Top Benefits
About the role
Job Title: Store Development Manager (Real Estate)
Location: Downtown Toronto (position requires some travels to stores, presence at the office 5 days a week is preferred)
Reporting to: Director of Real Estate (North America)
Store Development Manager
Shape the Future of LifeWear in Canada
https://www.uniqlo.com/ca/en/
https://www.fastretailing.com/employment/en/
At UNIQLO Canada, we’re not just fashion; we’re LifeWear: Simple, high-quality clothing designed for everyone, every day. As one of the world’s fastest-growing apparel brands, we innovate to bring comfort and style to millions. Join us in Canada’s vibrant retail market to help redefine everyday essentials and create inspiring spaces where communities connect.
As a Store Development Manager, you’ll share the future of UNIQLO in Canada. You’ll lead the end-to-end development of new stores and renovations – from site selection to grand opening – ensuring each space embodies our philosophy of simplicity, quality, and innovation. Your work will directly fuel our growth and bring LifeWear closer to Canadians nationwide.
As part of Fast Retailing , the world’s third-largest apparel retailer, UNIQLO operates in 25+ countries, with a mission to create clothing that enhances everyday life. Our business is built on a unique model of efficiency, sustainability , and customer-first retail, making UNIQLO one of the most exciting global brands to work for.
Position Overview
The store development department is a unit that executes where, what, and how to open stores when developing group brand stores in each country, and is an important division that is responsible for business expansion. In particular, store development involves the development of stores, which are points of contact with customers. We will manage individual stores that value the history and culture of the area where we open stores and build stores that are rooted in local people. It plays an important role in maximizing business not only in Japan but also overseas and group companies.
Job Description :
- Planning of store development strategy for new direct operated stores and store development activities
- Secure new properties, negotiate conditions (delivery conditions, economic conditions, etc.), negotiate contracts, schedule adjustment and management until opening
- Contract management for existing stores and build relations with landlords, contractors, and vendors
- Business report / consultation / coordination etc. to the internal brand management company
- Collaborate with global teams to align Canadian stores with UNIQLO’s brand standards
- Implement scalable processes to accelerate store openings across Canada
- Other reasonable duties as assigned.
What you bring:
- Minimum 5+ years of Retail Store development, construction or project management work experience
- Commercial real estate work experience
- Real estate related legal knowledge (contract related is mandatory)
- Leasing business experience at shopping centers, fashion buildings, etc.
- Business management planning
- Sales estimation & PL setting creation knowledge
- Fashion, retail, real estate industry knowledge
- Communication skills to build trust with cross-functional teams and external partners
- Presentation skills
- Thrives in fast-paced environments and navigates ambiguity
- Basic PC skills (Excel, Power point, etc.)
- Willing to travel to different store locations across Canada
- Real estate professional qualification is a plus
What We Offer:
- The opportunity to lead store development projects of a globally respected brand during a key growth phase in Canada
- A results-driven, entrepreneurial culture where your decisions drive real business impact
- Competitive salary, performance bonus, and comprehensive benefits
- Work in a modern office which is easily accessible by public transportation
- A high-visibility role with collaboration across global and regional executive teams
- Career growth in a company that values ambition, innovation, integrity, and performance
Join our team:
If you thrive on turning vision into reality - we want to hear from you. Join us to accelerate UNIQLO’s growth and redefine Canadian retail!
ABOUT US
https://www.uniqlo.com/ca/en/spl
Welcome to Uniqlo, where our journey from a single store in Hiroshima to a global brand embodies the essence of Japanese simplicity and innovation. Our founder, Tadashi Yanai, envisioned a company that transcends traditional fashion, focusing instead on creating high-quality, functional clothing that serves the everyday needs of people worldwide. This vision gave birth to our LifeWear concept—apparel that is simple, yet essential; designed to make life better for all .
As you embark on your journey with UNIQLO, know that you are joining a company that never gives up. Every challenge we have faced has made us stronger, smarter, and more determined to push boundaries. We are more than just a fashion brand—we are a global movement driven by sustainability, purpose , discipline, and the belief that great clothing can change lives .
Vision and Culture
At Uniqlo, we embrace the Japanese philosophy of continuous improvement. This principle drives us to constantly refine our products and processes, ensuring that we deliver clothing that offers new and unique value. Our commitment to quality and innovation is evident in our fabric technologies, such as HEATTECH , which provides warmth without bulk, and AIRism , designed to keep you cool and comfortable. These advancements reflect our dedication to enhancing the everyday experiences of our customers.
