Fast Retailing: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Fast Retailing (TSE: 9983) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Yamaguchi, Japan that owns 4 consumer brands.[1]
Fast Retailing grew from a single men's clothing shop founded in Yamaguchi in 1963 and is now the third-largest fashion retailer in the world. Its Uniqlo chain competes on engineered fabrics and long product life rather than on trend turnover, which distinguishes it from Zara and H&M.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇯🇵 Yamaguchi, Japan
- Founded
- 1963
- Tickers
- TSE: 9983
- Wikidata
- Q1191859
- Website
- www.fastretailing.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Fast Retailing in numbers
- Fast Retailing owns 4 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is apparel, footwear & accessories with 4 brands.[1]
- 2 of its brands originated outside Japan.
Everything Fast Retailing owns
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does Fast Retailing own?
Fast Retailing owns 4 consumer brands tracked here, including Uniqlo, GU, Theory and Helmut Lang.
Is Fast Retailing a Japanese company?
Yes. Fast Retailing is headquartered in Yamaguchi, Japan and was founded in 1963.
Who owns Fast Retailing?
Fast Retailing is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as 9983 on the TSE.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. Annual Report 2025 — Fast Retailing Co., Ltd., Annual report, published 28 November 2025; retrieved 6 September 2026.
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