29 Facts About Uniqlo

1.

Uniqlo is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fast Retailing Co.

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Uniqlo had begun outsourcing their clothing manufacturing to factories in China where labour was cheap, a well-established corporate practice.

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Uniqlo offers clothing basics, but basics that are current, that respond to what's going on today in art and design.

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4.

When Uniqlo decided to expand overseas, it separated Uniqlo from the parent company, and established Fast Retailing Apparel Co.

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5.

In 2002, their first Chinese Uniqlo outlet was opened in Shanghai along with four overseas outlets in London, England.

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6.

Shiatzy Chen was approached by Uniqlo to produce a capsule collection of ready-to-wear pieces to launch in November 2010, while Asia's largest Uniqlo store outside Japan opened its doors in Kuala Lumpur in the same month.

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7.

In October 2018, Uniqlo collaborated with designer Alexander Wang to create a line of Heattech layerable basics including tank tops, leggings, underwear and bodysuits.

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8.

Uniqlo opened its first Australian store in Melbourne in April 2014.

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9.

Uniqlo opened a shop in Chadstone Shopping Centre in Melbourne, Victoria, the largest shopping centre in the southern hemisphere, in October 2016 when it was redeveloped.

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10.

Uniqlo started its first store in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 5 July 2013.

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11.

Uniqlo opened their first Canadian store at the Toronto Eaton Centre on 30 September 2016, followed by a second store at the Yorkdale Shopping Centre on 20 October 2016.

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12.

Uniqlo opened the new Oshawa location at the Oshawa Centre in March 2019 and opened the new Newmarket location at the Upper Canada Mall in April 2019, bringing the total number of stores in Ontario to seven.

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13.

In May 2011, the magazine Shukan Bunshun published a story alleging that Uniqlo had forced employees at its stores and factories in China to work long hours for little pay.

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14.

On 17 November 2014, Uniqlo opened its first store in eastern France in the city of Strasbourg.

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15.

Uniqlo opened a store in India in October 2019, following the company's announcement about the same on 9 May 2018.

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16.

On 22 June 2013, Uniqlo opened its first Indonesian store at Lotte Shopping Avenue, Jakarta.

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17.

On 4 November 2010, Uniqlo opened its first store in Malaysia, in Fahrenheit 88 located in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur.

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18.

Uniqlo had 60 stores across the Philippines as of October 2019.

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19.

Uniqlo opened its first store in Singapore on 9 April 2009 in Tampines 1, which has been closed down on 17 January 2021 and instead, a new store at Tampines Mall was opened on 5 February 2021 and has the similar format as Bugis+, ION Orchard, Orchard Central and Plaza Singapura which has two floors, one for men and one for women.

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20.

Uniqlo began operations in Spain in 2016 with its online store, and in September 2017 opened its flagship store in Barcelona .

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21.

Uniqlo opened its first store in Taiwan on 5 October 2010 at Hankyu Department Store in Taipei.

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22.

Uniqlo opened a brand new shop in Manchester on Market Street in April 2019.

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23.

In September 2005, Uniqlo opened its first United States store in the Menlo Park Mall located in Edison, New Jersey.

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24.

In November 2006, Uniqlo opened its first global flagship store in the SoHo fashion district of Manhattan, New York City.

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25.

In October 2015, Uniqlo opened its first store in the Midwest with a Chicago store on Michigan Avenue.

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26.

On 17 October 2019, Uniqlo officially arranged the first store in Vietnam, which is expected to open at the end of 2019 in District 1, the center of Ho Chi Minh City.

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27.

In November 2015, investigations into the measures Uniqlo introduced in the wake of the January 2015 revelations found that the remedies had been only partially successful, with significant violations continuing to occur.

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28.

Also in 2019, an international Uniqlo advert was uniquely subtitled for the South Korean market in a manner widely perceived there to have trivialized the trauma of comfort women.

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29.

In January 2021, Uniqlo shirts were blocked at the US border over concerns of violations related to a ban on cotton products produced in the Xinjiang region of China due to reports of forced labour.

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