date:Nov 21, 2018
Taiwan: Supermarket revenue and store numbers hit record
Supermarkets in Taiwan reported NT$165.4bln (US$5.36bln) in combined revenue for the first nine months of the year at 2,201 stores, both numbers being records, a report released by the Ministry of Economic Affairs showed. From January to September, revenue at supermarkets saw a 5.9% increase year-on-year, higher than the annual growth rates at department stores and hypermarkets of 2.87% and 3.77% respectively, but lower than the rise of 6.