HO CHI MINH CITY -- Japanese casual clothing retailer Uniqlo on Thursday announced that it would open its first store in Vietnam in fall 2019, in a bid to capitalize on the fastest-growing economy in Southeast Asia.
"The Southeast Asia region has been an important driver of growth for us, and we are pleased and optimistic about our opportunity to be a part of such an exciting economy and retail market," said Tadashi Yanai, Chairman and CEO of Uniqlo's parent company Fast Retailing, the world's third-largest apparel company.
