Fast Retailing Indonesia is reaching out to new markets with the impending opening of two Uniqlo fashion stores in Surabaya, East Java.

The Japanese retail giant’s expansion to the provincial capital adds to the 11 Uniqlo stores already in Indonesia.

Fast Retailing Indonesia president/director Michiaki Tanaka says the Surabaya stores are part of his company’s plan to reach all customers across the country.

Being launched next month, the stores are being built in Surabaya’s biggest shopping centres, Pakuwon Mall and Tunjungan Plaza.

Uniqlo has 1800 stores in 18 countries.