Jean Snow [.net]

Category: Stores

  • Uniqlo in the US

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    And now, you Americans will feel the wrath of Uniqlo. Fast Retailing Co said Thursday it will set up a subsidiary in the United States this month to start sales of its Uniqlo-brand casual clothing in the country. The United States will be the fourth foreign market the company has entered following Britain, China and…

  • iTunes Japan

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    Well, it’s about time we got some solid info on a release date for the Japanese iTunes store. Apple plans to open up its iTunes Music Store to Japanese customers by March 2005, the Nihon Keizai newspaper reported on Thursday. The paper said that Apple aimed to offer more than 100,000 songs with an emphasis…

  • Threadless

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    I really like Threadless, an online t-shirt shop featuring original designs. So much so that I have 4 or 5 of their tees. Until the end of December, they’ve started a sale and are selling all their tees for $10. Also, they’re releasing 5 new designs every week for 5 weeks (they’re doing it like…

  • Nadiff

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    The entrance to Nadiff in Aoyama.

  • Haction

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    Haction is the company behind the great Braniff Airline exhibition that was held recently at the Parco Gallery in Shibuya, and they also run a cool online store called Tokyo Artist Mansion, where they carry merchandise for a few japanese artists, as well as Namaiki (I’m absolutely in love with the sold out “Namaiki Racing”…

  • GAS Online shop

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    This month saw the launch of the GAS Online Shop. Although they will be selling all of the GAS products (books, DVDs, t-shirts), the featured item right now is a shopping bag that is available in two sizes, and 41 color combinations. Orders can only be made within Japan.

  • Uniqlo Goes Upscale

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    Looks like Uniqlo is continuing on its quest to become the Japanese Gap, which honestly, is not something the world needs more of. Fast Retailing Co, the casual-clothing store operator known for its Uniqlo brand, opened its first large-scale Uniqlo Plus outlet in Osaka’s Shinsaibashi district as part of efforts to improve its brand image…

  • F52

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    Sure, I’m posting about a bookshop in Montreal, but there’s a reason. F52 shop owner Frederik is a reader of this site, and he contacted me a while back about trying to order some design books from the Gas series. He’s opened a very nice store, pictured above, that acts as a gallery (the first…