Last Updated: 2010.12.20
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- 2004.1
- Fast Retailing invests in Link International Co., Ltd. (now Link Theory Japan Co., Ltd.), the developer of Theory brand apparel
- 2004.2
- National Standard Inc., which markets the National Standard women's apparel brand, becomes a consolidated subsidiary (exits the business in May 2006)
- 2004.10
- First large-format UNIQLO store opens in Shinsaibashi, Osaka with over 1,600 square meters of floor space (closes in 2010)
- 2004.12
- UNIQLO Design Studio (currently the R&D Center) opens in New York
- 2004.12
- Enters a joint venture with South Korea's Lotte Shopping Co., Ltd. to expand the UNIQLO business in the South Korean market
