Much-awaited re-opening offers customers an expanded space, new services, and exclusive offers
Global apparel retailer UNIQLO welcomes the much-awaited re-opening of its first-ever store in the Philippines, at the SM Mall of Asia. The redefined store, which has undergone extensive renovations and expansion to offer a new experience for customers, will launch with a week-long celebration that begins on Friday May 17. Further, to participate in opening-day festivities, customers are invited to attend the store’s official opening at 10:00am on Friday May 17, at level 2 in Mall of Asia’s north main mall.
Following a two-year closure to undergo major updates, UNIQLO SM Mall of Asia – which launched in 2012 as the brand’s first store in the Philippines – will open its doors once again with a redefined experience. Boasting a sales floor of around 3,000 square meters across two floors, the store is the second in the Philippines to house both the UTMe! custom print service and UNIQLO Coffee café, as well as featuring the complete lineup of UNIQLO’s simple, high-quality LifeWear collection.
Novelty items and freebies galore
Customers are invited to join in the re-opening celebrations for UNIQLO SM Mall of Asia, with multiple fun and surprising gifts on offer for a limited time.
- Shoppers can get free limited-edition UNIQLO items such as the UNIQLO Stainless Cup, Lloyd Zapanta-designed hand fan, and limited-edition chocolate bars from Auro, as part of UNIQLO MOA’s opening week festivities.
A free, limited-edition UNIQLO Stainless Cup will be gifted to customers shopping at UNIQLO Mall of Asia who make a minimum purchase of PHP 3,500 from May 17 to 23. The UNIQLO Stainless Cup comes in 5 stylish colors and is easily customizable with a limited edition UTme! sticker.
Every time customers shop during the store’s opening week, they will also receive a free UNIQLO hand fan designed by local artist Lloyd Zapanta.
Early customers, arriving from 10:00 – 10:30am, are also in for a sweet treat, with free, limited-edition chocolate bars made in collaboration with premium tree-to-bar chocolate brand Auro. These special chocolate bars will be offered in two Japan-inspired flavors: Wasabi and Black Sesame, providing new and enjoyable experiences for customers to enjoy.
Special limited offers on LifeWear favorites
A special UNIQLO celebration calls for special prices. During UNIQLO Mall of Asia’s reopening week from May 17 to 23, customers can enjoy special prices on UNIQLO LifeWear favorites and wardrobe essentials.
Women
- W’s Ultra Stretch AIRism Cropped Short Sleeve T-shirt: PHP 590 (previously PHP 790).
- W’s Pleated Shorts: PHP 990 (previously PHP 1290).
Men
- Dry Pique Short Sleeve Polo Shirt: PHP 790 (previously PHP 990).
- M’s Geared Shorts: PHP 990 (previously PHP 1290).
Unisex
- U AIRism Cotton Oversized Crew Neck Half Sleeve T-Shirt: PHP 590 (previously PHP 790).
- U AIRism Cotton Oversized Striped Crew Neck Half Sleeve T-shirt: PHP 590 (previously PHP 790).
- AIRism Cotton Crew Neck Short Sleeve T-shirt: PHP 390 (previously PHP 590).
UNIQLO Coffee and UTme! reach the UNIQLO SM Mall of Asia
The UNIQLO SM Mall of Asia store is the newest UNIQLO in the Philippines to feature both the UTme! custom print service and UNIQLO Coffee café.
2.UNIQLO MOA features an exclusive UTMe! library which includes designs from local artists Lloyd Zapanta, Aaron Amar, and Studio Dialogo, along with designs from brand partners Manam and Auro
UTme! is a service through which customers can create their own graphic t-shirts with custom stickers and their own photos or artwork. At the redefined UNIQLO SM Mall of Asia, the extensive UTme! designs on offer will be further augmented by new artwork that is exclusive to UNIQLO SM Mall of Asia.
