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Last Updated: 2012.05.24

UNIQLO Announces New Store in Westfield Garden State Plaza Shopping Mall, New Jersey

UNIQLO CO., LTD.

Recently after announcing plans to open its first West Coast store, UNIQLO today announces that it will open a new store in Garden State Plaza, one of the top shopping malls in the U.S. The UNIQLO store in Westfield Garden State Plaza will be the fifth retail location for the company and the brand's only shopping mall location in the U.S. market. Previous U.S. locations include UNIQLO Soho, which opened in 2006, followed by UNIQLO 5th Avenue and UNIQLO 34th Street, which both opened in the Fall of 2011. The UNIQLO San Francisco store is scheduled to open in the Fall of 2012.

Fast Retailing Chairman, President & CEO Tadashi Yanai comments, "Opening in the largest shopping mall in New Jersey is an exciting cornerstone in our continued U.S. expansion. We look forward to partnering with the community to bring the modern UNIQLO aesthetic with high quality, affordable clothing to northern New Jersey. I hope to continue to bring the UNIQLO 'Made For All' philosophy and style to more locations throughout the U.S. in the near future."

The UNIQLO in Westfield Garden State Plaza will be the brand's second foray into New Jersey, the first being back in 2005, when the brand was still unknown in the U.S. UNIQLO U.S. CEO Shin Odake comments, "Following the immense success of the first New York location, we revised our strategy for the U.S. market and decided to close the three small New Jersey locations to launch large scale flagship stores in targeted areas of Manhattan. The three popular UNIQLO Manhattan locations have built a dedicated fan base in the New York tri-state area making it the perfect time to re-launch the brand's innovative modern style in shopping malls across the U.S."

This new store in Westfield Garden State Plaza will occupy an impressive space just over 43,000 square feet with a separate dedicated entrance and a prominent façade. The Westfield Garden State Plaza store will be the fourth largest location for the brand in the U.S., after UNIQLO 5th Avenue, UNIQLO 34th Street and UNIQLO Soho. The UNIQLO store in Westfield Garden State Plaza will serve as the prototype for the company's future shopping mall locations in the U.S.

 

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