She has been shopping at Uniqlo using the app for a year and also visited a branch in Delhi once. She is thrilled that there is now a store in Mumbai. "A friend works for Uniqlo, so I heard a lot and got to know the brand," she says. "The materials are fantastic; it's a real utility brand." To pass the last half hour, those waiting are now asked to answer a few questions about Uniqlo – what the T-shirt lines are called, how many stores the brand has in India and the like. Correct answers are rewarded with a tote bag. The crowd has now grown by a few dozen people. Uniqlo staff before the opening. Credits: FashionUnited There are only a few minutes left until the opening and the brand's executives and employees are getting ready for the ceremonial ribbon cutting. According to Japanese tradition, the first customer in line is always asked to be there, so Rika is given one of the scissors. "Namaste.