Top Japanese casual wear brand launches first Hong Kong
flagship store (with photos)
******************************************************** Fast Retailing Co, Ltd, the world's seventh leading casual wear company, announced today (September 30) that Japan's number one casual apparel brand, UNIQLO launched its first flagship store in Hong Kong. The 16,000 sq ft store is located at the Miramar Shopping Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui.
Chairman and CEO of Fast Retailing Co, Ltd Mr Tadashi Yanai, and Managing Director of UNIQLO Hong Kong, Ltd Mr Pan Ning and other officiating guests officiated at the opening ceremony today.
"We are very excited to enter the active and sophisticated Hong Kong market," Mr Yanai said of the Hong Kong store launch. "We are confident that the people of Hong Kong will warmly welcome the UNIQLO shopping experience and the high quality and reasonable price of UNIQLO clothing. Launching our first store in the Hong Kong market is an important step in continuing our mission to inspire the world to dress casual."
With the new flagship store, UNIQLO introduces its wide range of products with almost 500 reasonably-priced casual wear items for men, women and children, offering a choice of more than 30 colours for each core item product.
"With good customer service offered and our wide variety of casual clothing for every member of the family, at prices that the family will appreciate, we expect strong expansion in the Hong Kong market and look forward to expanding our retail position in the future," Managing Director of UNIQLO Hong Kong, Ltd Mr Pan said.
At the opening ceremong, the Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion at Invest Hong Kong, Mr Simon Galpin, warmly welcomed UNIQLO's decision to invest in Hong Kong. "We are delighted to see another prominent brand such as UNIQLO showing their confidence in the Hong Kong market," he said. "Its expansion in Hong Kong will not only bring economic benefits through creating jobs for our people but also enhance the existing portfolio of our retail sector. We believe the investment by UNIQLO in Hong Kong will send positive messages to overseas investors who are keen in entering Hong Kong and the regional market. We wish UNIQLO great success in Hong Kong."
UNIQLO, Japan's No 1 apparel brand, is a brand of Fast Retailing Co, Ltd, the seventh largest apparel company in the world. The company's mission, based on the vision of founder Tadashi Yanai, is to empower individuals with the basic clothing pieces to create a unique style of their own. Since the opening of its first shop in Hiroshima in 1984, UNIQLO has grown to almost 700 stores across Japan, China and the United Kingdom. In autumn 2005, UNIQLO opened its first store in Hong Kong, the United States and Korea.
Invest Hong Kong is the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government department charged with encouraging and facilitating inward investment into the city by providing all the support needed to establish and expand a business presence here. For more information, please visit the website at www.investhk.gov.hk.
flagship store (with photos)
******************************************************** Fast Retailing Co, Ltd, the world's seventh leading casual wear company, announced today (September 30) that Japan's number one casual apparel brand, UNIQLO launched its first flagship store in Hong Kong. The 16,000 sq ft store is located at the Miramar Shopping Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui.
Chairman and CEO of Fast Retailing Co, Ltd Mr Tadashi Yanai, and Managing Director of UNIQLO Hong Kong, Ltd Mr Pan Ning and other officiating guests officiated at the opening ceremony today.
"We are very excited to enter the active and sophisticated Hong Kong market," Mr Yanai said of the Hong Kong store launch. "We are confident that the people of Hong Kong will warmly welcome the UNIQLO shopping experience and the high quality and reasonable price of UNIQLO clothing. Launching our first store in the Hong Kong market is an important step in continuing our mission to inspire the world to dress casual."
With the new flagship store, UNIQLO introduces its wide range of products with almost 500 reasonably-priced casual wear items for men, women and children, offering a choice of more than 30 colours for each core item product.
"With good customer service offered and our wide variety of casual clothing for every member of the family, at prices that the family will appreciate, we expect strong expansion in the Hong Kong market and look forward to expanding our retail position in the future," Managing Director of UNIQLO Hong Kong, Ltd Mr Pan said.
At the opening ceremong, the Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion at Invest Hong Kong, Mr Simon Galpin, warmly welcomed UNIQLO's decision to invest in Hong Kong. "We are delighted to see another prominent brand such as UNIQLO showing their confidence in the Hong Kong market," he said. "Its expansion in Hong Kong will not only bring economic benefits through creating jobs for our people but also enhance the existing portfolio of our retail sector. We believe the investment by UNIQLO in Hong Kong will send positive messages to overseas investors who are keen in entering Hong Kong and the regional market. We wish UNIQLO great success in Hong Kong."
UNIQLO, Japan's No 1 apparel brand, is a brand of Fast Retailing Co, Ltd, the seventh largest apparel company in the world. The company's mission, based on the vision of founder Tadashi Yanai, is to empower individuals with the basic clothing pieces to create a unique style of their own. Since the opening of its first shop in Hiroshima in 1984, UNIQLO has grown to almost 700 stores across Japan, China and the United Kingdom. In autumn 2005, UNIQLO opened its first store in Hong Kong, the United States and Korea.
Invest Hong Kong is the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government department charged with encouraging and facilitating inward investment into the city by providing all the support needed to establish and expand a business presence here. For more information, please visit the website at www.investhk.gov.hk.
Ends/Friday, September 30, 2005
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