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70-490: Glorietta 1 to 4 is integrated with the nearby Greenbelt , SM Makati, Rustan's Makati, and The Landmark . Glorietta 5 is detached, located on the former site of an open parking area between Hotel InterContinental Manila (later replaced by One Ayala ) and Rustan's Makati. Coinciding with the redevelopment, the tenants affected by the October 19, 2007 explosion were given an option to relocate there. The mall got its name from

140-458: A Gogoro concept store. Greenbelt 5 has boutiques of Filipino designers, high-end department store Adora, art galleries, and boutiques. Restaurants are located in Greenbelt 3 and 5, as well as in Greenbelt 2 prior to its ongoing renovations from 2024 to 2026, known for their sit-down dining options. Greenbelt 1 concentrated more on fast food until its closure in 2024. The complex is also home to

210-482: A GLA of 250,000 m (2,700,000 sq ft), making it the ninth largest shopping mall in the Philippines in terms of GLA, tied with Greenbelt . It is divided into five sections: the contiguous Glorietta 1, 2, 3, and 4 and the fully detached Glorietta 5. Glorietta 1 to 4 features up to five levels of retail. Glorietta 5 has three retail levels and five levels of BPO offices. Although detached above, it connects to

280-612: A colony of well-fed cats who lounge around walkways and in unoccupied al fresco cafe seats. Greenbelt is served by an interconnected basement parking built beneath it, as well as the above-ground carpark inside Greenbelt 2. Former parking facilities at Greenbelt were the Paseo Steel Parking at the corner of Paseo de Roxas and Esperanza Street, Greenbelt 1 (initially known as Greenbelt Mall), and an open parking area, all above-ground. The open parking area has since been replaced by new wings in early 2000s, while Paseo Steel Parking

350-443: A gross leasable area of 250,000 m (2,700,000 sq ft), envisioned as one of the largest malls in the Philippines. The mall was divided into four sections: All four components were home to a variety of shops and restaurants. Quad 1 and 2 opened in 1991 after renovation was completed in 1990, while Quad 3 opened in 1992 and was completed in 1993. Glorietta 4, delayed due to the construction of Oakwood Premier, opened in 1998,

420-557: A home in Glorietta. The department stores surrounding the mall – SM Makati, The Landmark, and Rustan's – were utilized by Glorietta as its anchor tenants for its supermarkets and department stores. In the mid-1990s, Glorietta emerged as a premier mall, boasting an air-conditioned atrium, children's playground, and activity center. The mall transitioned to its present name from "Quad" in 1997 and underwent expansions from 1999 to 2005. Glorietta 5, an additional wing detached from Glorietta 1 to 4,

490-410: A jeepney terminal and another P2P bus stop is located at The Landmark, adjacent to Greenbelt across Makati Avenue . On October 18, 2009, between 11:45 a.m. and 1 p.m. PHT , heavily armed thieves overpowered the mall's security guards and broke into a Rolex watch shop in Greenbelt 5. The thieves, dressed in bomb squad uniforms, hammered the glass cases containing Rolex watches. A suspected robber

560-715: A major focus opening flagship locations in Rome and Edinburgh . By August 2023, the company forecasts it will operate 3,747 stores worldwide. Uniqlo opened its first Australian store in Melbourne in April 2014. It expanded into Queensland the following year, with the introduction of two shops in Brisbane . Uniqlo opened a shop in Chadstone Shopping Centre in Melbourne , Victoria,

630-433: A mix of international brands including luxury labels at the ground level, sit-down restaurants, and entertainment facilities, as well as five cinemas and MyCinema, a private mini-theater. The largest Philippine branch known as Louis Vuitton was found here. It is also the location of the Philippines's third 4DX cinema, launched in 2016. Greenbelt 4 features high-end boutiques. Also included are an H&M branch and

