UNIQLO: a global success story By guillermogo Oct 1, 1984 Started with a single store in Hiroshima Dec 27, 1985 the company got more than 100 stores in Japan Apr 27, 1990 The company grow up quickly Jan 30, 1998 The company had more tha 300 stores in Japan Aug 15, 2001 The company started the Global expansion Dec 31, 2001 The company started with stores in UK Jan 5, 2003 The company closed most of the stores in UK May 26, 2005 The owner Mr. Yani changed strategy Jul 19, 2006 The company started to open large stores in major cities around the world Nov 26, 2006 The relaunch of UNIQLO Oct 27, 2007 The company started with 26 stores in Asia Aug 27, 2008 the number of international stores went up from 54 to 92 Apr 13, 2009 Yani hired a famous German designer Mar 14, 2010 Jils Sander´s New collection for UNIQLO Jun 27, 2010 The company had more than 64 stores in Asia Sep 29, 2013 Yani´s plan is to open 500 more stores in the next five years, mainly in China Oct 27, 2014 Introduces UNIQLO to fast -growing Indian and Brazilian markets.