The company also owns the American brand Theory; In 2004, Fast Retailing acquired "an equity stake in Link Theory Holdings Co., Ltd., the marketer of the Theory and Helmut Lang apparel brands".[4] It acquired the rest of the company in 2009.

In 2007, it unsuccessfully offered a bid of Template:Currency for Barneys New York department store to the Jones Apparel Group.

In 2012, the company purchased an 80% stake of premium denim company J Brand for Template:USD, plus Template:USD in advisory legal fees.[5]

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Senior leadership

Chairman

  1. Hitoshi Yanai (1963–1984)
  2. Tadashi Yanai (1984–present)[6]

CEO

  1. Hitoshi Yanai (1963–1984)
  2. Tadashi Yanai (1984–present)[6]

President

  1. Hitoshi Yanai (1963–1984)
  2. Tadashi Yanai (1984–2002)[6]
  3. Tadashi Yanai (2005–present); second term[6]

References

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External links

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