UNIQLO hits the Visayan shores

 

UNIQLO, a world famous retail brand from Japan, now expands its horizon in the Visayan region to make good lives of Ilonggos better by opening two new stores in SM Iloilo and SM Bacolod last June 17.

Famous for its comfortable, functional and stylish clothing, UNIQLO embodies the LifeWear concept that aims to enhance lifestyles by delivering everyday pieces at a reasonable price. UNIQLO LifeWear pieces are constantly being innovated and made with high-quality materials to suit the needs of consumers.

“We at UNIQLO are thrilled to launch our first branch in Iloilo and Bacolod this season,” says Geraldine Sia, General Manager of UNIQLO Philippines. “Our goal is to bring our high-quality and innovating pieces closer to Ilonggos.”

The new UNIQLO stores will offer its full range of everyday LifeWear essentials for men, women and children. This will include UNIQLO shirts, pants, propriety product such as AIRism, and the newest line, UNIQLO Sports.

Fresh and cool polos

Perfect for the Philippines’ summer heat, the Pique Polo Shirt features a distinctive DRY technology that dries sweat quickly and suppresses odor. It is made with stretch fabric that gives the wearer extra comfort.

Breathable innerwear

The most ideal innerwear for your office or school uniform, AIRism is one of UNIQLO’s proprietary products that is as light as air. AIRism pieces are more than just cooling or moisture-wicking clothing as it is packed with comfortable technology. It can also be worn over other UNIQLO tops.

Cool Graphic T-shirts

Great to be worn when going out on a casual day with family or friends are UNIQLO UTs. Well-loved Disney characters such as Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Pixar Movies, Japanese Collaborations and many more are all included in the line-up of graphic T offering.

These featured tops are best paired with any UNIQLO denim jeans. The store will also carry other proprietary products such as HEATTECH, and Ultra-Light Down (ULD).

For more updates, consumers may visit UNIQLO Philippines’ website at www.uniqlo.com/ph and social media accounts, Facebook (facebook.com/uniqlo.ph), Twitter (twitter.com/uniqloph) and Instagram (Instagram.com/uniqlophofficial).

About UNIQLO LifeWear

Apparel that comes from the Japanese values of simplicity, quality and longevity. Designed to be of the time and for the time, LifeWear is made with such modern elegance that it becomes the building blocks of each individual’s style. A perfect shirt that is always being made more perfect. The simplest design hiding the most thoughtful and modern details. The best in fit and fabric made to be affordable and accessible to all. LifeWear is clothing that is constantly being innovated, bringing more warmth, more lightness, better design, and better comfort to people’s lives.

About UNIQLO and Fast Retailing

UNIQLO is a brand of Fast Retailing Co., Ltd., a leading global Japanese retail holding company that designs, manufactures and sells clothing under seven main brands: Comptoir des Cotonniers, GU, Helmut Lang, J Brand, Princesse tam.tam, Theory, and UNIQLO. With global sales of approximately 1.6817 trillion yen for the 2015 fiscal year ending August 31, 2015 (US $13.88 billion, calculated in yen using the end of August 2015 rate of $1 = 121.18 yen), Fast Retailing is one of the world’s largest apparel retail companies, and UNIQLO is Japan’s leading specialty retailer.

UNIQLO continues to open large-scale stores in some of the world's most important cities and locations, as part of its ongoing efforts to solidify its status as a truly global brand. Today the company has a total of more than 1,700 stores in 17 markets worldwide including Japan, Australia, Belgium, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, U.K. and the U.S. In addition, Grameen UNIQLO, a social business established in Bangladesh in September 2010, currently operates several Grameen UNIQLO stores in Dhaka. UNIQLO manages an integrated business model under which it designs, manufactures, markets and sells high-quality, casual apparel. The company believes that truly great clothes should be supremely comfortable, feature universal designs, are of high quality and offer a superb fit to everyone who wears them.

With a corporate statement committed to changing clothes, changing conventional wisdom and change the world, Fast Retailing is dedicated to creating great clothing with new and unique value to enrich the lives of people everywhere. For more information about UNIQLO and Fast Retailing, please visit www.uniqlo.com and www.fastretailing.com.