Uniqlo has restricted itself only to prominent malls in India lately!
However, Japan’s fashion giant is now planning to open a high-street outlet in New Delhi and a highway store in Punjab, according to sources.
Uniqlo has leased about 10,000 sq. ft. in New Delhi’s Connaught Place that was previously occupied by Italy’s Benetton. The store is currently under fit-outs.
The fast-fashion giant is also planning to open a highway store in Zirakpur in Punjab. It has leased about 25,000 sq. ft. space in Dhillion Group’s retail park called Dhilli on Plaza that is home to Starbucks, Burger King, McDonalds, Decathlon, KFC and a host of other global brands.
“This is going to be the first road-side concept for Uniqlo in India and is a green-field project,” said the source.
Uniqlo entered India in September 2019, barely months before India went on months of lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic that had hit in early 2020.
The clothing giant has opened six stores in the National Capital Region and one in Lucknow so far with the latest outlet being rolled out in July.
