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Founded in 1984
Tadashoi Yani the founder of Uniglo in Japan. He founded Uniqlo in Hiroshima -
in 1990s
Uniqlo grew quickly in Japan -
In 1998
it had over 300 stores -
In 2001
Yani decided started on global expansion, It started in UK.
It didn't work. Most of the stores were too smalls and in the suburbs of cities -
In 2003 Uniglo closed stores
Uniqlo closed most of the stores they had in UK -
In 2005
Yani changed strategy: open large stores in major cities around the world. -
In 2006
The relaunch of Uniqlo began in November 2006 with the opening of a flagship store in New York -
In 2007
Yani sees Asia as a key market for Uniqlo. In 2007, the company had 26 stores across Asia -
In 2009
Yani hired the German designer Jil Sander in April 2009.
Her role was to design a collection for Uniqlo and to be the creative consultant for the company -
In 2010
The collection went on sale in selected stores in March 2010. Uniqlo made profits of ¥49.8 bn. -
Asia in 2010
The number of stores in Asia increased to 64 at the end of 2010, including a flagship store in Shangai