October 16, 2006
UNIQLO Unveils Temporary Locations in Rockefeller Center and the Upper West Side and Offers a “Sneak Preview” of the Soho NY Global Flagship
UNIQLO Global Flagship Store in Soho NY set to open November 10, 2006
OCTOBER 12, 2006 – NEW YORK and TOKYO – Taxi tops, phone booths, posters, billboards and roving Cargo Container stores—what else will UNIQLO, Japan's most popular apparel retailer and a worldwide leader in casual wear, think of to create even more excitement for the November 10th opening of UNIQLO Soho NY, the brand's global flagship and the world's largest UNIQLO? New Yorkers won't have to wait long to find out as UNIQLO today announced the opening of two temporary store locations in Rockefeller Center and at 2231 Broadway on the Upper West Side. Both shopping spaces will give consumers the opportunity to “sneak preview" what's to come this November when the UNIQLO Global Flagship opens—stylish, quality and affordable clothing complemented by an unparalleled modern Japanese shopping experience.
“Our global flagship will be very different and unique from anything seen from UNIQLO, either here in New York or in Japan," said Nobuo Domae, CEO and president of UNIQLO USA INC.“UNIQLO's root concepts are quality and basics but the new global flagship will add a further element to the mix – a sense of global fashion and style. We felt it was important for both our loyal consumers and those unfamiliar with UNIQLO to get a sneak preview of the flagship merchandise, and the Rockefeller Center and Upper West Side preview stores are an exciting way to showcase our products' new look."
The Rockefeller Center preview store will be located at 30 Rockefeller Plaza on the Concourse Shopping Level. The 1,100 square foot shopping space will be open to the public beginning Friday, October 13, and will remain open until the end of the year. The 1,200 square foot Upper West Side preview store will be located at 2231 Broadway between West 79th and 80th streets and will be open before the end of the month.
As is always the case with UNIQLO,, the Rockefeller Center and Upper West Side preview stores will be stocked with stylish, high-quality clothing at affordable prices like its extremely popular cashmere. In addition, consumers can expect these shopping spaces to have other items that will reflect sophisticated fashion, a pop of preppy and even urban country looks.
With the weather getting brisk, women can wrap themselves up in cashmere sweaters, trenches and velvet blazers while sporting one of the hottest items of the season: skinny jeans made of the finest Japanese denim in a variety of washes (starting at $39.50). For men, corduroy blazers and moleskin jackets are the perfect layering pieces to go with the wide variety of cashmere and denim options offered by UNIQLO (starting at $39.50).
Once the UNIQLO Soho NY flagship opens on November 10, both preview stores will remain open, shifting into more concept-oriented shopping spaces similar to the UNIQLO Cargo Container stores. Recent Cargo Container stores featured “100% Cashmere" and the “Japanese Pop Culture T-Shirt Project" concepts.
UNIQLO's Rockefeller Center preview store is located at 30 Rockefeller Plaza on the Concourse Shopping Level. Store hours: Monday – Saturday 10 a.m. – 7 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
UNIQLO's Upper West Side preview store is located on Broadway between 79th and 80th streets. Store hours: Monday – Saturday 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.