But their ambition is clear: Shin Odake, chief executive of Uniqlo USA, says the company will open 4, 000 stores worldwide by the next decade, up from 1, 020 now.
U.S. CEO Odake has hinted that Uniqlo might run its entire global e-commerce platform from the U.S., where tech talent is abundant, and he openly suggests that he'd like to replace himself with an American executive to head up operations here.