700-607: A new label, +J collection, which won the 2011 Brit Insurance Design Fashion Award. Shiatzy Chen was approached by Uniqlo to produce a capsule collection of ready-to-wear pieces to launch in November 2010. Uniqlo first opened its roadside store in Japan in 1985 and it has now many roadside stores in Japan and five other countries in South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Philippines and Malaysia. On 2 September 2009, Fast Retailing announced that

770-624: A new peak, with over 500 retail stores in Japan. When Uniqlo decided to expand overseas, it separated Uniqlo from the parent company, and established Fast Retailing (Jiangsu) Apparel Co., Ltd. in China. In 2002, their first Chinese Uniqlo outlet was opened in Shanghai along with four overseas outlets in London and Basingstoke England. On 1 November 2005, Fast Retailing transferred the business related to clothing manufacturing and retailing to Sun Road Co., Ltd.,

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840-839: A store in Stuttgart (2016), Cologne , Düsseldorf (2018) and Hamburg (2020). By 2021 the company operated ten stores in Germany, six of which were in Berlin. Uniqlo opened its first Indian store New Delhi in October 2019 and in November it opened in Gurugram , following the company's announcement about the same on 9 May 2018. The company will set up a wholly owned subsidiary in India. First flagship store in Mumbai opened on 6 October 2023 at Phoenix Marketcity and

910-518: A unisex casual wear store in Fukuro-machi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima , under the name "Unique Clothing Warehouse". Initially, the brand was going to be registered as a shortened contraction of "unique clothing". However, in 1988, during administration work in Hong Kong for registering the brand, the "C" in the contracted name was misread as "Q". Tadashi Yanai, the head of the family retail conglomerate, liked

980-634: A wholly owned subsidiary that operated golf courses through a company split (absorption-type split) , and became a holding company . On the same day, Sun Road changed its name to Uniqlo Co., Ltd. 2005 saw more overseas expansion, with stores opening in the United States ( New York City ), Hong Kong ( Tsim Sha Tsui ) and South Korea ( Seoul ), their South Korean expansion being part of a joint venture with Lotte . As of year-end 2005, in addition to its overseas holdings, Uniqlo had around 700 stores within Japan. By 2006, sales were $ 4 billion. By April 2007,

1050-552: Is a Japanese casual wear designer and retailer. It is known for its LifeWear philosophy of providing consumers with high-quality everyday clothing with attention to detail. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. A Yamaguchi -based company, Ogori Shōji (which, until then, had been operating men's clothing shops called "Men's Shop OS") was founded in March 1949 in Ube, Yamaguchi . On 2 June 1984, it opened

1120-483: Is a shopping mall located at Ayala Center , Makati , Metro Manila , Philippines . It is owned by Ayala Malls , a real-estate subsidiary of Ayala Land , which is an affiliate of Ayala Corporation . It opened in 1988 after merging existing structures and is one of the Ayala Corporation's flagship projects. The mall offers a mix of high-end retail shops, restaurants, amenities, leisure and entertainment. Currently,

1190-491: Is home to clubs and restaurants (including Hard Rock Cafe ) and international luxury labels. Glorietta 4 is home to seven cinemas, Food Choices food court, Rustan's Department Store (shared with the adjacent Rustan's Makati building), and The Marketplace supermarket (also shared with Rustan's Makati). Glorietta 5 is home to Uniqlo 's largest Southeast Asian branch and the Makati church of Christ's Commission Fellowship . "Top of

1260-410: Is still selling 3D knit pieces. In October 2018, Uniqlo collaborated with designer Alexander Wang to create a line of Heattech layerable basics including tank tops, leggings, underwear and bodysuits. On 3 June 2019, artist and recent Dior Homme collaborator KAWS participed on KAWS x UNIQLO UT . "Perhaps because all the other collections were the subdued Uniqlo trademark, KAWS’s subversive art

1330-604: Is the Greenbelt Park, which contains the Santo Niño de Paz Greenbelt Chapel and is bisected by Greenbelt Drive. Level 2 pedestrian footbridges connect the mall to Legazpi Village through the De La Rosa Elevated Walkway , The Landmark, and The Residences at Greenbelt . Greenbelt 1, prior to its temporary closure in 2024 due to a needed renovation, featured lifestyle, food, and supply stores, as well as two cinemas and

