Business by Group

UNIQLO Japan today boasts approximately 800 stores nationwide. We saw revenue and profits soar in the year to August 2009 as our expanded women's wear ranges and our HEATTECH and BRA TOP hit products attracted even more customers to our stores. In recent years we have also been developing our 1,650 square-meter (500-tsubo) large-format stores and the new store openings are of these are proceeding favorably. Our newly opened large-format urban stores have particularly attracted immense attention, as exemplified by our Shinjuku Takashimaya Store (19,650 square meters), which opened in April 2010. We will be accelerating the pace of these openings as we bring more large-format stores into business across Japan with 102 such stores expected to be in operation at the end of fiscal year to August 2010.

UNIQLO's international store network is expanding through U.K., China, Hong Kong, South Korea, the U.S., France, Singapore and Russia, with global flagship stores having been opened in the major fashion hubs of New York, London, Paris and Shanghai. While we have been working to boost UNIQLO brand awareness through these global flagship stores, we have also pushed ahead in earnest with new store openings in Asia with a focus on expansion in China, Hong Kong and South Korea. Our aim is to open stores in all of the world's major cities. Our UNIQLO International operations have generated a profit since the year ending August 2008. Revenue is forecast to double to ¥ 73 billion yen in the year to August 2010, with operating profit predicted to nearly jump by a factor of nearly 4 times to ¥ 6.5 billion year on year.

GOV RETAILING

Our low-cost clothing developer G.U. attracted a flurry of attention with the launch of its ¥ 990 Jeans series in March 2009, and both overall sales and profitability have improved greatly since. We plans to open 50 new stores per year and have set a sales target of ¥ 50 billion and a network of 200 stores nationwide in the fiscal year to August 2013.

CABIN

We are now in the midst of expanding the network of ZAZIE and enraciné stores, specialty stores offering reasonably priced fashions with broad customer appeal, to approximately 200 in number around the nation. We are aiming to instill highly efficient management at CABIN and to maximize UNIQLO's experience in manufacturing, marketing and inventory control.

COMPTOIR DES COTONNIERS

A women's fashion brand born in 1995 in Toulouse, Southern France, this brand offers casual chic French fashion with a sense of natural authenticity. "Mother and daughter" advertising begun in 1997 embodies the brand spirit. The 370-store network spans Europe, Japan, Korea and the U.S.

PRINCESSE TAM.TAM

A unique lingerie lifestyle brand, born in Paris in 1985, well known for its creative free spirit, characteristic prints and fresh colors. This brand, which prides itself on its materials, design and smooth fit, offers lingerie, homewear and swimwear collections to women through famous department and specialty stores in France and 40 countries worldwide.

Theory

The Theory brand was created in New York in 1997 for contemporary women. Theory's high quality Italian stretch fabrics offer second-to-none comfort as well as a sophisticated look. Today, the brand boasts a sales base of approximately ¥ 40 billion in the U.S. and Japan combined.