1st in Negros Island
Globally-renowned Japanese apparel retailer UNIQLO is set to open its first store in Negros Island on Dec. 17 at Robinsons Place-Dumaguete.
A news release from UNIQLO said with the opening of the store here, residents will now have easier access to LifeWear and get to enjoy world-class retail shopping experience.
The opening of UNIQLO in Dumaguete — their 66th store in the Philippines — marks the company’s commitment to provide more Filipinos with “quality everyday clothing”.
Executives of the apparel store said they are confident in the potential of the market in their new location in this University Town, which they noted is surrounded by an IT economic zone and various BPO locators.
“We also hope to make a positive contribution to the City by providing employment to locals, and hopefully attract other businesses to open in the area,” the statement read.
“Opening more stores nationwide is a testament to our goal to continuously make a way to bring LifeWear closer and more convenient to everyone,” they said in a statement.
The store at Robinsons sits on 243 square meters of sales space, which will showcase the latest lineup of LifeWear pieces.
UNIQLO is the largest of eight brands of Fast Retailing Co. Ltd., a leading Japanese retail holding company based in Tokyo. With global sales of about 2.13 trillion yen (US $19.4 billion) as of August this year, Fast Retailing is one of the world’s largest apparel retail companies.
The clothes shop continues to open large-scale stores in some of the world’s most important cities, as part of its ongoing efforts to “solidify its status as a global brand”. Today, the company has more than 2,300 stores in 25 markets worldwide.
“With a corporate statement committed to changing clothes, changing conventional wisdom, and changing the world, Fast Retailing is dedicated to creating clothing with unique value to enrich the lives of people everywhere,” the statement read.
On opening weekend on Dec. 17 in Dumaguete, customers can avail of special offers on select LifeWear pieces. The first 250 customers on Dec. 17 will receive a pack of silvanas from Sans Rival Cakes & Pastries. For every single receipt purchase of at least P3,000 until to Dec. 19, customers will also receive one UNIQLO limited edition stainless bottle.
