UNIQLO Will Open Two Stores In The Capital Dhaka In The First Phase.

(P) UNIQLO will work with local companies to set up branches in Bangladesh to attract the middle class in this South Asian country.

The fast selling group of UNIQLO parent company has worked with Grameen Healthcare, an economist who has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize economist Yunus, to open two stores in the capital Dhaka.

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< p > store will be run by Grameen Uniqlo, a joint venture company.

Although tens of millions of poor people are still in Bangladesh, the number of middle class people is as high as 30 million.

Bangladesh's economy has recorded an increase of 6% over the past ten years, making it possible for the middle class to emerge.

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"This is the first step in opening up many chain stores throughout the country," P Grameen Uniqlo said in a statement.

Our aim is to provide the locals with high quality, comfort and parity "a" target= "_blank" href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/" > clothing /a > produced by the locals.

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< p > UNIQLO announced in 2010 that it was working with Yunus to set up a clothing social enterprise for the poor.

The production of clothing is made by local women in their homes to sell or sell door-to-door, with the aim of helping them become financially independent.

Sales profits are reinvested to facilitate the development of related businesses.

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"P >" after the collapse of the Dhaka garment factory building in April caused more than 1100 workers to die, UNIQLO did not sign a global agreement aimed at strengthening the safety of Bangladesh factories just like Zara or H&M. It only indicated that it would "study" the relevant agreements by the end of May.

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< p > Bangladesh is the world's second largest garment producer after China.

The local a target= "_blank" href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/" > textile < /a > the clothing industry mainly relies on female workers, which accounts for 80% of the total export volume of the country.

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