History of Uniqlo.

By elkin1

  • 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