{"id":1771,"date":"2014-08-16T11:05:39","date_gmt":"2014-08-16T10:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/?p=1771"},"modified":"2024-10-18T15:40:16","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T14:40:16","slug":"uniqlo-ufo-lands-in-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/uniqlo-ufo-lands-in-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;UFO lands in NYC!&#8221;: Uniqlo&#8217;s Universal Appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Uniqlo is on an\u00a0 international mission from its Japanese heartland to become truly an\u00a0 international fashion destination. It is already the 4th biggest fashion\u00a0 retailer after Inditex, H&amp;M and the GAP.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new 5th avenue store is&nbsp; as impressive a brand statement as you could ever wish to see. The store is&nbsp; spread over 4 floors which are used to create a jaw-dropping entrance where the&nbsp; full store height is awash with colour and excitement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The customer is taken on&nbsp; a definitive journey, firstly up 3 floors on an escalator into the sky. The&nbsp; customer then enters the main store through an illuminated corridor where best&nbsp; sellers, classics and image makers are presented with enticing graphics and&nbsp; flashing LEDs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The collection is displayed&nbsp; through a series of rooms where the product grouping is still largely in the&nbsp; traditional Uniqlo categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However silhouettes are brought together on&nbsp; mannequins and focal displays and the collection also includes coordinated&nbsp; themes for women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hero categories have special status such as the mezzanine&nbsp; floor dedicated to the Uniqlo T-shirt and displays in museum fashion all of the&nbsp; designs and characters that have been used on the T-shirts over its&nbsp; history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Uniqlo is developing a&nbsp; multichannel presence where its focus is currently to create an international&nbsp; fashion community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On websites and mobile platforms an international audience&nbsp; recommend and model inspirational ways that customers can mix and coordinate the&nbsp; range of Uniqlo classics and new fashion pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Watch this space. you won&#8217;t be able to take your eyes off it!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uniqlo is on an\u00a0 international mission from its Japanese heartland to become truly an\u00a0 international fashion destination. 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