1400-513: The Ayala Center . Greenbelt underwent enhancements, starting with the construction of the indoor Center Mall from 1989 to 1994 and the renovation in 1994 that added wheelchair ramps . The original wing was subsequently renamed Greenbelt 1 in 2000 as part of an expansion project, which involved renovation until 2001, redevelopment of the Ayala Museum from 2001 to 2004, expansion of the park, and

1470-570: The Guinness World Record for the “Most People Modeling on a Catwalk” with 2,255 participants. A Chuck E. Cheese's was meant to open here in 2013, but the plans were cancelled due to the mall layout. Further developments followed, including the opening of Uniqlo 's flagship and largest Southeast Asian store at Glorietta 5 in 2018, the unveiling of "Top of the Glo" roof deck in 2019, and the completed renovation of Food Choices in Glorietta 4 and of

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1540-747: The Montreal Eaton Centre (formerly Eaton's and Les Ailes de la Mode ). The first Ottawa outlet opened on 16 June 2023 and the first Calgary outlet opened on 25 August 2023, bringing number of outlets to 14 stores in Canada. As of November 2024, there are 28 stores in Canada. Uniqlo entered the Chinese mainland market in 2002. As of August 2021, there were 832 stores in China, including in Beijing , Guangzhou , Chongqing , Chengdu , Nanjing , Ningbo , Shanghai , Shenzhen, Shijia, Tianjin and Xi'an. "Given

1610-625: The National Commission for Culture and the Arts . This was made due to the alterations made to the original structure as a result of renovations over the past decades, as well as its impending demolition for future redevelopment. Greenbelt 1 and 2 are undergoing a major redevelopment, costing ₱ 13 billion , since the first quarter of 2024. Greenbelt 2's ground level was closed in January 2024 for renovations scheduled to be complete in 2026. Greenbelt 1

1680-515: The Spanish word glorietta , which used to describe the public meeting place in Spanish colonial-era designed towns throughout the Philippines; the spelling with double "t" reflects the Old Spanish alphabet . Until 1997, the mall was previously named Quad, a name that was also borne by the four-cinema Quad Theater that was integrated into it. The name quad is a Latin word for four, reflecting

1750-848: The Wijnegem Shopping Center on 25 March in the same year. 19 October 2017 saw the opening of a third store in Brussels . Uniqlo store in Wijnegem Shopping Center has closed in 2022. There were 3 stores in Belgium as of May 2023. Uniqlo opened their first Canadian outlet at the Toronto Eaton Centre on 30 September 2016, followed by a second outlet at the Yorkdale Shopping Centre on 20 Octobers 2016. Measuring at 28,000 and 24,000 square feet, both outlet are five times

1820-585: The Glo" is an al fresco roof deck attraction featuring Japan Town (under Mitsubishi 's partnership), K-Park, and the Omniverse Museum at the fourth level of Glorietta 1 and 2. Its retail area has a GLA of 2,500 square meters (27,000 sq ft). An atrium is situated at the center of the contiguous Glorietta, as well as an activity center in between Glorietta 1 and 2, facing the Palm Drive entrance. Both spaces are frequently utilized for hosting events. Above

1890-508: The Makati Supermart. In 1990, Ayala decided to redevelop Makati Commercial Center, then branded The Center Makati , into a new development named the Ayala Center . The plan called for the redevelopment of the Glorietta park and the surrounding shopping arcades into a single shopping mall. Makati Commercial Center and the nearby Greenbelt complex were later merged to become Ayala Center in 1991. The new Glorietta mall opened in 1991 with

1960-603: The Oakwood Premier. Glorietta, where the hotel stood, was also closed during the siege. An explosion in Glorietta 2 killed eleven people and injured a hundred others. Initially, authorities termed it a liquefied petroleum gas explosion in a restaurant, but later began investigating the possibility that the explosion may have been a C-4 bomb . The explosion destroyed much of Glorietta 2's main lobby and vehicles parked outside. Several days later, October 23, 2007, senior government officials expressed "a high level of certainty" that

