Uniqlo to Close Store at 31 West 34th Street

Uniqlo to Close Store at 31 West 34th Street

Uniqlo will close its store location at 31 West 34th Street, a new filing indicates. The global clothing retailer will shut its doors at the Midtown site Feb. 28 and lay off 136 employees there, according to a Department of Labor filing. The filing cites economic reasons as the cause of the dislocation. The 64,000-square-foot store, across the street from the Empire State Building, was Uniqlo’s third U.S. location when it opened in 2011. Eight