Celebrating the launch with the brand campaign "Natural Union" inspired by the region's signature contrast of natural and urban environments
VANCOUVER, Sept. 6, 2017 /CNW/ - UNIQLO, the global casual apparel retailer, today announced it will open its first store in the Greater Vancouver Area at Metropolis at Metrotown in Burnaby at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, October 6. Located on the Ground Level and Lower Level, and facing the Grand Court, the UNIQLO Metropolis at Metrotown is a two-level store with a total sales floor of approximately 20,800 square feet, featuring men's, women's, and kids' clothing. The store will be the company's third location in Canada, following the opening of two stores in Toronto last year.
"Vancouver is a key city in Canada and internationally. We are excited to introduce the Greater Vancouver Area to our LifeWear products that are constantly improved to offer more warmth, more lightness and more comfort - as well as our exceptional value and customer service," said Yasuhiro Hayashi, Chief Operating Officer of UNIQLO Canada. "It is a natural fit and progression for UNIQLO to open a store in this region. We believe that our simple yet innovative, high-quality clothing fits perfectly into the climate, culture and lifestyle of Vancouverites."
Celebrating the opening of the store at Metropolis at Metrotown, UNIQLO launches the brand campaign titled "Natural Union". Inspired by the region's signature contrast of natural and urban environments, and the merging of cultures from around the world, the campaign celebrates the contradictions that make up the Vancouver lifestyle, and presents how LifeWear forms its own "Natural Union" with Vancouverites. To bring this to life, UNIQLO worked closely with locals who embrace these contrasting elements. The campaign will run from September 18 across digital and out-of-home media platforms. For a sneak peek of what's to come when UNIQLO meets Vancouver, click here.
Recognized for its innovative functional apparel, as well as its high-quality wardrobe staples, UNIQLO will present a range of core items for men, women, kids and babies at its store. In addition to global signature items such as Ultra Light Down, HEATTECH, Cashmere, Extra Fine Merino, Jeans and Oxford Shirts, the store will carry the collaboration lines: "UNIQLO and JW ANDERSON" and "INES DE LA FRESSANGE" collections.
| Opening date |
Friday, October 6, 2017 |
| Address |
4800 Kingsway, Burnaby, British Columbia, V5H 4J2, Canada |
| Hours |
OPENING DAY: Friday, October 6: 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. |
| Thanksgiving Day: Monday, October 9: 11:00am – 7:00pm |
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| Sales floor |
Approx. 20,800 square feet across two levels |
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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 global Japanese retail holding company that designs, manufactures and sells clothing under seven main brands: Comptoir des Cotonniers, GU, Helmut Lang, J Brand, Princesse tam.tam, Theory, and UNIQLO. With global sales of approximately 1.7864 trillion yen for the 2016 fiscal year ending August 31, 2016 (US $17.31 billion, calculated in yen using the end of August 2016 rate of $1 = 103.2 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 truly global brand. Today the company has more than 1,800 stores in 18 markets worldwide including Japan, Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, U.K. and the U.S. In addition, Grameen UNIQLO, a social business established in Bangladesh in September 2010, currently operates several Grameen UNIQLO stores in Dhaka. UNIQLO manages an integrated business model under which it designs, manufactures, markets and sells high-quality, casual apparel. The company believes that truly great clothes should be supremely comfortable, feature universal designs, are of high quality and offer a superb fit to everyone who wears them.
With a corporate statement committed to changing clothes, changing conventional wisdom and changing 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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