2030-551: The OnStage Theater, a performing arts theater that hosted Repertory Philippines from 2002 to 2024. It was also the location of The Marketplace supermarket and Automatic Centre branches. Greenbelt 2 features the Greenbelt Townhomes, a two- to three-story condominium on top, and, until 2024, high-end al fresco restaurants. The redevelopment will convert it into an indoor space with retail shops. Greenbelt 3 features

2100-456: The Santo Niño de Paz Greenbelt Chapel on the park in 1983 and the decommissioning of the aviary later that decade. In 1982, Greenbelt Square, a three-story Brutalist building containing cinemas and retail spaces, was inaugurated. It was designed by Leandro Locsin , who would later be named as a National Artist for Architecture. Structures that were later added are: The park, aforementioned buildings, and open parking area collectively formed

2170-783: The United States. On September 27, 2012, Uniqlo, collaborated with Japanese tech retailer Bic Camera , to open a store in Shinjuku called Bicqlo. It opened at the former site of a Mitsukoshi department store. The store is now a regular Bic Camera store after Uniqlo sold its lease of the building on June 19, 2022. Launched in January 2017, "Art for All" was a partnership with New York art dealer and curator Jeffrey Deitch . The project involved selling, for under $ 100 per item, 65 limited-edition products made by commissioned artists such as Marie Roberts, Starlee Kine and Ken Kagami. Beginning in 2017, Uniqlo has collaborated with designer Johnathan Anderson on multiple menswear collections. As of 2023,

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2240-519: The addition of Paseo Steel Parking and new wings such as Greenbelt 2 and 3 (ground broke in 2000 and opened in 2002), Greenbelt 4 (ground broke in 2002 and opened in 2004), and Greenbelt 5 (opened in 2007). Demolition of surrounding structures, including United Supermarket, Garden Square Building, Shop & Lift Plaza, Greenbelt Arcade, and Greenbelt 1's service driveways occurred until 2006, mostly due to expired contracts, to make way for these developments. The mall underwent major redevelopment, with

2310-463: The aforementioned hotels, interconnected with the basement parking of the adjacent Park Terraces residential complex and Terraces Square. It is also served by other distinct parking facilities nearby, such as The Link, 6750 Steel Carpark, 6750 Ayala Avenue Office Tower, Park Square, and One Ayala's basement parking, which is planned for connection to Glorietta's. On May 17, 2000, thirteen (13) people were injured in an explosion at Glorietta 2. Police said

2380-427: The atrium in the same year. A major redevelopment of Glorietta is being done in phases since the first quarter of 2024. It will feature layout changes, along with new interiors and exteriors, and increase its gross leasable area (GLA) by 10 percent. It is expected to be completed in 2026. Ayala Malls has tapped Australian architectural firm Buchan for the redesign of Glorietta. Glorietta, located in Ayala Center , has

2450-402: The blast (by a homemade explosive) originated from a restroom of a restaurant and affected a nearby branch of Timezone , a game arcade center, as well as the ceiling of the bridge connecting Glorietta 2 to the then Park Square 2. Two rival gangs were seen fighting near the restaurant shortly before the blast occurred. Magdalo soldiers led by Lt. Sr. Grade Antonio Trillanes IV took control of

2520-573: The clothing is presented in an organized, rational manner, and that very organization and rationality creates an artistic pattern and rhythm. All these qualities reflect the defining characteristics of modern Japanese culture, modern ' Japaneseness .' —Nobuo Domae, CEO, Uniqlo USA (April 2007) In November 1998, it opened their first urban Uniqlo store in Tokyo's trendy Harajuku district, and outlets soon spread to major cities throughout Japan. In 2001, sales turnover and gross profit reached

2590-410: The company had set a global sales goal of $ 10 billion and a ranking among the top five global retailers, joining what at the time was Gap , H&M , Inditex and Limited Brands . Fast Retailing signed a design consulting contract for Uniqlo products with fashion designer Jil Sander in March 2009. Sander was appointed creative director of the brand's menswear and womenswear – as well as launching

