Original title: after UNIQLO was' encircled and suppressed by the whole people 'in South Korea, the sales of three stores in Lianguan decreased by 70%
UNIQLO was encircled and suppressed by the whole Korean people
Overseas network, August 19 (Xinhua) according to Korean media reports, UNIQLO, a Japanese clothing brand that was' encircled and suppressed by the whole people 'in South Korea, will close a store in Seoul in September, which is also the third store closed by UNIQLO in South Korea since South Korea launched the' boycott of Japanese goods' campaign.
In July this year, Ken Okazaki, chief financial officer of UNIQLO's parent fast retailing group, said that it was expected that South Korea's' boycott of Japanese goods' would not last long. The remark was regarded as' contempt for Korean consumers', which immediately triggered a strong protest from Korean public opinion and forced Fast Retailing to issue an apology statement on its official website twice. But consumers did not buy it, and the trade union composed of South Korean couriers also announced that it refused to deliver UNIQLO.
According to the South Korean media Asia daily on the 19th, citing industry news, UNIQLO Yuexi store in Seoul is about to close. The store has issued a notice of closure, saying that its business hours are as of September 15. Thank customers in the notice and hope you can always support UNIQLO.
According to the statistics of eight credit card companies, UNIQLO's sales in South Korea in July were 1.78 billion won (about 10.36 million yuan), down 70.1% from June's sales (5.94 billion won), South Korea's newsis news agency said.
Some analysts pointed out that the decline in sales caused by the 'boycott of Japanese goods' campaign launched by the Korean people was the main reason for UNIQLO to close the store, but UNIQLO denied that the closure of Yuexi store had nothing to do with' boycott of Japanese goods', but had received a notice that the mall needed to be updated before 'boycott of Japanese goods'.
Previously, UNIQLO has decided to close two stores in South Korea. UNIQLO Zhonglu 3rd Street store, located in Zhonglu District, Seoul, is scheduled to close in October because of the 'expiration of the store lease'. UNIQLO's nine old stores will also close on August 31.