Last Updated: 2013.07.11
UNIQLO to Open Ten New Stores in the U.S. this Fall
UNIQLO CO., LTD.
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July 11, 2013, Tokyo, Japan - UNIQLO, the global clothing retailer, will open 10 more U.S. stores in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and California this fall. The new stores will expand the brand's U.S. presence to a total of 17 stores, in addition to the Uniqlo.com online shopping platform, which opened in October of 2012.
To staff the new stores, UNIQLO will take on the ambitious plan to hire and train several hundred full-time and part-time employees at all levels.
The new UNIQLO stores represent the company's goal for a continued expansion within the important U.S. market. The new stores will be in shopping centers and retail mall spaces and will all carry the innovative casual clothing UNIQLO provides for Men, Women, and Kids. The 10 new UNIQLO locations are:
- Two stores in New Jersey
- •Bridgewater Commons Mall in Bridgewater, NJ
- •Menlo Park Mall in Edison, NJ
- •Atlantic Terminal Mall in Brooklyn, NY
- •Staten Island Mall in Staten Island, NY
- •Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove, NY
- •Westfield Trumbull Shopping Center in Trumbull, CT
- •Hillsdale Shopping Center in San Mateo, CA
- •Westfield Valley Fair Mall in Santa Clara, CA
- •Stonestown Galleria in San Francisco, CA
- •Bay Street Emeryville in Emeryville, CA
"UNIQLO is ready to take our next step in our U.S. expansion by opening more smaller format and mall stores in the regions surrounding our current flagships stores in the Tri-State and Northern California regions," said Larry Meyer, COO of UNIQLO's USA business and Fast Retailing Group Senior Vice President, "Our goal is to continue to build brand awareness for new potential customers, and greater loyalty from our fans, with more convenient access to our high quality clothing and exceptional customer service."
There are currently seven open U.S. stores, including three in New York City (Fifth Avenue, 34th Street, Soho New York), two in New York State (Westchester's Ridge Hill, Palisades Center), one in Paramus, NJ (Westfield Garden State Plaza), and one in San Francisco, CA (Union Square).
For more information on open positions, you can visit www.uniqlo.com.
