<p>Nitori Holdings Co is considering buying an apparel chain in Japan, a move that would pit the furniture seller against rivals including Fast Retailing Co, Asia's largest clothier.</p>
<p>"The home furnishing retailer will look for a company with 100 to 200 stores as cash from operations has been increasing by as much as 30 billion yen ($266 million) a year,'' Nitori president Akio Nitori, 72, said in an interview.</p>