Uniqlothe Japanese fashion retailer, challenges Inditex with the opening this Thursday of its second store on Madrid’s Gran Vía, becoming the largest of the firm in the Spanish market.
«Our four stores in Barcelona and the second in Madrid represent our commitment to expansion in the Spanish market, giving us the opportunity to offer our clothes to a large number of people. We are committed to Spain and our goal is to open stores in all the cities and key locations in the country»he stated, in statements to Europe Pressthe CEO of Uniqlo Europe, Taku Morikawa.
The director of Uniqlo has recognized the importance that this new opening in Spain has for the company. “We believe that it is essential to establish a presence in new countrieswhile continuing to expand our business in existing markets»has underlined morikawa.
«Spain is a crucial new market for us, as we seek to expand our business in Europe. We believe that expansion in Spain at this time will offer great opportunities for Uniqlo”It has been recognized.
The new store will offer “high quality clothing and experience”according to the CEO of Uniqlo Europe. “This is the Uniqlo exclusive LifeWear concept. We are not a ‘fast fashion’ brand, but we offer high-quality, durable, everyday functional clothing at prices that can be considered good value for money.”has underlined.
Thus, Uniqlo Gran Via becomes the sixth store of the Japanese company in the Spanish marketwhere it currently operates with five other stores.
More than 2,200 square meters and twenty self-checkout boxes
With a commercial area of more than 2,200 square meters Spread over four floors, the store offers customers the opportunity to shop the LifeWear collections for men, women, children and babies.
In addition, the new Gran Vía store will have 18 self-checkout lanes, being the one with the most in Spain, and five traditional ones. Also, Uniqlo Gran Via will offer for the first time in the Spanish market two exclusive areas for services UTme! Y Repair Studio.
through the service UTme!customers will be able to instantly create their own personalized designs by combining photos, images and text available in store, while Repair Studio has as purpose extend the life cycle of the brand’s products through available repair and tailoring services along with other customization options.