UNIQLO Announced Its Presence In Germany Next Year To Open Stores In Berlin.

< p > Asia's largest clothing retailer Fast Retailing Co. Ltd. (9983.T) XXX group's largest brand Uniqlo UNIQLO announced on Thursday that it will open Germany's first flagship store in spring next year in the famous shopping district of Berlin, Germany, so that Germany can become the fourth European market after Uniqlo (UK) (2001), France (2007) and Russia (2010).

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< p > Uniqlo < a href= "http://www.91se91.com/news/index_c.asp" > UNIQLO /a > Berlin flagship store will reach 2700 square meters, with a total of three floors, which will provide men's wear, women's wear and children's wear products to German consumers.

The brand predicts that the Uniqlo UNIQLO entry will create 700 jobs for Berlin.

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< p > up to March 31, 2013, Uniqlo UNIQLO had only 15 stores in Europe, including 10 in the UK, 3 in France and 2 in Russia.

France will usher in fourth Uniqlo UNIQLO stores next year.

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd. (9983.T) fast Marketing Group Global Director, Uniqlo UNIQLO European CEO Berndt Hauptkorn revealed in the statement that Uniqlo UNIQLO plans to enter Spain and Italy in the future, and set up stores in Barcelona and Milan.

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The layout of "P > Uniqlo UNIQLO is still focused on Asia, of which China has the largest number of stores in addition to Japan, followed by 90 in South Korea and 25 in Taiwan and 26 in Hongkong, respectively." 174 "

Berndt Hauptkorn said that if the group wants to reach the goal of becoming the world's largest retailer of "a" href= "http://www.91se91.com/news/index_c.asp" > clothing "/a" in 2020, it should not only focus on Asian expansion: "from now on, we plan to set up flagship stores in all big cities in Europe."

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< p > Berndt Hauptkorn emphasizes the important position of Europe in the development of brand strategy. However, there are two factors that restrict the development of brand in the region: geography and harmony.

< a href= "http://www.91se91.com/pioneer/" > Berndt Hauptkorn < /a > points out: "it is not easy to find a good retail location, and we are looking for the right person to run these stores.

We are stepping up recruitment, but in order to support the expansion rate, we need more high-quality local talent. "

He hopes to create 1000 new jobs in Europe in the next 5 years.

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< p > although Uniqlo UNIQLO has not many stores in the District, but according to Berndt Hauptkorn, brand growth is good, so the brand will open many new stores in the year, and according to the sales report of the Fast Retailing XXX group in fiscal year 2012, the group only planned to open 3 stores in Europe and the United States this year.

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