2020.02.29
UNIQLO to open its newest store at DLF Avenue, Saket at 1pm on February 29
February 28 2020, New Delhi, India - UNIQLO, the Japanese global apparel retailer, will open its newest store tomorrow at 1pm at DLF Avenue, Saket, a newly renovated shopping destination in the heart of Delhi. The 21,500 square-foot store will occupy two floors and promise a new shopping experience for the area with its thoughtful designs, high-quality and functional products that are made for all. UNIQLO DLF Avenue Saket will be the brand’s third store in India, following a successful debut in October in 2019 at Ambience Mall Vasant Kunj and the second store at DLF CyberHub Gurgaon.
“We are thrilled to open our newest location in Delhi, especially as it represents a milestone for our opening phase in this important market”, said Tomohiko Sei, CEO, UNIQLO India. “Our journey in India has been very rewarding and inspiring. We are delighted with the positive feedback our products have garnered with the launch of our first two stores and we hope to delight consumers with our third store at DLF Avenue, Saket. We will continue striving to provide services and products that meet Indian customers’ daily needs and have our highly functional and high-quality apparel, which we call LifeWear, be more accessible and loved by customers in Delhi.”
Speaking on the opening, Pushpa Bector, Executive Director, DLF Shopping Malls said, "We are excited to open doors for UNIQLO at our second destination in a row. The brand has made a mark in the Indian retail landscape within a few months of its launch and we are confident that the response at DLF Avenue, Saket will be overwhelming, where customers value quality over quantity."
UNIQLO at DLF Avenue will feature UNIQLO’s LifeWear clothing—which comes from the Japanese values of simplicity, quality and longevity—for men, women, kids and babies. This includes iconic UNIQLO products such as the innovative and functional AIRism innerwear, sun-blocking UV Cut range, DRY-EX active wear as well as products featuring premium fabrics like denim, Premium Linen, and SUPIMA® cotton. The store will also feature smart casual wear and office wear, including rayon blouses for women, easy care and super non-iron shirts for men, along with EZY bottoms for men and women, and more.
Designed as an outward-facing showcase window, the two-storey glass façade will display the latest seasonal offerings and promotions for visitors and passersby with an impactful multi-colour lighting display. Integrated seamlessly with the design approach of DLF Avenue, the dynamic store entrance is anchored with a 33 ft. long LED ticker and a wall of digital screens that will be recognizable from across the mall atrium. The signature UT Corner boasts stainless steel structures and an LED ticker running from one end to the other.
As part of UNIQLO’s commitment to local communities and culture, the new store continues the brand’s Good Neighbourhood Guide endeavor in India, highlighting the hidden gems of local neighborhoods.
The WOMEN IN MOVIES collaboration collection reproduces noteworthy scenes and lines from such motion pictures as The Devil Wears Prada and La La Land as catchy graphic prints. The Sci-Fi Movie Collection features neo-futuristic interpretations of the world and advanced technologies that excite the imagination with items commemorating The Matrix and Blade Runner.
Store hours: After the opening day, UNIQLO DLF Avenue Saket will open every day from 11am to 10pm.
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About UNIQLO LifeWear
Apparel that comes from the Japanese values of simplicity, quality and longevity. Designed to be of the time and for the time, LifeWear is made with such modern elegance that it becomes the building blocks of each individual’s style. A perfect shirt that is always being made more perfect. The simplest design hiding the most thoughtful and modern details. The best in fit and fabric made to be affordable and accessible to all. LifeWear is clothing that is constantly being innovated, bringing more warmth, more lightness, better design, and better comfort to people’s lives.
About UNIQLO and Fast Retailing
UNIQLO is a brand of Fast Retailing Co., Ltd., a leading Japanese retail holding company with global headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. UNIQLO is the largest of eight brands in the Fast Retailing Group, the others being GU, Theory, Helmut Lang, PLST (Plus T), Comptoir des Cotonniers, Princesse tam.tam and J Brand. With global sales of approximately 2.2905 trillion yen for the 2019 fiscal year ending August 31, 2019 (US $21.53 billion, calculated in yen using the end of August 2019 rate of $1 = 106.4 yen), Fast Retailing is one of the world’s largest apparel retail companies, and UNIQLO is Japan’s leading specialty retailer.
UNIQLO continues to open large-scale stores in some of the world's most important cities and locations, as part of its ongoing efforts to solidify its status as a global brand. Today the company has more than 2,200 stores in 25 markets including Japan. In alphabetical order, the other markets are Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, U.K. U.S. and Vietnam. In addition, UNIQLO established a social business in Bangladesh together with the Grameen Bank in 2010, and today there are several Grameen-UNIQLO stores in Dhaka.
With a corporate statement committed to changing clothes, changing conventional wisdom and change the world, Fast Retailing is dedicated to creating great clothing with new and unique value to enrich the lives of people everywhere. For more information about UNIQLO and Fast Retailing, please visit www.uniqlo.com and www.fastretailing.com.
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