Trendy fashion retailer Uniqlo plans to open its first Colorado store at the Denver Pavilions downtown.

Uniqlo said it will lease 22,000 square feet at the Pavilions, making the Denver store the largest of three new locations announced by the retailer Monday. The other new stores will be in Tyson’s Corner, Va. and Seattle.

“Having established a foothold in a number of key locations along the East and West coasts, we are very pleased to announce our plans to continue to expand our national presence further in these new markets,” Larry Meyer, CEO of Uniqlo USA said in a statement.

Uniqlo is owned by Fast Retailing, based in Yamaguchi City, Japan. The chain opened its first U.S. store in 2006 in New York City’s Soho neighborhood. It now has 39 U.S. stores.

Separate from Monday’s announcement, the company has announced plans to open stores this year in Boston and Chicago, as well as a Toronto location next year.

Uniqlo said the Denver store is expected to open in spring or summer of 2016.

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