Uniqlo to expand in Canada — here are the locations
Uniqlo is expanding north of the border.
The Tokyo-based apparel giant will open four new stores in Canada before the end of the year, with plans to enter Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton and Langley. The expansion builds upon the brand’s goal, launched in 2022, to reach 200 locations in North America by 2027. (As of June 2024, there were 23 Uniqlo stores in Canada and 58 in the U.S.)
The new Uniqlo stores opening in Canada this fall are:
•CF Sherway Gardens, Toronto, (Ontario);
•Heartland Centre Town, Mississauga (Ontario);
•Bramalea City Centre, Brampton (Ontario); and
•Willowbrook Shopping Centre, Langley (British Columbia).
"We have seen incredible momentum throughout Canada, and we couldn't be more excited to open four new stores," says Daisuke Tsukagoshi, CEO of Uniqlo North America.
In the U.S., Uniqlo is expanding its footprint in California and entering new markets as part of its accelerated growth strategy. It will open 11 new stores across Texas and California in 2024. The new locations include the company’s first-ever stores in Texas (in the Houston and Dallas markets) and its first outposts in San Diego and Sacramento, Calif.
Also, GU, the lower-priced and more trend-driven sister brand of Uniqlo, will open a 10,225-sq.-ft. flagship in the SoHo neighborhood of downtown Manhattan in the fall. It will be the brand’s first permanent store outside of Asia.
Uniqlo is the largest of eight brands that make up Fast Retailing Co., a leading Japanese retail holding company with global headquarters in Tokyo. The other brands in Fast Retailing include GU, Theory, PLST (Plus T), Comptoir des Cotonniers, Princesse tam.tam, J Brand and Helmut Lang.
With global sales of approximately $18.92 billion (calculated in yen using the end of August 2023 rate of $1 = 146.2 yen), Fast Retailing is one of the world’s largest apparel retail companies, with approximately 3,600 stores. The total includes more than 2,400 Uniqlo stores across the world.
