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Before H&M you need to talk about Gap. Their local store to me in the UK is almost always permanently empty. I still use them to buy basics, but always shop onl
by bgeeek 7y ago
Before H&M you need to talk about Gap. Their local store to me in the UK is almost always permanently empty. I still use them to buy basics, but always shop online. Superdry, the same - it's always empty, but I'm not a fan of big logos on clothes so wouldn't buy Superdry.
Uniqlo hasn't yet made the same mistake of opening stores almost everywhere. You can shop online with them, but there aren't many stores outside of the capital in the UK.
In the UK it really does look like shops on the high street are struggling with the physical costs as opposed to shopping online.
- shp0ngle 7y agoI am from Europe, but currently live in Asia. I felt in love with Uniqlo. It's just perfectly what I want from a clothing store. I have heard Uniqlo in Europe and US is different from Uniqlo in Asia and they try to position themselves as slightly more expensive; I can't really tell.
- ubercow13 7y agoUniqlo in Thailand at least seems to be more expensive than in London as far as I recall
- namdnay 7y agoFWIW I tried uniqlo in tokyo (biqlo store) and it was nearly identical to the stuff in london
- magduf 7y agoI shopped at Uniqlo in Japan too, and it seems nearly identical to the stuff in the US (DC). The prices are slightly lower, and you can get it tax-free if you're a tourist, so I stocked up on some things while I was there.