Customers with their purchases outside the grand opening of the Uniqlo Flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York on Friday, October 14, 2011.  The store is a staggering 89,000 square feet on multiple levels and is Fast Retailing's second store in the United States with a third opening next week in the Herald Square shopping district. The largest store on Fifth Avenue filled to the brim with affordable clothing it competes with stalwarts such as the Gap and Zara which are in the immediate proximity. Fast Retailing plans on opening 200 to 300 stores worldwide until 2020 and currently has 1000 stores. (© Richard B. Levine)
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