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Uniqlo Signs Lease for San Francisco Store

Part of U.S. expansion plans

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12 years ago

April 10, 2012

VMSD Staff

Japanese fast-fashion brand Uniqlo has signed a lease for a 29,000-square-foot flagship on Powell Street in San Francisco.

“It’s the center of innovation and hi-tech and software,” Yasunobu Kyogoku, chief operating officer of Uniqlo USA, told Women’s Wear Daily. “It’s very important for us to be present in that market in a big way.”

Kyogoku told WWD that the retailer is opening a West Coast operations office in San Francisco and will make its West Coast debut with mall stores in the area.

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