Eslite Bookstore (Chinese: 誠品書店; pinyin: Chéngpǐn Shūdiàn) is one of the largest retail bookstore chains in Taiwan. It also offers one of the largest selections of English-language publications and translation materials in Taiwan. Its headquarters is in Xinyi District, Taipei.
Eslite was established in 1989 by Robert Wu Ching-yu.[1] 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.
Chronologyedit
1974: established Chen-Jian Corp, importing whole set 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 Nankan, Taoyuan.
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 1 January 2006, Eslite's new flagship bookstore, located in Taipei's Xinyi District, opened for business. With about 8,000 m² of floor space, it became the largest bookstore in Taiwan.
The first Eslite Bookstore outside Taiwan opened in Hysan Place in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong in 2012. It sold 706,000 books in 2014. The company opened a second Hong Kong location at Star House (Star Annex of Harbour City), Tsim Sha Tsui in 2015.[2]
On 29 November 2015, Eslite Bookstore opened up its first branch in China in the city of Suzhou, Jiangsu.[3]
In 2022, Eslite opened its first bookstore in Southeast Asia in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 17 December. It will be known under the name of Eslite Spectrum.[1]
In July 2014, Eslite Hong Kong pulled Tibet-related books off its shelves out of political concerns. Taiwanese media reported that Eslite Taiwan issued an in-company document prohibiting its workers from making comments about the company on social media without approval.[5][6][7][8]
^ abChung, Lawrence (19 July 2017). "Taiwanese founder of Eslite book chain dies at 66". South China Morning Post. from the original on 20 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017. Robert Wu Ching-yu, whose well-known chain Eslite brought the novelty of a 24-hour bookshop to the Taiwanese capital, has died from a heart condition at 66.
^Cheng, Kris (20 September 2015). "Taiwanese bookstore opening second branch as English-language stores disappear across city". Hong Kong Free Press.
^"Eslite opens first bookstore in mainland China – Focus Taiwan". focustaiwan.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 June 2020.
^Liu, Lyla. "Taiwanese Eslite Gallery relocates after decades in Taipei". www.taiwannews.com.tw. Taiwan News. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
^. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
External linksedit
Media related to Eslite Bookstore at Wikimedia Commons
Official website
November 10, 2023
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