VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 26, 2026 /CNW/ -- UNIQLO, the global Japanese apparel retailer, today announced it will open UNIQLO CF Pacific Centre, a new flagship store in downtown Vancouver, in spring 2027. The news comes as UNIQLO celebrates its 10-year anniversary in Canada. It will be the brand's first location in the heart of the city, making UNIQLO accessible to even more Canadians. 

Yuya Tanahashi, Chief Operating Officer of UNIQLO Canada, credits that growth to a community-focused approach. "Vancouver is a global city with a distinct way of living: active, practical and design driven. This closely resonates with our LifeWear philosophy, which ensures our clothing improves everyday life for everyone. UNIQLO CF Pacific Centre puts us at the center of it all, and we're excited to serve the people who live, work and visit this beautiful city." 

UNIQLO CF Pacific Centre will offer the full LifeWear lineup for men, women, kids, and babies, seasonal collaborations, the UT (UNIQLO T-shirt) range of graphic T-shirts, and more. Like stores worldwide, the new Vancouver store is part of UNIQLO's global business model, seamlessly combining its world-class in-store shopping and service experience with the convenience of its uniqlo.com online store. 

UNIQLO entered Canada in 2016 at CF Eaton Centre in Toronto; a decade later, it has grown to 41 stores nationwide. The brand opened its first B.C. location at Metrotown in 2017, and British Columbians have embraced LifeWear ever since. LifeWear is UNIQLO's philosophy of simple, high-quality apparel designed for everyday life. Essential products, designer collaborations, and clothing technology such as HEATTECH and AIRism have driven the brand's worldwide popularity.  In Canada, the brand continues to bring its world-class retail experience to new locations and communities.

UNIQLO opened its first store in Hiroshima in 1984 and now operates over 2,500 stores worldwide, and an online store at UNIQLO.com. LifeWear apparel reflects Japanese values of simplicity, quality, and longevity, offering timeless designs, superior fit, and comfort that evolve with customer needs.

UNIQLO Recruitment
UNIQLO is hiring for its Vancouver Flagship store, which opens in spring 2027. There are roles available for store staff, managers, and those interested in the UNIQLO Manager Candidate Program for future leaders. The company is dedicated to building a welcoming, inclusive workplace where everyone can grow their career. Ambitious candidates are encouraged to apply through the career page.  

For more details, visit https://www.fastretailing.com/employment.

About UNIQLO LifeWear 

LifeWear is clothing that is made for all, designed to make everyone's life better. It is simple, high quality, everyday clothing with a practical sense of beauty - ingenious in detail, thought through with life's needs in mind, timeless in style, and always evolving. 

About UNIQLO and Fast Retailing 

UNIQLO is a brand of Fast Retailing Co., Ltd., a leading Japanese retail holding company with global headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. UNIQLO is the largest of eight brands in the Fast Retailing Group, the others being GU, Theory, PLST, Comptoir des Cotonniers, Princesse tam.tam, J Brand and Helmut Lang. With global sales of approximately 3.9 trillion yen for the 2026 fiscal year ending August 31, 2026 (US $24.7 billion, calculated in yen using the end of August 2026 rate of $1 = 160.0 yen), Fast Retailing is one of the world's largest apparel retail companies, and UNIQLO is Japan's leading specialty retailer.  

UNIQLO continues to open large-scale stores in some of the world's most important cities and locations, as part of its ongoing efforts to solidify its status as a global brand. Today the company has a total of approximately 2,500 UNIQLO stores across the world, including Japan, Asia, Europe and North America. The total number of stores across Fast Retailing's brands is now over 3,500. 

With a corporate statement committed to changing clothes, changing conventional wisdom and change the world, Fast Retailing is dedicated to creating great clothing with new and unique value to enrich the lives of people everywhere.  For more information about UNIQLO and Fast Retailing, please visit www.uniqlo.com and www.fastretailing.com. 

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