"For a market of this size, our current scale is still small. That's exactly why the growth potential is very high," said Kenji Inoue, COO & CFO, UNIQLO India, emphasising why India remains a priority pillar within Fast Retailing's global strategy.
The company currently operates 17 stores across India, along with a growing e-commerce business. Expansion is firmly focused on metro and tier-one cities such as Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Pune, with the aim of improving accessibility rather than chasing store count. "Our first priority is still metros. One store in a city like Bengaluru is not enough to be truly accessible," Inoue said, adding that customer experience, staff training and supply-chain readiness dictate the pace of expansion.