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A major Japanese clothing retailer may be opening in Vancouver in the near future. According to online Canadian retail and fashion news website Retail Insider, Uniqlo is negotiating a lease on space inside The Bay downtown (674 Granville Street). The shop would reportedly be located directly below Vancouver’s newly opened Topshop Topman store.

Uniqulo was founded in 1949 and manufactures men’s, women’s, and children’s clothing and accessories. The clothing brand has more than 700 stores in Japan, and international locations in China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The Vancouver store would be the first Uniqlo location in Canada.

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