MUJI Canada’s Second-Largest Store Open in Surrey’s Guildford Town Centre

VANCOUVER, BC, June 12, 2020 — Japanese lifestyle brand MUJI has opened its newest Canadian store at Surrey’s Guildford Town Centre. The new location is MUJI’s fourth in the Metro Vancouver area, and its second-largest store in Canada, spanning a total of 15,800 square feet over two levels of the indoor mall. MUJI Guildford Town Centre features the open, airy, and spacious layout MUJI is known for, featuring rustic, natural materials such as wood and metal, and a large, welcoming entrance within the mall. The new Surrey location will carry MUJI Canada’s full range of merchandise with over 4,000 items–including stationery, household goods, storage solutions, apparel, and food.

Mindful of opening a new location during the COVID-19 pandemic, MUJI reconfigured the store through clever spatial design that ensures safe distancing between customers and employees. Following retail guidelines provided by provincial and federal governments, MUJI has implemented safety provisions including regular cleaning, encouraging customers to wear face masks, and providing hand sanitizer, as well as having a greeter managing the front door and capacity. MUJI Guildford Town Centre’s expansive retail space also allows safe distancing between customers and employees, allowing customers to have the MUJI experience they know and love in a new way. 

To celebrate the grand opening safely, MUJI will offer gift bags to the first 1,000 customers to register for the MUJI Canada email list. Starting on Friday, June 12, customers can redeem their bags at MUJI Guildford Town Centre at any time during store hours, reducing crowds during opening week. These exclusive gift bags are filled with coveted MUJI must-haves including notepads and pens.

Timed to the opening, MUJI will also offer digital workshops with local influencers that showcase MUJI’s most popular products, including a coffee brewing workshop with Moving Coffee Roastery. To sign up for upcoming workshops, visit www.muji.com/ca/events/.

“We are very excited to open our fourth MUJI store in British Columbia and to make the MUJI experience available to shoppers outside of downtown Vancouver,” says Satoshi Okazaki, president of MUJI Canada. “We know that personal connection and in-person activities are more valuable than ever during this time, and by prioritizing safety precautions in our new store, we will be able to connect Canadians to the MUJI experience and share our unique philosophy.”

Personalization and In-Store Services
MUJI Guildford Town Centre will offer a wide variety of personalization and advising services only available in select MUJI stores around the world, including:

• Aroma Bar: MUJI’s Aroma Bar will allow customers to create their own personal fragrances from a selection of 48 specialty floral, citrus, mint, and herbal essential oil blends. These custom blends will be mixed before your eyes and make for the perfect gift when paired with one of MUJI’s Aroma Diffusers.

• MUJI YOURSELF: A suite of in-store customization options featuring various services such as embroidery, custom stamps, gift wrapping, fabric printing, and more. MUJI Guildford Town Center is the first store in Western Canada to offer fabric printing. 

• MUJI Gift Bag Sealing: Customers are eligible to receive complimentary wrapping on MUJI Gifts with a special in-store gift bag sealing service. 

• MUJI Interior Advisors:  A personalized MUJI Consultation Service that provides customers with in-store advice on how to furnish your space based on your individual style and needs. Appointments with Interior Advisors can be made through e-mail or in-store.

• MUJI Styling Advisors:  Exclusive personal style consultation services that provide customers with in-store advice on how to build a wardrobe to suit your daily lifestyle and needs. Appointments with Styling Advisors can be made through e-mail or in-store.

To ensure social distancing, MUJI Guildford Town Centre will not offer personalization and consultation services that require close contact between staff and shoppers until it is safe to do so. 

About MUJI
The MUJI name derives from the company’s original name in Japanese: Mujirushi Ryohin, meaning No Brand, Quality Goods. MUJI started in Japan in 1980 and now has over 400 stores in Japan. It opened its first store outside Japan in London in 1991, adding over 400 since then. 

The company has five stores in Ontario and four stores in BC, including its first Canadian flagship in Vancouver. For more information, please visit http://www.muji.com/ca/ and follow @mujicanada on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Store Information
MUJI Guildford Town Centre Store 
10355 152 Street, Surrey, BC, V3R 7C1 
Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-6pm / Sun 11am-5pm