Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing has increased its profit and sales outlook for the year following a strong first half, but warned that it would experience “some impact” from the conflict in the Middle East.

Uniqlo Covent Garden

Source: Uniqlo

Uniqlo has revamped its Covent Garden flagship store

The Japanese fashion giant delivered a near 15% increase in revenues to ¥2.05trn and a 28% rise in business profit to ¥386.9bn in the six months to February 2026.

It reported revenue and profit gains across all regions, which it attributed to its successful branding strategy, new store openings and a strategic approach to year-round products.

During the period, Uniqlo opened a new 11,840 sq ft store in Birmingham’s Bullring. The retailer unveiled its newly refurbished and upsized Covent Garden store last month and is gearing up to open its new Bristol Cabot Circus location next week.

As a result of the strong performance in the first half, Fast Retailing has increased its sales forecast by ¥100bn to ¥3.9trn and its business profit expectations by ¥40bn to ¥690bn.

It expects double-digit sales growth across all regions, but warned its second-half business profit in Uniqlo Japan would hold steady at the previous year’s level due to an increase in costs.

Fast Retailing said its estimates incorporate “some impact from the Middle East situation, based on current considerations such as higher transportation costs in some markets”.

It reported that it had “already progressed production and taken measures on transportation, so no major impact is expected from a production and logistics perspective”.

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