Editing Muji (section)

==Countries of operation==
[[File:Muji Plaza Singapura, Singapore, July 2017.jpg|thumb|Muji Store in 2017, [[Plaza Singapura]], Singapore.]]
[[File:Muji Grand Front Osaka 201407.JPG|thumb|A Muji store in 2014, [[Grand Front Osaka]], Osaka, Japan.]]
[[File:Muji Store Paris.jpg|thumb|A Muji store in [[Paris]], France.]]
[[File:TW 台灣 Taiwan 中正區 Zhongzheng District 台北車站 Taipei Main Metro Station 微風台北站 Breeze Taipei Station 2nd Floor mall shop in August 2019 SSG 09.jpg|thumb|Muji Store in [[Breeze Center]], [[Taipei]], Taiwan]]
[[File:TorontoMUJI.jpg|thumb|Muji at [[Atrium on Bay]] (Toronto, Canada). The store is the largest MUJI store outside Asia.]][[File:A MUJI store in August 2020, POPARK, Guangzhou, China.png|thumb|A MUJI store in POPARK, [[Guangzhou]], [[Mainland China|Mainland]] [[China]]]]

In Japan, Ryohin Keikaku had 328 directly operated stores, and supplied 124 outlets, {{as of| 2017|08|lc=y}}.<ref name="ryohin-corp">[http://ryohin-keikaku.jp/eng/corporate/ Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd. | Corporate Information], retrieved on 2017-08-24.</ref>
Ryohin Keikaku has three factory outlets at [[Osaka]], [[Gotenba]] and [[Fukuoka, Fukuoka|Fukuoka]].<ref name="slate">[http://www.slate.com/id/2174251/ Muji, the Japanese design powerhouse, is opening U.S. stores. Hallelujah!] See also [http://www.muji.com/ MUJI Global], retrieved on 2009-10-02.</ref>

There were 579<ref name=":0" /> International retail outlets {{as of|2022|8|lc=y}}, located in [[Denmark]] (1) [[UK]] (7), [[Finland]] (1), [[France]] (7), [[Italy]] (6), [[Germany]] (7), [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] (1), [[Spain]] (4), [[Poland]] (1), [[Portugal]] (1), [[United States]] (10), [[Canada]] (9), [[Hong Kong]] (19), [[Macau]] (1), [[Singapore]] (15), [[Malaysia]] (9), [[South Korea]] (40), [[Mainland China]] (325), [[Taiwan]] (58), [[Thailand]] (27), [[Australia]] (5), [[Philippines]] (9), [[Bahrain]] (2), [[Kuwait]] (3), [[Qatar]] (2), [[Saudi Arabia]] (5), [[UAE]] (7), [[Oman]] (1), [[India]] (3), [[Vietnam]] (3).<ref name="ryohin-corp" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.muji.com/storelocator/?c=ca|title=MUJI {{pipe}} Store Locator|website=www.muji.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.muji.us/store-info/ |title=Store Info {{pipe}} MUJI USA |access-date=2014-07-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701223114/http://www.muji.us/store-info/ |archive-date=2014-07-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Muji had operations in [[Turkey]], [[Sweden]] and [[Switzerland]] in the past but has closed operations due to its low sales and other circumstances.<ref>{{cite web |title=Muji bricht seine Zelte in der Schweiz ab |language=de |url=https://www.konsider.ch/muji-schliesst-online-shop-glattzentrum-schweiz-20231204}}</ref>

=== American operations ===
Muji entered the US market in 2002; its products were stocked at [[Museum of Modern Art|MOMA]], New York.<ref name=":2" />

Muji opened its first American store on November 16, 2007, in [[SoHo, Manhattan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://info.muji.us/2007/10/25/muji-soho-the-first-muji-store-in-the-us-opens-at-1200-noon-on-november-16-2007/|title=Muji Soho, the first Muji store in the US, opens at 12:00 noon on November 16, 2007}}</ref> In 2008, it opened two more stores in Manhattan: one in [[Times Square]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Muji opens US flagship store in the New York Times Building |url=https://info.muji.us/2008/05/21/muji-opens-us-flagship-store-in-the-new-york-times-building-at-1200-pm-noon-on-friday-may-30-2008/}}</ref> and one in [[Chelsea, Manhattan|Chelsea]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Muji opens Chelsea store at 1:00 pm on Friday, November 28, 2008 |url=https://info.muji.us/2008/11/19/muji-opens-chelsea-store/}}</ref>

On November 30, 2012, it opened its first store on the West Coast in [[South of Market, San Francisco]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Muji will open its first store on the West Coast on November 30, 2012 at SoMa in San Francisco|url=https://info.muji.us/2012/11/14/muji-will-open-its-first-store-on-the-west-coast-on-november-30-2012-at-soma-in-san-francisco/}}</ref> The San Francisco store, the Hollywood store, and the Santa Monica store are now permanently closed.

In [[New York City]], Muji supplies products to a design store at the [[Museum of Modern Art]] and maintains a flagship store.<ref name="slate" /> {{As of|2023|07}}, there were 7 stores in Manhattan, one in Boston, one in Portland, and another location in [[Williamsburg, Brooklyn]].<ref name="MujiUSA">{{cite web|title=Store Info {{!}} MUJI USA|url=http://info.muji.us/store-info/|website=info.muji.us|access-date=2017-04-05}}</ref>  A small branch previously operated at [[JFK International Airport]].<ref name="MujiUSA" />

In July 2020, Muji USA filed for [[Chapter 11 bankruptcy]], citing shutdowns from the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Muji USA files for bankruptcy, citing coronavirus shutdowns |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/07/10/business/corporate-business/muji-u-s-files-bankruptcy-citing-pandemic-shutdowns/ |website=The Japan Times|date=10 July 2020 }}</ref>