UNIQLO'S FUN FACT
1. Uniqlo made the uniforms for Japan's Olympic team in 1998, 2002, and 2004.
2. Uniqlo distributes recycled clothing to refugee camps around the world. As of March 2014, they have donated 11.29 million items of clothing to refugees, victims of disasters, the homeless, and needy families worldwide.
3. Uniqlo's name comes from the words "Unique Clothing," which throws back to the company's original name, "Unique Clothing Warehouse."
4. All Uniqlo stores have a poster in the manager's office that reads "ALWAYS FOLLOW COMPANY DIRECTION. DO NOT WORK YOUR OWN WAY."
5. All retail associates at Uniqlo stores worldwide are trained to hand your credit card and receipt back with both hands, as it is common in Japan.
6. Founder Tadashi Yanai views Uniqlo as "a technology company...not a fashion company."
7. Tadashi Yanai is also the richest person in Japan, with a net worth of $17.8 billion.
8. Japan has 793 Uniqlo stores, the most of any country.
9. There are 99 Uniqlo stores in Tokyo alone.
10. The country with the fewest Uniqlo stores (ignoring those that have none) is Germany. They only have one, in Berlin.
