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New Uniqlo Store Is Fresh Growth Sign for London’s Covent Garden
- Japanese fashion brand opens store in Victorian carriage hall
- Covent Garden footfall is at 90% of pre-pandemic levels
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Japanese fashion chain Uniqlo is the latest brand to open at Covent Garden in fresh evidence that London’s premier retail space is expanding beyond the once vibrant Oxford Street.
The brand, known for its affordable cashmere sweaters and bright puffer jackets, is opening the new store this week in a former Victorian carriage hall, complete with a Japanese tearoom. It is the 17th UK store for the retailer, which is owned by Fast Retailing Co., one of the world’s largest apparel makers. The new outlet will bolster Covent Garden where footfall is about 90% of pre-pandemic levels.