Maayong Pagbalik: UNIQLO Reopens in General Santos, Celebrating the Community's Strength and Resilience

As General Santos rebuilds and looks ahead, UNIQLO reopens its doors and strengthens its commitment to the people and communities it serves.

 

UNIQLO reopens its General Santos store with a renewed commitment to the community,  celebrating the strength and resilience of General Santos as it rebuilds and moves forward.

 

General Santos City, Philippines – Months after the June 2026 earthquake that impacted residents and businesses across General Santos City, UNIQLO is set to reopen its doors at SM City General Santos on October 15, marking not only the return of the store but also celebrating the resilience of a community determined to move forward.

In the aftermath of the earthquake, UNIQLO remained committed to supporting the General Santos community by opening a temporary pop-up store and working with ABS-CBN Foundation to provide LifeWear apparel, AIRism innerwear, hot meals, and financial assistance to affected families.

These efforts were strengthened by aid from Fast Retailing, UNIQLO's parent company, which donated JPY 30 million (approximately PHP 11.3 million) to SM Foundation and ABS-CBN Foundation. UNIQLO Philippines also mobilized PHP 1 million in emergency cash assistance, AIRism clothing, and RE.UNIQLO donations, helping support more than 7,000 individuals across affected communities.

"At UNIQLO, we believe that clothing has the power to support people through everyday life, especially during challenging times," said Geraldine Sia, Chief Operating Officer of UNIQLO Philippines. "The reopening of our General Santos store represents more than the return of a retail space. It reflects the resilience of the local community and our continued commitment to stand alongside our customers as they rebuild and move forward."

Investing in a More Hopeful Future

As General Santos City continues its recovery, UNIQLO is also reinforcing its long-term commitment to the community through education.

Coinciding with the store reopening is the completion of the very first classroom under UNIQLO's Supporting Brighter Futures Through Education initiative. Made possible through customer purchases of select AIRism products, the program supports the construction of learning spaces that help provide better access to education for underserved communities.

Built in partnership with HOPE Foundation, the new classroom at Bagong Silang High School in Barangay San Jose will help address the growing need for learning spaces in a school that primarily serves students from Indigenous communities.

Founded in 2017 with only 66 learners from the B'laan and Tboli tribes, Bagong Silang High School began without its own classrooms, often sharing facilities with a nearby elementary school or conducting classes in a semi-covered court vulnerable to heavy rains. Today, enrollment has grown to 164 learners from Grades 7 to 12, creating an urgent need for additional permanent learning spaces.

The newly completed classroom builds on the school's journey, providing students with a safer and more conducive space to learn and grow. UNIQLO will also donate 200 AIRism shirts to the school's students and teachers to support their everyday comfort in the tropical climate.

A Warm Welcome Back with Exclusive Reopening Offers and Special Treats

Customers enjoy a complete shopping experience at the newly reopened UNIQLO General Santos, with the first 100 shoppers from October 15 to 18 receiving complimentary pastries from Butter and Spoon.

Customers can once again enjoy a complete shopping experience at the newly reopened store. As a special treat from October 15 to 18, the first 100 customers will receive a pastries from Butter and Spoon.

From October 15 to 21, shoppers can receive a complimentary UNIQLO drawstring bag with a minimum single-receipt purchase of PHP 3,000.

Meanwhile, from October 15 to 21, shoppers can also receive a UNIQLO drawstring bag for every minimum single-receipt purchase of PHP 3,000. During the same period, they can also enjoy limited offers on LifeWear favorites, including:

Women's Items 

• Crew Neck Short Sleeve T-Shirt, from PHP 590 to PHP 390
• Sweat Straight Pants, from PHP 1,990 to PHP 1,490
• Ultra Stretch AIRism UV Protection Full-Zip Hoodie, from PHP 1,490 to PHP 990
• Polo Sweater, from PHP 1,490 to PHP 990
• Linen Blend Easy Pants, from PHP 990 to PHP 790

Men's 

• Crew Neck Short Sleeve T-Shirt, from PHP 590 to PHP 390
• AIRism Cotton Pique Short Sleeve Polo Shirt, from PHP 990 to PHP 790
• Sweat Wide Pants, from PHP 1,990 to PHP 1,490
• DRY-EX UV Protection Full-Zip Hoodie, from PHP 1,490 to PHP 990

Kids 

• AIRism Cotton Graphic Crew Neck T-Shirt, from PHP 490 to PHP 390
• AIRism Cotton Striped Crew Neck T-Shirt, from PHP 490 to PHP 390 

 

Customers celebrate UNIQLO General Santos’ reopening with exclusive offers, including Crew Neck Short Sleeve T-Shirts at PHP 390, down from PHP 590, alongside other LifeWear favorites.

More than a reopening, the return of UNIQLO SM City General Santos celebrates the strength of a city that continues to rise. Through ongoing relief efforts, meaningful community partnerships, and investments in education, UNIQLO remains committed to supporting General Santos today and helping create brighter opportunities for the future. 

Customers celebrate the reopening of UNIQLO SM City General Santos with exclusive LifeWear offers, special treats from Butter and Spoon, and exciting shopping rewards from October 15 to 21.

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About UNIQLO LifeWear
LifeWear is clothing that is made for all, designed to make everyone's life better. It is simple, high quality, everyday clothing with a practical sense of beauty - ingenious in detail, thought through with life's needs in mind, timeless in style, and always evolving. 

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 3.4 trillion yen for the 2025 fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 (US $23.16 billion, calculated in yen using the end of August 2025 rate of $1 = 146.8 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 2,500 UNIQLO stores across the world, including Japan, Asia, Europe and North America. The total number of stores across Fast Retailing's brands is now over 3,500.

With a corporate statement committed to changing clothes, changing conventional wisdom and change the world, Fast Retailing is dedicated to creating great clothing with new and unique value to enrich the lives of people everywhere.  For more information about UNIQLO and Fast Retailing, please visit www.uniqlo.com and www.fastretailing.com.


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