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UNIQLO STARTS
The first Uniqlo opened its doors in Hiroshima, Japan in 1984. -
Why uniqlo?
The company originally called itself "Unique Clothing Warehouse." By joining those words together, Uniqlo was born. -
Uniqlo growth
Uniqlo grew quickly in the 90s -
the 90s for Uniqlo
The Japanese economic downturn is often called "The Great Recession" and lasted for an entire decade. It was bad news for the country as a whole, but Uniqlo reaped major benefits by catering to citizens who were trying to cut back on spending. -
Keep growing..
By 1994, ten years after the first store opened, 100 Uniqlos were in operation. -
300 local stores
In 1998, it had over 300 stores -
Global expansion
This expansion started in UK . -
Roadblocks
Uniqlo's faced some bumps along the way. When first expanding overseas, it opened too many stores too quickly — and had to close many of them. -
change of strategy
The new strategy was to open large stores in major cities around the world. -
The relaunch of Uniqlo
Uniqlo relaunch in New York with the opening of a flagship store. -
Uniqlo in Asia
Yani sees Asia as a key market and open 26 stores across the continent -
Flagship stores
Over the next two years the number of international stores went up from 54 to 92 including flagship sotres in London and paris -
Jil Sandler
The director and CEO Tadashoi Yani hired the german designer Jil Sander, her role was to design and be the creative consultant for the company. -
Uniqlo made profits
They may have benefited from the world's drop in spending power, since they capitalize on consumers looking for cheap clothing. -
The uniqlos plan.
If Uniqlo's rapid growth continues, its ambitious plans to be the leader of retail in the U.S. and worldwide could become a reality.
