Retail Refugees

Superstar retailer, Uniqlo, will make its forray into the Russian market with its first shop in Moscow.  With 918 stores already open worldwise, the Atrium shopping center will boast 1,200 sq. meters of space when it opens April 2.

Interestingly, Uniqlo has just introduced its new recycling program in Japan, “which allows Japanese consumers to recycle their unwanted Uniqlo threads at stores from biannually, in March and September, to all year round. The clothes were sent to refugee and IDP camps in Asia and Africa, and disaster victims worldwide. Let’s hope this initiative spreads to the 125 stores dotted around the rest of the world.” (Fast Company)