Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing has posted its fourth consecutive year of record profit, citing “large revenue and profit gains” across its international business.
Pre-tax profit for the Japanese retail giant rocketed 19% to ¥650.5bn (£3.2bn) in the 12 months to August 31, 2025 as sales topped ¥3.4trn (£16.7bn).
Across Europe, the fashion retailer delivered a 23.7% increase in profit to ¥54.2bn (£266.6m) after sales rose 33.6% to ¥369.5bn (£1.82bn).
It attributed the strong growth across the continent to its newly opened stores which proved “extremely successful” and helped to boost brand awareness and online sales.
Uniqlo announced it was ramping up its regional expansion last month as it unveiled the locations for its next three openings. The retailer will open its new Birmingham Bullring store on October 16, followed by a two-storey outlet in Bristol’s Cabot Circus and a space along Leeds’ busy shopping street of Briggate next year.
Looking ahead, the group expects revenues to jump 10.3% on the year to ¥3.75trn (£18.5bn), and business profit to rise 10.7% to ¥610bn (£3bn).
Fast Retailing president and chief executive Tadashi Yanai said: “As the times continue to change greatly, Uniqlo’s LifeWear concept has begun to gain broad recognition in major global markets.
“We are confident that we can fundamentally transform the very concept of clothing on a global scale and spark a movement that establishes LifeWear as a new world standard. We aim to make everyone’s life better by transcending the conventional boundaries of apparel.”
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