Japanese fashion favourite Uniqlo lands in Edinburgh

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1. A Japanese fashion brand which counts Roger Federer, the tennis legend, as a brand ambassador and is loved by the fashion set is to open its first shop in Scotland.

Uniqlo is taking a unit on Princes Street and plans to have it trading in the spring of next year.

Alessandro Dudech, the chief operating officer of Uniqlo UK, said: “It’s an honour to be opening in not only a new city but a new country. Edinburgh is a city of great cultural and historical heritage, we have many existing Scottish customers who shop through our e-commerce site, and Edinburgh has such a strong footfall from both locals