Uniqlo
Japanese casual-wear designer
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| 2024 | Uniqlo expanded in the US, planning to open almost 20 stores in the fall. |
| September 26 2024 | Uniqlo opened its second store in Warsaw, located in the Westfield Arkadia mall, expanding its retail presence in Poland. |
| April 2024 | Uniqlo opened its first Scottish flagship store in Edinburgh on Princes Street, expanding its presence in the UK. |
| 2023 | Opened first store in Mumbai, India, and announced entry into the Brazilian market with a planned flagship store in São Paulo for 2024. International revenue surpassed domestic sales for the first time, accounting for 55% of global sales. |
| October 2023 | Uniqlo opened its flagship store in Luxembourg City at Grand Rue Avenue, marking its expansion into the Luxembourg market. |
| October 2022 | Uniqlo opened a pop-up store in Wars Sawa shopping centre in Warsaw, Poland, marking its initial entry into the Polish market. |
| March 10 2022 | Following initial resistance, Fast Retailing announced it would stop operating in Russia due to operational challenges and the worsening conflict in Ukraine. |
| April 9 2021 | Uniqlo launched its Indonesian flagship store at Pondok Indah Mall 3 in Jakarta, expanding its retail presence in the country. |
| January 2021 | Uniqlo shirts were blocked at the US border due to concerns about forced labor in Xinjiang, with a protest by Fast Retailing being denied. |
| January 17 2021 | Uniqlo closed down its first Singapore store located in Tampines 1. |
| 2020 | Fast Retailing chief Tadashi Yanai announced ambitious expansion plans for China, expressing a goal to increase Uniqlo's store count from 928 to approximately 3,000 stores. |
| December 6 2020 | Uniqlo closed its flagship store in Myeong-dong, Seoul, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing anti-Japanese protests. |
| 2019 | Uniqlo faced significant backlash in South Korea for an advertisement that was perceived as trivializing the trauma of comfort women. |
| 2019 | Australian workers reported a toxic work culture at Uniqlo, including allegations of bullying, 18-hour workdays, and extreme performance expectations. |
| December 6 2019 | Uniqlo opened its first store in Vietnam, located in District 1 of Ho Chi Minh City, marking the brand's entry into the Vietnamese market. |
| October 2019 | Uniqlo launched its first store in India, opening a location in New Delhi, marking the beginning of the brand's expansion into the Indian retail market. |
| October 2019 | Uniqlo signed a lease for its first North American distribution center in Phillipsburg, New Jersey. |
| September 2019 | Uniqlo opened its first Italian flagship store in Milan, located at Piazza Cordusio square, marking the brand's entry into the Italian retail market. |
| April 2019 | Uniqlo opened its first Danish flagship store in Copenhagen, located at Strøget, marking the brand's entry into the Danish retail market. |
| October 5 2018 | Uniqlo launched its flagship store in the Philippines at Glorietta 5 in Makati, which is the largest Uniqlo store in Southeast Asia |
| September 28 2018 | Uniqlo opened its first store in the Netherlands, located on Kalverstraat in Amsterdam. The store opening was accompanied by protests highlighting the company's controversial labor practices in its Jakarta, Indonesia factory. |
| August 2018 | Uniqlo opened its first store in Sweden, launching the inaugural location in Stockholm at Kungsträdgården square. |
| September 2017 | Uniqlo opened its flagship store in Passeig de Gràcia, Barcelona, establishing a physical retail presence in Spain. |
| 2016 | Uniqlo launched its online store in Spain, marking the beginning of its operations in the Spanish market. |
| October 2016 | SACOM and War on Want published a report 'This Way to Dystopia', exposing ongoing worker abuse in Uniqlo factories in China and Cambodia, including excessive overtime, low pay, and dangerous working conditions. |
| September 30 2016 | Uniqlo opened its first Canadian store at the Toronto Eaton Centre, marking the brand's initial entry into the Canadian retail market. |
| 2015 | Uniqlo expanded into Queensland by introducing two new stores in Brisbane, further extending its Australian retail footprint. |
| 2015 | A viral video of a couple having sex in a Beijing Uniqlo store changing room led to arrests by Chinese police, with at least five people detained for 'severely violating socialist core values'. |
| November 2015 | Investigations revealed that Uniqlo's remedies for labor rights violations were only partially successful, with significant violations continuing to occur. |
| October 2015 | Uniqlo opened its first store in Belgium, located at Meir in Antwerp, marking the company's expansion into the Belgian retail market. |
| June 2015 | Chinese Uniqlo factory workers demonstrated after a factory closure, supported by the activist group Students and Scholars Against Corporate Misbehaviour (SACOM). |
| January 2015 | Labor rights violations were reported at Uniqlo suppliers in China, with Uniqlo pledging to remedy the violations. |
| April 2014 | Uniqlo opened its first Australian store in Melbourne, marking the beginning of its retail presence in the country. |
| April 11 2014 | Uniqlo opened its German flagship store located at Tauentzienstraße in Berlin, marking its entry into the German retail market. |
| June 22 2013 | Uniqlo opened its first Indonesian store at Lotte Mall, Ciputra World 1 in Jakarta, marking the brand's initial entry into the Indonesian market. |
| June 15 2012 | Uniqlo opened its first store in the Philippines at SM Mall of Asia |
| November 11 2011 | Uniqlo opened Asia's largest flagship store in central Seoul, generating over 2 billion won ($1.7 million) in a single day's sales. |
| September 9 2011 | Uniqlo launched its first store in Thailand, located at CentralWorld, marking the brand's entry into the Thai market. |
| May 2011 | Shukan Bunshun magazine published a story alleging poor labor practices at Uniqlo stores and factories in China, including forcing employees to work long hours for low pay. Uniqlo subsequently sued the publisher for ¥220 million in a failed libel case. |
| November 4 2010 | Uniqlo opened its first store in Malaysia at Fahrenheit 88 in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, marking the beginning of the brand's expansion in the Malaysian market. |
| October 5 2010 | Uniqlo opened its first store in Taiwan, located at Hankyu Department Store in Taipei, marking the brand's initial entry into the Taiwanese market. |
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