In addition, the retailer has launched its U.S. e-commerce site and app, making GU products available to a national audience for the first time.

GU, Uniqlo’s sister brand, officially launched in the States today with its e-commerce site and New York City flagship store, and Strategist senior writer Liza Corsillo and I got a chance to stop in for a sneak peek earlier this week.

GU Co., the sister brand of the Uniqlo clothing chain under Fast Retailing Co., opened its first U.S. store in New York on Thursday, while also launching an online shop with a delivery service covering the entire country.