06:54â¢Fast Retailing Cracks Half-Trillion Profit
âšCoverage holds on Fast Retailing's record earnings (Asahi, Nikkei). Outlets report net profit above Â¥500 billion, the first Japanese retailer to do so, on revenue near Â¥4 trillion lifted by overseas Uniqlo. Asahi frames the result against Zara owner Inditex, whose sales exceed Â¥7 trillion, questioning GU's weakness as an obstacle to becoming world No.1.