Uniqlo rival Zozo sees 1st profit decline as tailor-fit strategy flops

CEO Maezawa's ambitions fall to earth as shoppers snub polka-dot measurement suit

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Yusaku Maezawa, the chief executive of Zozo, speaks at a product launch in July 2018. © Reuters

AKANE OKUTSU, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Online clothing retailer Zozo, once one of Japan's fastest-growing e-commerce startups, on Thursday forecast the first profit decline in its history and said it is reviewing ambitious plans to sell custom-fit clothes.

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