2660-734: The company would target annual group sales of 5 trillion yen (approx. US$ 61.2 billion) and pretax profit from operations of 1 trillion yen (approx. US$ 12.2 billion) by 2020. This means that the company is aiming to become the world's biggest specialty retailer of private label apparel with a continuous growth rate of 20% per year. The figure breaks down as one trillion yen from Uniqlo's Japan business, three trillion yen from its international business, and one trillion yen from "Japan-related and global brand business." The company's international business target breaks down as one trillion yen in China, one trillion in other Asian countries and one trillion in Europe and

2730-418: The contiguous Glorietta stand office buildings such as Glorietta 1 Corporate Center and Glorietta 2 Corporate Center, as well as hotels such as Holiday Inn & Suites Makati and Ascott Makati. Those buildings are all accessible at Glorietta's ground level, with Holiday Inn & Suites Makati accessible through the fourth level as well. Glorietta is supported by three levels of basement parking shared with

2800-659: The country, which opened on 5 October 2018, at Glorietta 5 in Makati . The store is the biggest in Southeast Asia. Uniqlo partnered with SM Group 's SM Retail Inc. to bring the brand to the Philippines. As of August 2023, there were 72 stores in Philippines. Uniqlo began operations in Poland in October 2022, opening a pop-up store in Wars Sawa shopping centre in Warsaw . In Fall 2024, it

2870-420: The designer is still working with Uniqlo on limited collections. In late 2017, Uniqlo debuted a line of 3D knit garments, developed through a joint venture with knitwear machine company Shima Seiki. The technology allows a garment to be knit in one piece with minimal waste and no seamlines. It also allows for a finer level of shaping and fit compared to classic knitwear production techniques. As of 2023, Uniqlo

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2940-440: The explosion was an accident, but the bomb theory has not been totally ruled out. This was brought on by the inability of experts to find bomb components after four days of rigorous investigation. It is believed that the explosion was caused by underground structures in the mall that might have triggered the blast, pending further investigation. Greenbelt (Ayala Center) Greenbelt , also known as Ayala Malls Greenbelt ,

3010-675: The fifth country outside Japan to get a Uniqlo roadside store. The 15,100-square feet store, located in Bandar Sri Damansara was opened in December 2020. The first Dutch Uniqlo store was opened at the Kalverstraat in Amsterdam on 28 September 2018. The official opening was marred by protests against Uniqlo's unethical business practices in its factory in Jakarta, Indonesia. Second Uniqlo store

3080-476: The ground level of Greenbelt 3 closed in 2019 for renovation. The new area reopened in October 2021, which now hosts luxury labels and a newly renovated Starbucks Reserve cafe. Greenbelt 4 was later renovated from the third quarter of 2022 to its reopening in April 2023. On July 25, 2023, Ayala Land filed a Petition to Remove the Presumption as Important Cultural Property designation from Greenbelt 1 before

3150-672: The largest shopping centre in the southern hemisphere, in October 2016 when it was redeveloped. Uniqlo opened its first store in the Australian capital Canberra on 26 October 2023 in Canberra Centre. As of November 2024, there are 39 stores in Australia including in Perth , Brisbane , Melbourne , Sydney , Adelaide , Gold Coast and Canberra . The first Belgian Uniqlo store opened in October 2015 at Meir , Antwerp . A second store followed at

3220-415: The mall has five sections: two enclosed areas, two buildings with open-air shopping areas, and Greenbelt 5, which was opened in 2007. The origin of Greenbelt could be traced to the 1970s as an open-space park also known as Greenbelt Junction, which had an aviary and was surrounded by low-rise structures featuring various dining establishments. The park underwent renovations, followed by the inauguration of

