Mr. Tjeert Kwant, Chief Executive Officer and shareholder of ECC International Real Estate said, “We are very proud that Promenada Resort Mall Chiang Mai will have a UNIQLO shop. Mr. Takahiro Nishimura, Chief Operating Officer of UNIQLO (Thailand) Co., Ltd. recently signed a lease of over 2,200 sqm store that will serve as the main fashion anchor in the right wing of the Promenada Resort Mall.
Mr. Tjeert added that “UNIQLO is an exciting addition to the Promenada Resort Mall, as the brand offers an exceptionally high-quality product, great value, outstanding service and has a loyal customer base. We are confident that UNIQLO will be popular among the people of Chiang Mai as soon as the shop opens on 7th June 2013.”
“UNIQLO is delighted to open its first store in Chiang Mai with Promenada. We would like to honor the strong partnership with Promenada as we strongly believe it is the ideal location to launch our store for the Northern region, due the mall’s concept which will provide a great retail environment.” said Mr. Takahiro Nishimura, Chief Operating Officer of UNIQLO (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Mr. Nishimura also revealed “We are delighted to bring our latest LifeWear collection which was recently launched in Bangkok. We also have many lines of T-shirts which were collaborated by World’s famous Designers and Artists in store for our Chiang Mai customers”.
At Promenada Resort Mall, UNIQLO will offer a great selection of UNIQLO men's, women's, kids' and babies' clothing lines. Featuring a diverse lineup of stylish apparel, stunning product displays and high-quality, Japanese-style customer service, the UNIQLO shop in Promenada will promote the very best of the UNIQLO brand to Chiang Mai customers.
The first UNIQLO store opened in 1984. Since 2001, UNIQLO has expanded worldwide with retail outlets in the U.K., China, Hong Kong, South Korea, the United States, France, Singapore, Russia, Taiwan, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines.
UNIQLO views Asia as offering tremendous opportunities for growth and the company plans to accelerate store openings around the region. At the end of January 2013, UNIQLO operates in over 1,200 stores in 13 markets including 23 stores in the four Southeast Asian countries of Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines. Stores in these four countries continue to perform well.