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Tadashoi Yani Founded Uniqlo with a single store in Hiroshima.
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Uniqlo grew quickly in Japan.
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It had over 300 stores.
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Yani decided on global expasion. It started with stores in the UK.
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The stores in UK were too small and in the suburbs of cities. Yani decided to close the most of the stores.
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Yani changed the strategy. That was to open large stores in major cities around the world.
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The relaunch of Uniqlo began with the opening of a flagship store in New York.
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The number of Internacional stores went up from 54 to 92, including flagship stores in London and Paris.
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The company had 26 stores across Asia.
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Yani hired the German designer Jil Sander. Her role was to desing a collection and to be the creative consultant for the company.
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The collection went on sale in selected stores. Uniqlo made profits of ¥49.8 bn.
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Stores in Asia increased to 64, including a flagship store in Shanghai.
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Yani's plan is for another 500 stores, mainly in china. Yani also aims to introduce Uniqlo stores in the fast-growing Indian and Brazilian markets.