Our name, UNIQLO, is a blend of 'unique' and 'clothing,' symbolizing our mission to provide distinctive apparel that meets universal needs. We believe in the power of simplicity and strive to create designs that are both timeless and accessible, allowing individuals to express their personal style effortlessly.
We invite you to embrace our core values of simplicity, quality, and continuous improvement. Together, we will continue to innovate and inspire, bringing the best of Japanese craftsmanship and philosophy to wardrobes around the world.
Welcome to the Uniqlo family, where we are united in our pursuit of making everyday life better through exceptional clothing.
[For internal use ONLY] #LI-POST
About UNIQLO
About UNIQLO LifeWear Apparel that comes from the Japanese values of simplicity, quality, and longevity. Designed to be of the time and for the time, LifeWear is made with such modern elegance that it becomes the building blocks of each individual’s style. A perfect shirt that is always being made more perfect. The simplest design hiding the most thoughtful and modern details. The best in fit and fabric made to be affordable and accessible to all. LifeWear is clothing that is constantly being innovated, bringing more warmth, more lightness, better design, and better comfort to people’s lives.
About UNIQLO and Fast Retailing UNIQLO is a brand of Fast Retailing Co., Ltd., a leading Japanese retail holding company with global headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. UNIQLO is the largest of eight brands in the Fast Retailing Group, the others being GU, Theory, PLST, Comptoir des Cotonniers, Princesse tam.tam, J Brand and Helmut Lang. With global sales of approximately 2.77 trillion yen for the 2023 fiscal year ending August 31, 2023 (US $18.92 billion, calculated in yen using the end of August 2023 rate of $1 = 146.2 yen), Fast Retailing is one of the world’s largest apparel retail companies, and UNIQLO is Japan’s leading specialty retailer.
UNIQLO continues to open large-scale stores in some of the world's most important cities and locations, as part of its ongoing efforts to solidify its status as a global brand. Today the company has a total of more than 2,400 UNIQLO stores across the world, including Japan, Asia, Europe, and North America. The total number of stores across Fast Retailing's brands is now close to 3,600.
Top Benefits
About the role
Job Title: Store Development Manager (Real Estate)
Location: Downtown Toronto (position requires some travels to stores, presence at the office 5 days a week is preferred)
Reporting to: Director of Real Estate (North America)
Store Development Manager
Shape the Future of LifeWear in Canada
https://www.uniqlo.com/ca/en/
https://www.fastretailing.com/employment/en/
At UNIQLO Canada, we’re not just fashion; we’re LifeWear: Simple, high-quality clothing designed for everyone, every day. As one of the world’s fastest-growing apparel brands, we innovate to bring comfort and style to millions. Join us in Canada’s vibrant retail market to help redefine everyday essentials and create inspiring spaces where communities connect.
As a Store Development Manager, you’ll share the future of UNIQLO in Canada. You’ll lead the end-to-end development of new stores and renovations – from site selection to grand opening – ensuring each space embodies our philosophy of simplicity, quality, and innovation. Your work will directly fuel our growth and bring LifeWear closer to Canadians nationwide.
As part of Fast Retailing , the world’s third-largest apparel retailer, UNIQLO operates in 25+ countries, with a mission to create clothing that enhances everyday life. Our business is built on a unique model of efficiency, sustainability , and customer-first retail, making UNIQLO one of the most exciting global brands to work for.
Position Overview
The store development department is a unit that executes where, what, and how to open stores when developing group brand stores in each country, and is an important division that is responsible for business expansion. In particular, store development involves the development of stores, which are points of contact with customers. We will manage individual stores that value the history and culture of the area where we open stores and build stores that are rooted in local people. It plays an important role in maximizing business not only in Japan but also overseas and group companies.
Job Description :
- Planning of store development strategy for new direct operated stores and store development activities
- Secure new properties, negotiate conditions (delivery conditions, economic conditions, etc.), negotiate contracts, schedule adjustment and management until opening
- Contract management for existing stores and build relations with landlords, contractors, and vendors
- Business report / consultation / coordination etc. to the internal brand management company
- Collaborate with global teams to align Canadian stores with UNIQLO’s brand standards
- Implement scalable processes to accelerate store openings across Canada
- Other reasonable duties as assigned.
