Japan's Uniqlo to expand to Mumbai, plans to open first store in October

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The brand will open at Phoenix Marketcity, Kurla, Uniqlo and plans to open more stores outside North India. All it’s 10 store is in North India and the company is looking to set up a significant manufacturing presence in India through about 20 'production partners. “October will also mark the anniversary of our four-year journey in India, and this new milestone highlights our strong ongoing commitment to India. Until now, our customers in Mumbai have been using our e-commerce channel to shop for their LifeWear essentials, and we now look forward to welcoming them in person to our first Mumbai store,” said Tomohiko Sei, Chief Executive Officer, Uniqlo India. Uniqlo, Phoenix Marketcity Kurla, will be the 11th brick-and-mortar Uniqlo store in India. Uniqlo has more than 2,400 stores across the world.

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Uniqlo, which is Asia's biggest clothing brand, had said India is one of the top priority markets for them where consumers are increasingly shifting from 'fast-fashion' to long-lasting essentials and functional wear. The company’s ambitions for India are considerable with the CEO of the apparel giant Tadashi Yanai indicating that he wants the Japanese apparel giant to become the “best-selling retailer in India.”