Japanese clothing company Uniqlo is coming back to downtown San Francisco, Mayor Daniel Lurie announced Monday.

Lurie said Uniqlo will be opening a flagship store at 801 Market St., next to Union Square. An exact opening date wasn't immediately known.

"My administration is focused on keeping streets clean and safe, cutting red tape, and attracting businesses like @uniqlousa back to the heart of our city," Lurie wrote in a post on Instagram. "Their return is another sign SF is on the rise."

Uniqlo closed a store in downtown four years ago, according to The San Francisco Chronicle . The new flagship store will take over a retail space that has been vacant since Old Navy left two years ago.

Uniqlo currently has nine stores in the Bay Area, including one at Stonestown Galleria near San F

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