3290-520: The mall's original number of divisions. Glorietta was originally a park centrally located in the Makati Commercial Center complex. The Glorietta park, with its outdoor stage for event hosting, was built in the 1970s. It was landscaped by Ildefonso P. Santos Jr. , a National Artist for Architecture who was also credited for designing the entire complex. It was then surrounded by small shopping arcades, Quad Theater (also known as The Quad), and

3360-572: The middle of a pond, the chapel holds masses and other religious services every day. It celebrates its titular feast day every third Sunday of January. It was inaugurated on July 28, 1983, and designed by architects William Fernandez and Jess Dizon. Additionally, glass sculptor Ramon Orlina contributed to the design by creating the tabernacle altar, ceiling art, the cross at one of the entrances, among others. Point-to-point (P2P) bus stops are also located on Legazpi Street, just beside Greenbelt 5 and, formerly, Greenbelt 1, respectively. Additionally,

3430-1159: The old-styled commercial facility of Galleria Alberto Sordi. In September 2024, Uniqlo opened the first European railway station store in Roma Termini . As of September 2024, there are 4 Uniqlo stores in Italy, 2 stores in Milan and other 2 stores in Rome. In October 2023, Uniqlo opened its first flagship store in Luxembourg, in Luxembourg City at Grand Rue Avenue. The store covers 950 m (10,200 sq ft) on three floors. On 4 November 2010, Uniqlo opened its first store in Malaysia, in Fahrenheit 88 located in Bukit Bintang , Kuala Lumpur . As of October 2021, Uniqlo now has 48 outlets located across Malaysia, including an online store. Malaysia became

3500-446: The population of 1.3 billion, I think we can go for about 3,000 stores," Fast Retailing chief Tadashi Yanai told The Nikkei in 2020, indicating plans to continue opening locations in the world's most populous country. In May 2011, the magazine Shukan Bunshun published a story alleging that Uniqlo had forced employees at its stores and factories in China to work long hours for little pay. In response, Uniqlo unsuccessfully sued

3570-444: The redesign of Greenbelt. Greenbelt, located in Ayala Center , has a gross leasable area (GLA) of 250,000 m (2,700,000 sq ft), making it the ninth largest shopping mall in the Philippines in terms of GLA, tied with Glorietta . Its lot is bounded by Legazpi Street, Dela Rosa Street, Makati Avenue , Esperanza Street, and Paseo de Roxas . It is divided into five sections: Greenbelt 1 to 5. Surrounded by those sections

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3640-448: The rest of Glorietta through a pedestrian underpass at Basement 1. Level 2 walkways link Glorietta to SM Makati and The Landmark. Basement and elevated connections to One Ayala are pending, and previous links to the former Park Square 1 and Park Square 2 existed before the 2010–12 redevelopment. Adjacent parks are Glorietta 3 Park, Dolphin Park, Palm Promenade, and Terraces Square. Glorietta 3

3710-414: The retail brand consultancy, CIA, Inc./The Brand Architect Group, to guide the company through the realization of this strategy, including consulting on merchandise, visual merchandising and display, store design and a new logo designed by Richard Seireeni and Sy Chen of The Brand Architect Group's Los Angeles office. Uniqlo had begun outsourcing their clothing manufacturing to factories in China where labour

3780-399: The retail complex known as Greenbelt, officially opening as such in 1988 as the second Ayala Mall . Real estate company Ayala Land conceptualized Greenbelt as the Philippines's first lifestyle center with bars, posh boutiques, lush tropical greenery, a world-class museum , and an elegant chapel. In the 1990s, Greenbelt, along with the adjacent Makati Commercial Center, was integrated into

3850-538: The same year as Oakwood, and was completed in 1999. Quad 1, 2 and 3 would later be renamed Glorietta 1, 2 and 3, respectively. Those were divided by walkways radiating from the activity center to their namesake major roads (clockwise from north): Ayala Mall, EDSA Mall, Pasay Mall, and Makati Mall. Tenants that set up shop in Ayala Center prior to Glorietta's development, most notably Mercury Drug , Automatic Centre , Jollibee , Max's , and McDonald's , also found

