Business by Group

UNIQLO Japan today boasts near 800 stores nationwide. We saw revenue and profits soar over 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. We have also been developing our 1,600sqm large-format stores over the past few years and those new store openings are proceeding favorably. Our newly opened large-format urban stores attracted particular attention such as the Shinjuku West Exit store (1,900sqm, opened April 2009), the refurbished Ginza store (23,000sqm, opened October 2009), and the Nagoya Sakae store (2,600sqm, opened October 2009). We will be speeding up the opening of more large-format stores across Japan with 25 such store openings planned for the year to August 2010.

UNIQLO’s international store network is expanding through UK, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, USA, France and Singapore, and global flagship stores have been opened in the major American and European fashion cities of New York and London and Paris. 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 Asian centering on China, Hong Kong and Korea. Our aim is to open stores in all of the world’s major cities. Our UNIQLO International operation has generated a profit since the year to August 2008. Revenue is forecast to increase to ¥ 65 billion yen in the year to August 2010, with operating profit predicted to nearly triple to ¥ 4.5 billion year on year.

GOV RETAILING

Our low-cost clothing developer g.u. attracted much attention with the launch of its ¥ 990 Jeans series in March 2009, and both overall sales and profitability have improved greatly since. We launched our new shoes brand “UNIQLO Shoes” in September 2009 with the aim of changing our footwear operation into a UNIQLO-style SPA business model - a fully integrated process from design through production and retailing.

CABIN

We are now developing approximately 200 women’s fashion brand ZAZIE and enraciné, specialty stores nationwide offering reasonably priced fashions with broad customer appeal. We are aiming to instill highly efficient management at CABIN by maximizing on UNIQLO’s experience of manufacturing, marketing and inventory control.

COMPTOIR DES COTONNIERS

A women’s fashion brand born in 1995 in Toulouse, Southern France. The 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 USA.

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. The brand, which prides itself on its materials, design and smooth fit, offers lingerie, homewear and swimwear collections, is sold in famous department and specialty stores in France and 45 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 near ¥ 40bln sales base in the US and Japan combined.