Custom designs for the UNIQLO SM Mall of Asia store have been created in collaboration with local artists and brands that have redefined the landscape within their respective fields. Exclusive designs for UNIQLO SM Mall of Asia include artwork from Filipino artists Lloyd Zapanta, Aaron Amar, and Studio Dialogo, as well as designs created in partnership with fan-favorite local brands Auro and Mana.
Another exciting addition to the UTme! design collection is Disney Mickey Go Philippines, the first of its kind, launching exclusively in UNIQLO SM Mall of Asia.
Featuring Mickey Mouse wearing Barong Tagalog and Mickey & Friends hanging out in front of a Jeepney, among others, the designs offer a creative take on Mickey & Friends, bringing beloved Disney characters together with uniquely local aspects of Filipino culture. Customers can dive into the vibrant designs inspired by iconic Filipino symbols and phrases from street culture in Manila and other destinations in the Philippines, classic Filipino dishes, Pinoy pop culture, and more references to Pinoy heritage and culture.
Elsewhere in the store, customers will be able to enjoy a break with the UNIQLO Coffee café, which features a store-exclusive menu offering café classics such as Americano and Café Latte coffees, as well as refreshing beverages including Passion Fruit Tea and White Peach Fruit Tea. Customers can also enjoy a snack with their drink, with UNIQLO Coffee offering a selection of treats that includes New York Cheesecake, Matcha Cheescake, and Cereal Cookie, as well as an assortment of gelatos such as Cereal Milk, Hojicha, and Tablea Lava Cake.
3.UNIQLO MOA features an exclusive UTMe! library which includes designs from local artists Lloyd Zapanta, Aaron Amar, and Studio Dialogo, along with designs from brand partners Manam and Auro
Through these festivities and more, including a celebratory Taiko drum performance, customers will be able to enjoy a redefined shopping experience at the re-opening of UNIQLO Mall of Asia. To participate, customers are invited to attend the official store opening at 10:00am on May 17, at level 2 in Mall of Asia’s north main mall.
To learn more about #UniqloPH and #LifeWear, check out www.uniqlo.com/ph/en/ and follow @uniqlo on Facebook and @uniqlophofficial on Instagram.
About UNIQLO LifeWear
Apparel that comes from the Japanese values of simplicity, quality and longevity. Designed to be of the time and for the time, LifeWear is made with such modern elegance that it becomes the building blocks of each individual’s style. A perfect shirt that is always being made more perfect. The simplest design hiding the most thoughtful and modern details. The best in fit and fabric made to be affordable and accessible to all. LifeWear is clothing that is constantly being innovated, bringing more warmth, more lightness, better design, and better comfort to people’s lives.
About UNIQLO and Fast Retailing
UNIQLO is a brand of Fast Retailing Co., Ltd., a leading Japanese retail holding company with global headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. UNIQLO is the largest of eight brands in the Fast Retailing Group, the others being GU, Theory, PLST, Comptoir des Cotonniers, Princesse tam.tam, J Brand and Helmut Lang. With global sales of approximately 2.77 trillion yen for the 2023 fiscal year ending August 31, 2023 (US $18.92 billion, calculated in yen using the end of August 2023 rate of $1 = 146.2 yen), Fast Retailing is one of the world’s largest apparel retail companies, and UNIQLO is Japan’s leading specialty retailer.
UNIQLO continues to open large-scale stores in some of the world’s most important cities and locations, as part of its ongoing efforts to solidify its status as a global brand. Today the company has a total of more than 2,400 UNIQLO stores across the world, including Japan, Asia, Europe and North America. The total number of stores across Fast Retailing’s brands is now close to 3,600.
With a corporate statement committed to changing clothes, changing conventional wisdom and change the world, Fast Retailing is dedicated to creating great clothing with new and unique value to enrich the lives of people everywhere. For more information about UNIQLO and Fast Retailing, please visit www.uniqlo.com and www.fastretailing.com.
