Pacific Sogo Department Store (
"We have been in close talks with Taipei 101 Mall for months, and are very likely to become an anchor store in that shopping center," Sogo Vice President Lee Kuang-rong (李光榮) said.
Occupying the first five floors of the Taipei Financial Center, which is currently under construction, Taipei 101 Mall will also physically link up with other business venues, such as the Taipei World Trade Center, Grand Hyatt Hotel and New York New York, via skywalks.
The Hsinyi District attracts local and international business travelers, making it a desirable location for retailers, Lee said.
"It is the most internationalized district in Taiwan and we would like to be part of it," Lee said.
Claire Chen (陳慶華), Taipei 101's marketing manager, said they hope to lease Sogo a 1,000 ping section on the second level where the retailer will offer women's cosmetics and fashion accessories.
"We hope to finalize the deal by the end of the year and be open to the public by October next year," she said.
Sogo is also seeking to expand its territory on Chunghsiao East Road by setting up stores in a yet-to-be-completed business complex next to the Chunghsiao-Fushing MRT station.
Located diagonally across from Sogo Department Store, the 25,000 ping, 19-floor complex is being designed as an entertainment complex of shops, restaurants and movie theaters.
"Once we set up shop in that complex, customers can go back and forth between Sogo's main center and the new location via underground walkways," Lee said.
Rival shopping mall, the Breeze Center (
"We are very interested in expanding our retail space in the Chunghsiao East Road area ... the complex close to the MRT station is a ideal place," Breeze General Manager Okaichiro (
Lee appeared to be unfazed by Breeze's plan.
"Last year Sogo Department Store generated nearly NT$17 billion in sales, and that figure demonstrates we have the ability to expand ... Breeze's scale is much smaller than ours."
According to an official surnamed Liang (梁) from Hon Tong Enterprise Co (
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