Uniqlo’s Tadashi Yanai Is The Richest Man In Japa

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News Uniqlo’s Tadashi Yanai Is The Richest Man In Japan By Lauren Sherman Wednesday, Jan 13,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], 2010 / 10:12 AM GMT -5
Uniqlo owner Tadashi Yanai is the richest man in Japan,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], according to my former colleagues at Forbes.
The magazine says Yanai,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], whose Fast Retailing empire also includes Helmut Lang, Theory and Comptoir Des Cotonniers,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], earned a whopping $9.2 billion in 2009, $3.1 billion more than in 2008.
That’s a big jump–especially in a recession–but it’s not too shocking,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], given Yanai’s recent retail track record. Uniqlo’s well-designed, well-made and well-priced wares have become a global sensation over the past two years, particularly the one-off collaborations featuring insidery brands like Tim Hamilton and Opening Ceremony.
Heck, the guy’s so powerful he was even able to woo Jil Sander out of retirement. Maybe Yanai’s dream of buying the Gap isn’t so crazy after all….