TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global apparel retailer UNIQLO today announces the opening of four new stores in Canada this fall. With growing customer affinity for LifeWear, the brand is well-positioned to enter Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton and Langley before the end of the year, making UNIQLO accessible to even more Canadians.
Since opening its first Canadian location in 2016 in Toronto at Eaton Centre, the brand has offered a unique guest experience with its innovative lineup of LifeWear for men, women, and kids. LifeWear clothing is designed to make everyone's life better. It is simple, high-quality, everyday clothing, thoughtfully crafted with life's needs in mind and is constantly evolving to modern life. This latest Canadian expansion builds upon the momentum the brand initiated in 2022 to reach 200 stores in North America by 2027.
"We have seen incredible momentum throughout Canada, and we couldn't be more excited to open four new stores," says Daisuke Tsukagoshi, CEO of UNIQLO North America. "UNIQLO continues to resonate with Canadian customers, and we aim to deliver essential clothing that complements their lifestyles, made to be building blocks of their wardrobe with longevity in mind."
With the success of its core LifeWear products and designer collaborations, UNIQLO has gained global popularity and continues building deeper connections with Canadian customers. It continues to evolve its world-class retail experience, opening in new markets and communities throughout the country.
The new UNIQLO stores opening in Fall 2024 are as follows:
- CF Sherway Gardens (Toronto, Ontario)
- Heartland Centre Town (Mississauga, Ontario)
- Bramalea City Centre (Brampton, Ontario)
- Willowbrook Shopping Centre (Langley, British Columbia)
UNIQLO Recruitment
UNIQLO looks to expand its hiring efforts in each new market by creating a welcoming and inclusive space for all. The brand encourages ambitious leaders to apply for the many opportunities via their career page. Additionally, UNIQLO will be hosting a series of career fairs where individuals can meet support reps and better understand the different roles that make up the organization. For more information, please visit their career page: https://www.fastretailing.com/employment
About UNIQLO LifeWear
Apparel that comes from the Japanese values of simplicity, quality and longevity. Designed to be of the time and for the time, LifeWear is made with such modern elegance that it becomes the building blocks of each individual’s style. A perfect shirt that is always being made more perfect. The simplest design hiding the most thoughtful and modern details. The best in fit and fabric made to be affordable and accessible to all. LifeWear is clothing that is constantly being innovated, bringing more warmth, more lightness, better design, and better comfort to people’s lives.
About UNIQLO and Fast Retailing
UNIQLO is a brand of Fast Retailing Co., Ltd., a leading Japanese retail holding company with global headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. UNIQLO is the largest of eight brands in the Fast Retailing Group, the others being GU, Theory, PLST (Plus T), Comptoir des Cotonniers, Princesse tam.tam, J Brand and Helmut Lang. With global sales of approximately 2.77 trillion yen for the 2023 fiscal year ending August 31, 2023 (US $18.92 billion, calculated in yen using the end of August 2023 rate of $1 = 146.2 yen), Fast Retailing is one of the world’s largest apparel retail companies, and UNIQLO is Japan’s leading specialty retailer.
UNIQLO continues to open large-scale stores in some of the world's most important cities and locations, as part of its ongoing efforts to solidify its status as a global brand. Today the company has a total of more than 2,400 UNIQLO stores across the world, including Japan, Asia, Europe and North America. The total number of stores across Fast Retailing's brands is now close to 3,600.
With a corporate statement committed to changing clothes, changing conventional wisdom and change the world, Fast Retailing is dedicated to creating great clothing with new and unique value to enrich the lives of people everywhere. For more information about UNIQLO and Fast Retailing, please visit www.uniqlo.com and www.fastretailing.com.
