Uniqlo to launch Mumbai store in October
New Delhi: Japanese apparel retailer Uniqlo is set to open its first store in Mumbai. The store, set to come up in Phoenix Marketcity, Kurla, is scheduled to open on 6 October. “We are delighted to be launching in Mumbai this fall...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," he said. Uniqlo Phoenix Marketcity, Kurla, will be the retailer’s 11th brick-and-mortar store in India. The new store will offer a range of LifeWear collections for men, women, kids, and babies.
Since its India debut in 2019, Uniqlo has largely focussed on opening stores in north India including markets of Delhi-NCR, Lucknow, and Chandigarh. The Mumbai store marks the Japanese retailer’s entry into other Indian cities. It also launched online commerce in the country in the aftermath of the pandemic.
Earlier this year, it opened its first highway store in India at Dhillon Plaza, Zirakpur, Punjab. Globally, Uniqlo has over 2,400 stores, and it competes with major brands such as H&M, Gap, and Zara. Since opening its first store in Hiroshima in 1984, Uniqlo has expanded in major global markets.
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