Uniqlo owner's six-month profit jumps 28% as Europe, U.S. business grows

Japanese clothing retailer revises up full-year profit forecast

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A Uniqlo store in Tokyo's trendy Harajuku district. Fast Retailing's Japan sales declined by 2%. (Photo by Yuki Nakao)

TAMAYO MUTO and AKANE OKUTSU, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Fast Retailing, the owner of Japanese clothing seller Uniqlo, on Thursday said its net profit for the six months ended in February rose 27.7% from a year earlier to 195.9 billion yen ($1.28 billion), buoyed by its operations in Europe and North America.

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