“I didn’t expect that everyone was so unique and multicultural,” said Hayashi, who previously helped launch Uniqlo in Singapore and Indonesia. “That was very surprising in a very positive way.”During each visit, Uniqlo Canada’s chief operating officer would spend the week taking notes on what people wore. When Japanese apparel retailer Uniqlo decided to open its first location in Canada, it sent Yasuhiro Hayashi to Toronto every month for nearly a year to get a read on the Canadian customer. Retail analyst Doug Stephens said Uniqlo is priced at the right end of the fast-fashion market, which still has a lot of cachet with Canadian shoppers. Be authentically Japanese.”Hayashi said the Toronto stores will largely be the same as its other locations, whether they’re in New York, London or Paris — with a few nuanced differences tailored to Canadian shoppers.

Source: thestar September 29, 2016 17:48 UTC