UNIQLO Coming to Newton

By Les Masterson

International clothing store chain UNIQLO is opening six stores in the Greater Boston area over the next year, including one in Newton.

The Newton location at The Mall at Chestnut Hill is scheduled to open Aug. 29. Other locations opening this year are a pop-up shop in Faneuil Hall in Boston and locations at the Natick Mall, the Northshore Mall and Legacy Place in Dedham. A flagship store on Newbury Street in Boston as well as a permanent location at Faneuil Hall are also on tap for 2015.

“We are pleased to introduce the UNIQLO experience to Boston. Proud of their city’s importance in American history, and winning sports traditions, Bostonians have high expectations. We believe our everyday basics of exceptional value and functional apparel will delight them and contribute meaningfully to their lives,” said Larry Meyer, CEO of UNIQLO USA and Fast Retailing Group Senior Vice President.

The chain, which currently has 20 stores in the U.S. and more than 1,300 across the world, is expected to open in other US markets, including Philadelphia, San Francisco, Connecticut, New Jersey and New York.

The company had global sales of more than $11 billion in 2013.