DJ: Uniqlo Feb Same-Store Sales Up 9.6% on Year

TOKYO--Fast Retailing Co. (9983) said Monday that same-store sales at its Uniqlo casual clothing chain rose 9.6% in February from a year earlier as clearance sales of winter items and strong demand for its spring selection of pants, leggings and skirts lifted performance.

The figures, based on sales at 767 stores, also showed a 15.1% rise in customer visits from the previous year.

For the first half of the company's business year ending in August, Fast Retailing saw a 3.6% rise in same-store sales and a 6.3% increase in customer visits.