Japanese company Fast Retailing Co Ltd who own fashion brand Uniqlo, have announced significantly improved second quarter with operating profit up by 80%. Total profit came to 42.1bn yen, up from 23.4bn yen the previous year. The figures showed that the company had in fact exceeded the expectations of analysts, who had suggested the total profit would be in the region of 36.02bn yen. Much of the improvement was attributed to a decline in the yen and subsequent improved profit margins.