Uniqlo matches H&M with plans for 11th Australian store

By

Benjamin Fitzgerald

Published
Apr 21, 2016

Fast Retailing’s Uniqlo will bow a new store on the Gold Coast next month, taking the Japanese retailer’s Australia store count to 11, equalling rival H&M's store presence down under.

Uniqlo's Gold Coat store will open May 5 at the Pacific Fair Shopping Centre and forms part of the Broadbeach mall’s $670 million redevelopment. Set over 1094 square metres, the new store will offer the full line-up of Uniqlo apparel for men, women, kids and babies.

Uniqlo Australia CEO, Shoichi Miyasaka, said the store on the Gold Coast will be well received by local and international shoppers.

“We are thrilled to bring Uniqlo to Gold Coast residents and for them to experience our product offering,” Miyasaka said.

“We’ve seen a very positive response by Queenslanders to our range of clothing and accessories so far and we’re confident that shoppers in the Gold Coast will fall in love with the brand too.”

The Pacific Fair store will be Uniqlo’s third in Queensland, following openings in Brisbane’s Queen Street Mall and Indooroopilly Shopping Centre.