3920-731: The second country to open a Uniqlo store in Scandinavia after Sweden. As of May 2024, there are 28 stores in France, 9 of those were in Paris . On 17 November 2014, Uniqlo opened its first store in eastern France (and the second store in France outside Greater Paris ) in the city of Strasbourg . Uniqlo currently has stores in many other major cities including Bordeaux , Lille , Lyon , Marseille , Montpellier , Nantes , Nice , Rennes and Toulouse . Uniqlo's German flagship store opened on 11 April 2014 at Tauentzienstraße , Berlin . Uniqlo then opened

3990-1113: The second store in Mumbai opened on 20 October at Oberoi Mall. As of October 2023, there are 12 stores in India. Uniqlo has recruitment plans for management from South and Southeast Asia as it accelerates the development of its store network in the region. On 22 June 2013, Uniqlo opened its first Indonesian store at Lotte Mall (formerly Lotte Shopping Avenue), Ciputra World 1 , Jakarta . It has 76 stores as of November 2024, spreading east to Balikpapan , Bandung , Banjarmasin , Cirebon , Denpasar , Makassar , Manado , Mataram , Pontianak , Samarinda , Semarang , Surakarta , Surabaya and Yogyakarta , and west to Batam , Jambi , Lampung , Medan , Palembang and Pekanbaru . On 9 April 2021, its Indonesian flagship and most iconic store opened at Pondok Indah Mall 3, Jakarta. On 28 October 2022, Uniqlo opened its first roadside store in Indonesia at Heritage Lifestyle Hub in Bandung , West Java , thus became

4060-767: The sixth country outside Japan to get a Uniqlo roadside store. The second Uniqlo roadside store as well as its first neighborhood store in Indonesia opened at One District at Puri in Metland Cyber Puri in Tangerang , Banten on 26 May 2023. The third Uniqlo roadside store in Indonesia opened at Hive Kota Harapan Indah in Bekasi , West Java on 26 April 2024. In September 2019, Uniqlo opened its first Italian flagship store in Milan at Piazza Cordusio square. In April 2024, Uniqlo opened another flagship store in Rome at Via del Corso street in

4130-1091: The size of the Muji outlet that opened in Toronto in 2014. Three new Ontario outlets opened in 2018 at Vaughan Mills , CF Markville and Square One Shopping Centre . The first Oshawa outlet opened at the Oshawa Centre in March 2019 and the first Newmarket outlet opened at the Upper Canada Mall in April 2019, bringing the total number of Ontario outlets in to seven. The first British Columbia and Western Canada outlet opened at Burnaby 's Metropolis at Metrotown in October 2017, followed by Surrey's Guildford Town Centre and Richmond Centre in Richmond, BC. The Coquitlam Centre outlet in Coquitlam, BC on 14 September 2018. The West Edmonton Mall outlet opened on 27 September 2019. The first Quebec outlet opened on 23 October 2020 at

4200-506: The sound of the error and shortened the name to "Uniqlo" across Japan. In September 1991, the name of the company was changed from " Ogori Shōji " to " Fast Retailing ", and by April 1994, there were over 100 Uniqlo stores operating throughout Japan. In 1997, Fast Retailing adopted a set of strategies from American retailer The Gap , known as "SPA" (for specialty-store/retailer of private-label apparel), meaning that they would produce their own clothing and sell it exclusively. They engaged

4270-427: The store's exterior had become a popular venue for people to gather and take pictures in sexual poses reminiscent of the video. Uniqlo opened its first flagship store in Central China at Chuhe Hanjie street in Wuhan in May 2024. Uniqlo opened its first Hainan store in Sanya Joy City mall, Sanya in October 2024. In April 2019, Uniqlo opened its first Danish flagship store in Copenhagen at Strøget. It became

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4340-445: The weekly's publisher, Bungeishunjū , for ¥220 million for libel . A 2015 online video of a couple having sex in a Beijing Uniqlo store changing room became notorious among Chinese internet users. Chinese police arrested at least five people in connection with the incident, allegedly including the couple and three other disseminators of the video, for having 'severely violated socialist core values'. The New York Times noted that