What you bring:
- Minimum 5+ years of Retail Store development, construction or project management work experience
- Commercial real estate work experience
- Real estate related legal knowledge (contract related is mandatory)
- Leasing business experience at shopping centers, fashion buildings, etc.
- Business management planning
- Sales estimation & PL setting creation knowledge
- Fashion, retail, real estate industry knowledge
- Communication skills to build trust with cross-functional teams and external partners
- Presentation skills
- Thrives in fast-paced environments and navigates ambiguity
- Basic PC skills (Excel, Power point, etc.)
- Willing to travel to different store locations across Canada
- Real estate professional qualification is a plus
What We Offer:
- The opportunity to lead store development projects of a globally respected brand during a key growth phase in Canada
- A results-driven, entrepreneurial culture where your decisions drive real business impact
- Competitive salary, performance bonus, and comprehensive benefits
- Work in a modern office which is easily accessible by public transportation
- A high-visibility role with collaboration across global and regional executive teams
- Career growth in a company that values ambition, innovation, integrity, and performance
Join our team:
If you thrive on turning vision into reality - we want to hear from you. Join us to accelerate UNIQLO’s growth and redefine Canadian retail!
ABOUT US
https://www.uniqlo.com/ca/en/spl
Welcome to Uniqlo, where our journey from a single store in Hiroshima to a global brand embodies the essence of Japanese simplicity and innovation. Our founder, Tadashi Yanai, envisioned a company that transcends traditional fashion, focusing instead on creating high-quality, functional clothing that serves the everyday needs of people worldwide. This vision gave birth to our LifeWear concept—apparel that is simple, yet essential; designed to make life better for all .
As you embark on your journey with UNIQLO, know that you are joining a company that never gives up. Every challenge we have faced has made us stronger, smarter, and more determined to push boundaries. We are more than just a fashion brand—we are a global movement driven by sustainability, purpose , discipline, and the belief that great clothing can change lives .
Vision and Culture
At Uniqlo, we embrace the Japanese philosophy of continuous improvement. This principle drives us to constantly refine our products and processes, ensuring that we deliver clothing that offers new and unique value. Our commitment to quality and innovation is evident in our fabric technologies, such as HEATTECH , which provides warmth without bulk, and AIRism , designed to keep you cool and comfortable. These advancements reflect our dedication to enhancing the everyday experiences of our customers.
Our name, UNIQLO, is a blend of 'unique' and 'clothing,' symbolizing our mission to provide distinctive apparel that meets universal needs. We believe in the power of simplicity and strive to create designs that are both timeless and accessible, allowing individuals to express their personal style effortlessly.
We invite you to embrace our core values of simplicity, quality, and continuous improvement. Together, we will continue to innovate and inspire, bringing the best of Japanese craftsmanship and philosophy to wardrobes around the world.
Welcome to the Uniqlo family, where we are united in our pursuit of making everyday life better through exceptional clothing.
[For internal use ONLY] #LI-POST
About UNIQLO
About UNIQLO LifeWear Apparel that comes from the Japanese values of simplicity, quality, and longevity. Designed to be of the time and for the time, LifeWear is made with such modern elegance that it becomes the building blocks of each individual’s style. A perfect shirt that is always being made more perfect. The simplest design hiding the most thoughtful and modern details. The best in fit and fabric made to be affordable and accessible to all. LifeWear is clothing that is constantly being innovated, bringing more warmth, more lightness, better design, and better comfort to people’s lives.
About UNIQLO and Fast Retailing UNIQLO is a brand of Fast Retailing Co., Ltd., a leading Japanese retail holding company with global headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. UNIQLO is the largest of eight brands in the Fast Retailing Group, the others being GU, Theory, PLST, Comptoir des Cotonniers, Princesse tam.tam, J Brand and Helmut Lang. With global sales of approximately 2.77 trillion yen for the 2023 fiscal year ending August 31, 2023 (US $18.92 billion, calculated in yen using the end of August 2023 rate of $1 = 146.2 yen), Fast Retailing is one of the world’s largest apparel retail companies, and UNIQLO is Japan’s leading specialty retailer.
UNIQLO continues to open large-scale stores in some of the world's most important cities and locations, as part of its ongoing efforts to solidify its status as a global brand. Today the company has a total of more than 2,400 UNIQLO stores across the world, including Japan, Asia, Europe, and North America. The total number of stores across Fast Retailing's brands is now close to 3,600.