The company was founded as Men's Shop Ogori Shoji in 1949, and formally incorporated as Ogōri Shōji Co., Ltd. in 1963 by Hitoshi Yanai. [4] In 1984, the company, which ran a …

Sep 18, 2020 · In 1991, he changed the company name from Ogori Shoji to the more globally identifiable Fast Retailing, a nod to the fast-food prototype. By 1998, Uniqlo had more than …

Dec 20, 2010 · Ogori Shoji Co., Ltd. is established with 6 million yen in capital 1984.6 UNIQLO's first location, the Fukuromachi Store, opens in Hiroshima (closes in August 1991)

Dec 4, 2024 · In 1991, Yanai renamed his father’s business name from Ogori Shoji to the more globally identifiable Fast Retailing, a nod to the fast-food prototype. Inspired by European and …

UNIQLO’s story begins in 1949 when Ogori Shoji, a small clothing company, was founded by Hitoshi Yanai in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. Originally, Ogori Shoji was a family-run …

Sep 30, 2019 · How UNIQLO began in Japan and became a global phenomenon. In 1949, a clothing store called Ogori Shoji was opened in the Japanese city Ube. The city was known for …

Oct 1, 2024 · Uniqlo’s story begins in 1949 when Tadashi Yanai opened a men’s clothing shop called “Ogori Shoji” in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. Initially, the store sold high-quality …

Jun 22, 2023 · Hitoshi Yanai opens a men's clothing store called Ogōri Shōji in the western Japanese city of Ube (Yamaguchi). Ogori Shoji Co., Ltd. is established with a capital of 6 …

Mar 20, 2025 · It sells its products through online; and provides real estate leasing services. The company was formerly known as Ogori Shoji Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Fast Retailing …

Dec 4, 2021 · The richest man in Japan, Tadashi Yanai, was born on the 7 th of February 1949 in Tokyo, Japan as the son of a tailor and a housewife. The father started a men’s clothing store …