Uniontec Establishes "Fashion & Retail Store Design Division" Specializing in Apparel and Retail Stores

Uniontec Co., Ltd. (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Yusuke Okawa), which provides one-stop interior design, design, and construction services for offices, commercial spaces, and residences with the mission to "Build a new standard," will establish the "Fashion & Retail Store Design Division" specializing in apparel and retail stores starting June 1, 2026. This division will launch new services to provide integrated support from the store planning stage to store design, construction, and post-opening maintenance for apparel and retail stores.

Official Website: https://frsd.union-tec.jp/

This service offers a free initial CG simulation before property contract to visualize the client's intentions and brand worldview early on. It then provides integrated support through design, construction, completion photography, and post-opening maintenance. With prompt proposals and design/construction tailored to the client's intentions, it offers comprehensive support from store design and construction to post-opening maintenance.

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Background of Service Launch

In the apparel and retail industry, while online shopping allows for the completion of product purchases online, real stores are increasingly expected to provide experiential value due to the recovery of foot traffic since the COVID-19 pandemic and the increase in inbound foreign tourists. Current stores are no longer just sales points but have become crucial touchpoints for conveying brand worldview and values as an experience and building ongoing customer relationships, making their strategic importance even higher.

Furthermore, Uniontec has provided one-stop interior design, design, and construction services for offices, commercial spaces, and residences. With its medium-term growth strategy "UT101," which aims to create 101 business leaders in the next five years, the company is pursuing the creation of new business domains.

To address the needs of real store openings and create new business domains under the medium-term growth strategy "UT101," Uniontec has established the "Fashion & Retail Store Design Division" specializing in apparel and retail stores.

Sources: Domestic E-commerce Market Size, Number of Foreign Tourists (December 2024 and Annual Estimates), Summary of Survey Results for Inbound Consumption Trends 2024 Calendar Year

Features of "Fashion & Retail Store Design" Service

1. Free CG Simulation Provided Before Property Contract

CG simulations are created for properties being considered for store openings even before the contract is signed. By visualizing the finished image early on, it helps solidify the client's intentions and brand worldview, supporting decision-making during the store consideration phase.

*The free offer applies to the initial CG simulation created after an image hearing. Design work such as drawing creation will be charged.

2. Support for Negotiations with Owners, Real Estate Agents, and Developers

Store openings involve different construction scopes and facility conditions for each property. This service supports the confirmation and adjustment of construction scopes and construction conditions with owners, real estate companies, and developers from before and after the property contract. It supports store creation not only in terms of design but also feasibility and construction conditions from before the property contract until completion.

3. Integrated Support from Design and Construction to Post-Opening Maintenance and Renovation Proposals

After the property contract, Uniontec handles store design, construction, completion photography, and post-opening maintenance. Targeting apparel and retail stores in Japan, it supports new openings, relocations, and renovations, and can handle pop-up stores depending on scale and content, primarily for street-front stores and stores within commercial facilities. It supports space creation with post-opening operations in mind, not just store setup.

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Profile of Fashion & Retail Store Design Division Manager, Souma Sakamoto

Born in Tokyo in 1987. Graduated from Bunka Fashion College. After engaging in retail store space design at an atelier-style interior design firm in Tokyo, he was involved in interior design and project management in Japan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, and the United States for a Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime-listed apparel company. He joined Uniontec in 2026 and established the "Fashion & Retail Store Design Division."

Comment from Souma Sakamoto

Apparel and retail stores are not only places to sell products but also important touchpoints for directly conveying the brand's worldview to customers. In an era where a lot of information can be accessed online, the value of experiences that can only be created in real stores and spaces where people interact is increasing. On the other hand, in recent years, rising rents and construction costs have made it more difficult to make decisions about opening stores. We provide an environment where clients can visualize their store concept using CG from an early stage before signing a property contract, allowing for concrete sharing of the brand's worldview and store direction. By performing high-quality store design in the shortest possible time, we minimize the client's workload and initial investment, creating a state where clients can make decisions with peace of mind.

Future Outlook

Through this service, Uniontec will strengthen its support for companies and brands considering new openings, relocations, and renovations of apparel and retail stores in Japan.

In the future, focusing on street-front stores and stores within commercial facilities, we will expand our system to provide comprehensive support from the store consideration stage to after opening. We will visualize the client's intentions and brand worldview early on and work to enhance brand experiences unique to real stores.

Furthermore, under the medium-term growth strategy "UT101," we will foster the apparel and retail store domain as one of our new business areas, following offices and clinics. In the future, we will also consider supporting Japanese companies aiming for overseas expansion and overseas companies considering expansion into Japan, thereby enhancing the value provided through space design, design, and construction.

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About the Fashion & Retail Store Design Division

The "Fashion & Retail Store Design Division" is a division that provides specialized store design, design, and construction support for apparel and retail stores.

Under the theme of "Designing spaces where people interact," this division aims to create spatial and brand experiences that can only be enjoyed in real stores.

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https://frsd.union-tec.jp/

<Official Instagram> https://www.instagram.com/uniontec.fashion.retail

About Uniontec Co., Ltd.

Established in June 2000 as a finishing contractor for interiors such as floors and cross-sections. It develops a space creation business that produces branding, design, and construction for offices and shops, with over 10,000 construction projects completed. In 2016, it launched a platform business for the construction industry, and in April 2021, its business divisions were spun off. Specializing in the interior business and utilizing digital expertise, it operates the "Workspace Produce Business," "Beauty & Medical Clinic Business," "Luxury Residence Business," "Space Construction Business," "Building Value Up Business," "Construction BPO Business," and "PersGPT."

Company Name: Uniontec Co., Ltd.

Established: June 2000

Location: Dogenzaka-dori 4F, 2-25-12 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Capital: 100 million yen

Business Activities: Planning, design, and construction of offices, clinics, commercial spaces, and residences; CG perspective and CG production; construction and BPO for office furniture manufacturers.

Representative Director: Yusuke Okawa

Mission: Build a new standard.

Business Activities:

Corporate Website: https://www.union-tec.jp/

Office Service Site: https://service.union-tec.jp/ Beauty&Medical Clinic Service Site: https://clinic.union-tec.jp/

BPO Business: https://www.bpo.union-tec.jp/

PersGPT: https://www.cg.union-tec.jp/