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Tadashi Yanai

Founder & President, Fast Retailing & Uniqlo

He has grown his Japanese mass market clothing company into a group that has owns contemporary labels like J Brand and Theory.

Tadashi Yanai
News & Analysis

It's a Family Affair at Uniqlo, If Not Quite a Succession Plan

After Fast Retailing announced the nomination of Tadashi Yanai's two sons to the board, the chairman clarified he had "no intention of bringing them into the top management at this time."

News & Analysis

It's a Family Affair at Uniqlo, If Not Quite a Succession Plan

After Fast Retailing announced the nomination of Tadashi Yanai's two sons to the board, the chairman clarified he had "no intention of bringing them into the top management at this time."


Financial Markets

Fast Retailing Posts Record Annual Profit

The owner of Japan's clothing chain Uniqlo forecasts stronger results in the current year, helped by growth in Asia and a recovery at its US stores.

Financial Markets

Fast Retailing Posts Record Annual Profit

The owner of Japan's clothing chain Uniqlo forecasts stronger results in the current year, helped by growth in Asia and a recovery at its US stores.


News & Analysis

Fast Retailing to Invest in Warehouse Automation

The Uniqlo owner said it would expand its partnership with logistics firm Daifuku and invest £676.1 million to automate its warehouse and distribution system.

News & Analysis

Fast Retailing to Invest in Warehouse Automation

The Uniqlo owner said it would expand its partnership with logistics firm Daifuku and invest £676.1 million to automate its warehouse and distribution system.


Financial Markets

Uniqlo Owner Doubles Fortune With Some Help From Roger Federer

Fast Retailing founder Tadashi Yanai's wealth has almost doubled since April 2016 to $25.4 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Financial Markets

Uniqlo Owner Doubles Fortune With Some Help From Roger Federer

Fast Retailing founder Tadashi Yanai's wealth has almost doubled since April 2016 to $25.4 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.


Technology

Japanese Clothing Giants Go Head-to-Head Over How to Measure Customers

Fast Retailing's Tadashi Yanai and Yusaku Maezawa, founder of Japan’s largest e-commerce company, Start Today, traded public barbs over Maezawa's new body-scanning technology.

Technology

Japanese Clothing Giants Go Head-to-Head Over How to Measure Customers

Fast Retailing's Tadashi Yanai and Yusaku Maezawa, founder of Japan’s largest e-commerce company, Start Today, traded public barbs over Maezawa's new body-scanning technology.


News & Analysis

Uniqlo Owner Takes Stake in Lemaire

Japanese conglomerate Fast Retailing has also extended designer Christophe Lemaire’s contract as artistic director of the Uniqlo Paris R&D Center by another five years.

News & Analysis

Uniqlo Owner Takes Stake in Lemaire

Japanese conglomerate Fast Retailing has also extended designer Christophe Lemaire’s contract as artistic director of the Uniqlo Paris R&D Center by another five years.


Retail

Uniqlo’s $300 Million Bet on Federer

The logic behind Uniqlo’s 10-year deal with 36-year-old tennis legend Roger Federer.

Retail

Uniqlo’s $300 Million Bet on Federer

The logic behind Uniqlo’s 10-year deal with 36-year-old tennis legend Roger Federer.


News & Analysis

Roger Federer Signs $300 Million Sponsorship Deal With Uniqlo

The tennis star will represent the Japanese apparel brand beginning with Wimbledon 2018, after wearing the iconic Nike swoosh throughout his career.

News & Analysis

Roger Federer Signs $300 Million Sponsorship Deal With Uniqlo

The tennis star will represent the Japanese apparel brand beginning with Wimbledon 2018, after wearing the iconic Nike swoosh throughout his career.


Luxury

How Denim Brands Can Stay Cool

The jeans of the moment have an inherently limited lifespan linked to the zeitgeist. But the shrewdest labels are able to maintain relevance and keep revenue coming in when the moment passes.

Luxury

How Denim Brands Can Stay Cool

The jeans of the moment have an inherently limited lifespan linked to the zeitgeist. But the shrewdest labels are able to maintain relevance and keep revenue coming in when the moment passes.


News & Analysis

Will Nike’s Toxic Culture Impact Business?

More senior managers have exited Nike as part of a sweeping investigation into workplace misconduct. But consumer perception, investor confidence and the bottom line seem stable — for now.

News & Analysis

Will Nike’s Toxic Culture Impact Business?

More senior managers have exited Nike as part of a sweeping investigation into workplace misconduct. But consumer perception, investor confidence and the bottom line seem stable — for now.


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