Eslite Bookstore
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| Genre | Various |
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| Founded | 1989 |
| Headquarters |  Daan District, Taipei |
| Number of locations | Taiwan |
| Area served | Taiwan |
| Industry | Retailing |
| Products | Books |
| Website | http://www.eslitebooks.com/ |
Eslite Bookstore (traditional Chinese: 誠品書店; pinyin: Chéngpǐn shūdiàn) is one of the largest bookstore chains in Taiwan. The franchise also provides one of the largest selections of English language publications in Taiwan, along with Page One.
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[edit] Brief History
Eslite was established in 1989. The first shop was located in Dunhua South Road, Daan District, Taipei, with a focus and emphasis on art and humanities-related books. Since then, the company has expanded and set up more shops and increased its range of titles on offer. Eslite Bookstore was the first to set up a 24-hour bookstore in Taiwan at its Dunhua store, attracting night-time readers.
Eslite also expanded into retail, and opened up Eslite Mall.
[edit] Chronology
- 1974: established Chen-Jian Corp, importing wholeset kitchenware.
- 1989: established Eslite Corp, first Eslite bookstore built at Taipei Dunhua South Road.
- 1996: established Eslite Retail Group.
- 2000: established Eslite Transportation Group, expanded to food and drinks, appliances, and online sales, established Eslite Global Network Corp.
- 2001: established Eslite Logistics Corp at Taoyuan, Nankan.
- 2002: Eslite Retail group and Transportation group combined into Life group, introduced Eslite's operation motto as humanity, art, creativity, and life.
- At midnight on January 1, 2006, Eslite's new flagship bookstore, located in Taipei's Xinyi District, opened for business. With about 8,000m² of floorspace, it overtook Page One to become the largest bookstore chain in Taiwan.
[edit] Branches
Eslite has a total of 48 branches, 1 children's bookstore, and 4 music stores in Taiwan. Most of its target market are in cities, such as Taipei, Keelung, Yungho, Banchiao, Sanchung, Yilan, Chungli, Hsinchu, Fengyuan, Taichung, Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung, and Pingtung.
[edit] Related businesses
- Eslite Musicstore
- Eslite Coffeehouse
- Eslite Winery
- Eslite Teahouse
