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Uniqlo turns its largest Kyoto store into the city's first global flagship

Uniqlo will reopen its largest Kyoto store, on the city's main shopping street, as a global flagship on Nov. 6 — the flagship format's first appearance in a city whose retail leans as heavily on visitors as on residents.

An editorial illustration of a tree-lined Kyoto shopping street at dusk, paper lanterns strung overhead, a glass storefront with folded knitwear on display and two silhouetted shoppers walking past, warm cream and petrol-teal tones, no text or logos.
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Uniqlo will reopen its largest Kyoto store as a new global flagship called Uniqlo Kyoto on Nov. 6, the company said in a release. The store — currently Uniqlo Kyoto Kawaramachi — is being renovated, and its debut in the format marks the first time Uniqlo has placed a global flagship in the city, according to the announcement.