UNIQLO Co., Ltd. (株式会社ユニクロ) is a Japanese casual wear corporate designer, manufacturer and retailer. Established since 1949, UNIQLO now is Japan’s leading clothing retail chain in terms of both sales and profits. The company also operates in China, Hong Kong, South Korea, the United Kingdom, the United States and recently France.
In June 1984, they opened a unisex casual wear store in Fukuro-machi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima under the name "Unique Clothing Warehouse". It was at this time that the name "UNIQLO" was born, as a portmanteau of the words "unique" and "clothing". In September 1991, the name of the company was changed from "Ogori Shōji" to "Fast Retailing", and by April of 1994, there were over a hundred UNIQLO stores operating throughout Japan. In 1997, they adopted a set of strategies from American retailing giant Gap, known as "SPA" (Speciality-store/retailer of Private-label Apparel), meaning that they would produce their own clothing and sell it exclusively.
This season's collection is presented by lovely supermodel Ryan Taylor (see more of him from here).
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