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4 unusual facts about Fast Retailing


Fast Retailing

In November 2013, Fast Retailing appointed Nancy Pedot the new CEO of Comptoir des Cotonniers and Princess Tam Tam.

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In addition to its primary subsidiary Uniqlo, it owns several other brands, including J Brand, Comptoir des Cotonniers, Foot Park, g.u., Princess Tam-Tam, and National Standard.

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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.

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In 2012, the company purchased an 80% stake of premium denim company J Brand for US$290 million and US$10 million in advisory legal fees.



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J Brand

In late 2012, Fast Retailing, owners of Uniqlo, announced they had bought 80% of J Brand for $290MM to bolster their premium denim business.