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UNIQLO is likely to roll out more Super Large Format stores in Indian metro malls after Gurugram.
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UNIQLO's reopening of Ambience Mall Gurugram at about 28,000 sq. ft., its second Super Large Format store in India, with more than 330 styles, extra trial rooms, self-checkout and UTme! personalisation, raises the bar for apparel rivals in assortment depth and in-store experience at big-mall locations.
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A further Super Large Format store beyond the second one announced before the 2026 Fall Winter season ends would mean UNIQLO is scaling the format, not testing it.
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Who else is opening stores in Delhi-NCR?The report: UNIQLO reopened expanded Ambience Mall Gurugram store on 2 October as India's second Super Large Format outlet
UNIQLO's store now spans approximately 28,000 sq. ft. and offers more than 330 styles, with additional trial rooms, self-checkout counters and UTme! personalisation. It also features the 2026 Fall Winter collection and a RE.UNIQLO Donation Box.
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Store and format facts
From the report. Source details below
| Report date: | October 12, 2026 |
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Next on the rollout
- Any UNIQLO India store-count or revenue update that cites Gurugram's performance
- Lease or mall-launch news naming UNIQLO as an anchor in another Indian city
- Rival apparel chains announcing larger stores in Ambience Mall or nearby Gurugram malls
- Customer uptake of UTme! personalisation and self-checkout reported at the expanded store
The counter-case
The case against this reading — not reported by the source.
This is a refit and reopening of an existing Ambience Mall store, not a net new location, so it adds little to UNIQLO's footprint. 'Second Super Large Format store in India' is the company's own label, and the signal gives no evidence that the larger format sells more. The features it lists (more than 330 styles, extra trial rooms, self-checkout, UTme! personalisation) are operational upgrades, not proof of demand. There are no sales, footfall, conversion or same-store growth figures. A bigger box also raises rent and staffing costs and increases exposure to one mall catchment. Timing the reopening to the Fall Winter season matters less in Gurugram, where winters are short. It reads as a brand-showcase move rather than a sign of a scalable, profitable India roll-out.