Ready-to-wear: Uniqlo will open two new “large” stores in France
Uniqlo announced on Wednesday the opening of two stores in Tours and Bordeaux in spring 2027. The Japanese brand is also planning several dozen recruitments
The Japanese brand Uniqlo continues its development in France. On Wednesday, the brand belonging to the Fast Retailing group announced the opening of two stores in spring 2027, in Tours and Bordeaux. These new locations will bring the number of Uniqlo points of sale in France to 32.
In Tours, Uniqlo will open an 850 m2 store in the city center. In Bordeaux, the brand will replace its current store with a larger space of 1,400 m2, located on the Sainte-Catherine shopping street.
In total, the two establishments will represent 2,250 m2 of sales area. Around forty people recruited These openings will be accompanied by recruitment.
In a press release, Uniqlo specifies that “40 employees will be recruited for the Tours store and 100 employees will form the Bordeaux team, including 30 new employees”. This expansion comes at a time when the French ready-to-wear sector is going through several difficulties. But other foreign brands nevertheless continue to invest in France.
Mango plans in particular 45 new points of sale between 2026 and 2028, while Primark continues its establishment with three additional stores in 2026, in Annecy, Mont-Saint-Martin and Béziers.
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