Uniqlo
Uniqlo flagship store in Ginza | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Fashion |
| Founded | 2 June 1984 |
| Headquarters | 717-1, Sayama, Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi 754-0894, Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Tadashi Yanai (CHM, Pres., CEO) Takahiro Wakabayashi (SVP) |
| Products | |
Number of employees | 30,000+ employees |
| Parent | Fast Retailing |
| Website | www |
| Country | Number of shops |
|---|---|
| Japan | 794 |
| Mainland China | 894 |
| Hong Kong | 35 |
| Taiwan | 73 |
| Korea | 136 |
| Singapore | 29 |
| Malaysia | 60 |
| Thailand | 72 |
| Philippines | 82 |
| Indonesia | 77 |
| Australia | 40 |
| Vietnam | 30 |
| India | 17 |
| USA | 77 |
| Canada | 36 |
| United Kingdom | 23 |
| France | 29 |
| Germany | 12 |
| Belgium | 3 |
| Spain | 7 |
| Sweden | 3 |
| The Netherlands | 5 |
| Denmark | 2 |
| Italy | 4 |
| Luxembourg | 1 |
| Poland | 2 |
| Total | 2,543 |
Uniqlo Co., Ltd. (株式会社ユニクロ, Kabushiki-gaisha Yunikuro) (US: /ˈjuːnikloʊ/ YOO-nee-kloh; Japanese pronunciation: [jɯnikɯɾo]) (a shortened contraction of "unique clothing") is a Japanese designer and retailer specializing in fast fashion, with a focus on casual wear. The company operates 2,543 stores including 794 in Japan and 1,002 in Greater China. The company is a subsidiary of Fast Retailing, which was founded by the Yanai family and is 20% owned by Tadashi Yanai, now the richest person in Japan.
Specialties include its Heattech range of heat-trapping clothes and designs using licensed works by artists such as Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso and Keith Haring. Clare Waight Keller is the creative director of Uniqlo.