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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.

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

Everything Fast Retailing owns

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Everything Fast Retailing owns Tree of 4 brands under Fast Retailing. Fast Retailing GU Helmut Lang Theory Uniqlo

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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. [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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