// Uniqlo will open a new store in Covent Garden next spring, where it will be joined by sister brand Theory

// It will be the Uniqlo’s 17th store in the UK and Theory’s fourth

Uniqlo will open a new store in Covent Garden next spring as it further expands across the UK.

The Covent Garden store will is located in the heart of the famous shopping district with entrances on Long Acre and Floral Street.

The 1,450 sq m, three floor store will feature menswear, womenswear, kids and baby.

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Sister brand Theory will also open in the Covent Garden store following the success of its joint flagship with Uniqlo, which opened in April.

Theory has since opened a stand-alone store in Battersea Power Station in October and is set to embark on an “exciting expansion in the UK market”.

Its Covent Garden opening, which will feature Theory’s womenswear and menswear, will take its number of UK stores to four.

Uniqlo UK COO Alessandro Dudech said: “It’s an honour to be opening in an area of London with such cultural and retail heritage and continuing to expand our UK presence in important retail locations.

“With such a strong footfall from both Londoners and tourists, we look forward to offering LifeWear to new and existing Uniqlo customers.”

The new store, which will be its 17th in the UK, follows the opening of Uniqlo’s Battersea Power Station store, which opened last month.

Covent Garden developer Capital & Counties executive director Michelle McGrath said the Uniqlo opening would “further strengthen Covent Garden’s appeal as a differentiated shopping and dining destination”.

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