Ryohin Keikaku Group company MUJI ITALIA S.p.A. (Milan, Italy; Kenta Horiguchi, president) today announced April 2016 as the scheduled date for the grand reopening of MUJI CORSO BUENOS AIRES (MUJI CBA). After a remodel, the store will feature a new third floor and offer an expanded selection of children's wear and household items.

Originally opened in December 2004, MUJI CBA was the first MUJI location in Italy. The store remained the largest MUJI location in the country, featuring 440m² of retail floor space and 1,200 items over two floors. The remodel will add an additional floor of retail space, doubling the amount to 946m² with a total of 2,500 items for sale.

After the reopening, MUJI CBA will be the only location in Italy to offer the Found MUJI* line of products. The newly designed store will be a space for both parents and children to enjoy, featuring an expanded lineup of children's apparel, as well as a wooden play area for children to learn to appreciate the quality of wood crafted items. MUJI CBA will also be home to the first MUJI Aroma Bar in Italy. At the Aroma Bar, customers can experiment with and mix essential oils to create their own fragrances. Other unique services include embroidery for textiles. With MUJI CBA, MUJI is creating a new space for our customers to experience and customize MUJI products, gaining a deeper appreciation and understanding of MUJI's worldview.

Milan is a cosmopolitan city attracting more than six million tourists and business travelers annually. MUIJ CBA is located on Corso Buenos Aires in Milan's Porta Venezia district, representing a history of nearly 200 years as the city's most famous shopping area. Corso Buenos Aires is a 1.6-kilometer long shopping street featuring more than 350 stores. It is also one of Europe's most famous districts, attracting 100,000 people on a daily basis. MUJI CBA aims to become a leading symbol of this area, spreading the ideal of simple, elegant living to a wide range of customers, including shoppers, tourists, and business people.

*Found MUJI is a line of products featuring everyday goods from around the world that have a long history of use in their native areas. MUJI takes these products, adds just a touch of improvement to reflect changes in lifestyles, cultures, and customs, and then offers them on sale at reasonable prices.