4410-629: Was able to stand out all the more." In November 2022, Uniqlo opens a new remake and repair service in Tokyo. Re. Uniqlo Repair Studio, offers same day repairs and custom remakes of clothing purchased at Uniqlo. It is open for a trial run until 31 March 2023. This was previously introduced at stores in Germany, the UK and US. On 16 August 2023, Uniqlo announced a line with designer Clare Waight Keller , former creative director of luxury brands Chloé and Givenchy . The 34-piece fall collection launched in September 2023 across 1,500 stores globally as well as online. In 2024, Uniqlo has made growth in Europe

4480-640: Was cheap, a well-established corporate practice. Japan was in the depths of a recession at the time, and the low-cost goods proved popular. Their advertising campaigns, clothing quality and new retail layouts also proved fruitful. In creating its clothing lines, Uniqlo embraces both shun and kino-bi . Shun [旬] means 'timing, best timing, but also at the same time it's a trend,' something that's updated and just in time, neither early nor late. The company offers clothing basics, but basics that are current, that respond to what's going on today in art and design. Kino-bi [機能美] means function and beauty, joined together:

4550-412: Was interconnected with the parking in Greenbelt 2 until its demolition in 2024 as part of a redevelopment, which also involved the demolition of Greenbelt 1. Santo Niño de Paz Greenbelt Chapel is a Roman Catholic place of worship in Greenbelt Park at the complex's center. It is under the mission station of the same name of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila . Built as an open-air, concrete dome in

4620-410: Was killed by two police escorts of Taguig Mayor Sigfrido Tiñga who, incidentally, happened to be present upon the heist while the other gun-men escaped with an undetermined value of expensive watches. Uniqlo Uniqlo Co., Ltd. ( 株式会社ユニクロ , Kabushiki-gaisha Yunikuro ) ( US : / ˈ juː n i k l oʊ / YOO -nee-kloh ; Japanese pronunciation: [jɯnikɯɾo] )

4690-420: Was later closed on April 1, 2024, for its eventual demolition, done gradually with Paseo Steel Parking and McDonald's. It will be replaced by a newer complex that will include a hotel, office spaces, a larger cinema complex, a four-level shopping mall with four parking levels beneath, and possibly a new park expected to open in 2028. Ayala Malls has tapped San Francisco -based architectural firm Gensler for

4760-743: Was made permanent and expanded. A second store opened in Warsaw's Westfield Arkadia mall on 26 September 2024. As of 2024, Uniqlo had 29 stores in Singapore. Uniqlo opened its first store in Singapore on 9 April 2009 in Tampines 1 , which has been closed down on 17 January 2021 and instead, a new store at Tampines Mall was opened on 5 February 2021 and has the similar format as Bugis+ , ION Orchard , JEM , Orchard Central and Plaza Singapura which has two floors, one for men and one for women. The first Global Flagship Store opened on 2 September 2016 at Orchard Central replacing 313 @ Somerset. Numerous expansion plans were unveiled in 2020 and Uniqlo ION Orchard and Plaza Singapura, were also heavily expanded and

4830-439: Was opened at the Grote Marktstraat in The Hague on 1 October 2020. Uniqlo opened the second store in Amsterdam at Koningsplein square on 3 October and the first store in Rotterdam at Lijnbaan street on 10 October 2024. As of October 2024, there were 4 stores in the Netherlands. Uniqlo's first store in the Philippines opened at SM Mall of Asia on 15 June 2012. On its sixth anniversary, the company opened its flagship store in

4900-436: Was opened in 2008. As part of the Ayala Center Redevelopment, construction work on Glorietta 1 and 2 began in 2010, with reopening on November 5 and December 7, 2012, respectively, along with the addition of Holiday Inn & Suites Makati (opened in 2013) and two office towers on top of the mall. On November 29, 2012, Move to the Vibe of Glorietta , a fashion show, was held at the mall's new Palm Drive Activity Center and broke

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