GU (retailer)
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| Type | KK |
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| Industry | Fashion retail |
| Founded | February 21, 1973 |
| Headquarters | , Japan |
Number of locations | 422 |
| Parent | Fast Retailing |
| Website | gu-japan |
G.U. (ジーユー, jīyū) is a Japanese discount casual wear designer, manufacturer and retailer, with 422 stores (as of May 2019) across the country.[1] It is fully owned by the company Fast Retailing, which is better known as the owner of the retail chain Uniqlo. The name is a pun of the word jiyū (自由, free), meaning free from high cost clothing. Its signature product is a pair of jeans, which costs 990 yen.
In 2018, G.U. opened its first store in South Korea.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ [1],.
- ^ "Japanese casual wear retailer G.U. to open first store in South Korea". The Japan Times Online. 2018-07-23. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
- ^ NEWS, KYODO. "Japanese casual wear retailer G.U. to advance into South Korea". Kyodo News+. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
External links[]
- Official website (in Japanese)
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