GU (retailer)

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.

G.U. Co., Ltd.
株式会社ジーユー
KK
IndustryFashion retail
FoundedFebruary 21, 1973 (1973-02-21)
Headquarters
Minato, Tokyo
,
Japan
Number of locations
422
ParentFast Retailing
Websitegu-japan.com

In 2018, G.U. opened its first store in South Korea.[2][3]

References
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  2. "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.
  3. NEWS, KYODO. "Japanese casual wear retailer G.U. to advance into South Korea". Kyodo News+. Retrieved 2018-08-03.


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