Case Study: Nitori Holdings achieves network modernization and reduced costs with Fortinet Secure SD-WAN

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Nitori Holdings, a rapidly growing Japanese retail group with roughly 800 stores and multiple logistics centers, faced mounting bandwidth constraints, network failures and limits in its traditional WAN architecture as cloud use and international expansion accelerated. The company needed a scalable, standardized security infrastructure and greater self-reliance in network operations to support digital services and global growth.

Nitori implemented Fortinet Secure SD-WAN (FortiGate NGFW and FortiManager) with local internet breakout and centralized management, rolled out across 800+ locations over about 18 months. The solution boosted store links to 1 Gbps, cut AWS latency from 35 ms to 5 ms, doubled videoconference bitrate to 1 Mbps, achieved zero network outages in FY2022, simplified management across 800+ devices and reduced operational expenses by about 20%, enabling new customer services and faster cloud adoption.

Nitori Holdings

Toshinori Arai

Executive Officer