Uniqlo’s New Partnerships With Starbucks, MoMa Are Signs of a New Retail Trend

It's well known by now that U.S. retailers have been trying to combat declining mall traffic and increased online competition, and it's incumbent upon them to set themselves apart and get shoppers to visit their stores and open their wallets. In the industry's latest attempt to engage consumers, Japanese conglomerate Fast Retailing's Uniqlo chain on Friday became the first specialty apparel retailer to install a Starbucks inside its 90,000-square-foot flagship store on Fifth Avenue, its largest location of the 1,400-store chain.