UNIQLO Square One Shopping Centre Rendering
Japanese casual apparel retailer, UNIQLO revealed that it will open four new stores in Canada this fall. According to Retail Insider, "Canadian expansion could see as many as 100 stores open over the next several years." "While it’s unclear if that number will be reached, landlords across the country confirm that they’ve been in talks with UNIQLO and that some deals have already been done for new Canadian stores."
Of the four new UNIQLO stores, three will be located in the Greater Toronto Area at Vaughan Mills, Square One in Mississauga and CF Markville in Markham. The fourth store will be located in the eastern suburbs of Vancouver at Coquitlam Centre. The addition of these locations will almost double UNIQLO's Canadian store count.
The largest of the new UNIQLO stores to open is Vaughn Mills at 20,000 square feet of retail space all on a single floor. The two additional stores in the GTA located in Markham and Mississauga, will measure approximately 15,000 square feet. The newest store to open in British Columba will occupy more than 12,000 square feet of sales area.
“We’re happy to be bringing LifeWear, thoughtfully created to make everyday life better and more comfortable, to so many new people in Canada through the launch of four new Uniqlo stores”
“After much demand from loyal customers we are especially excited to be opening new stores in Ontario for the first time since our Canadian launch in Fall 2016.”
Yasuhiro Hayashi, COO of UNIQLO Canada
When the new stores open in the fall, UNIQLO will have nine stores in Canada. Five in the GTA and four in the Vancouver area. It is expected that UNIQLO will move into secondary markets such as Calgary, Edmonton and Ottawa at some point, though the retailer has been focusing on first gaining brand awareness in the influential Toronto and Vancouver markets.
Since opening its first store in Japan in 1984, UNIQLO has grown to become an international leader with over 2,000 stores worldwide.
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