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Far Eastern A-mart Co., Ltd. (), doing business as a.mart (), is a hypermarket chain in Taiwan. It is a direct subsidiary of Far Eastern Department Stores,"2010 Annual Report." Far Eastern Department Stores. p. 59. Retrieved on 25 October 2012. which in turn is part of the Far Eastern Group conglomerate. It has its head office in Zhongzheng District, Taipei."愛買簡介." Far Eastern Geant. 10 July 2004. Retrieved on 25 October 2012. "100北市延平南路110號5樓""2010 Annual Report." Far Eastern Department Stores. p. 62. Retrieved on 25 October 2012. "Far Eastern AI MAI Co., Ltd. 遠百企業股份有限公司 - 總公司 Head Office 13F, 110 Yen-Ping South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan, R.O.C."

History The company was known as Far Eastern Geant Co., Ltd. (same corporate name in Chinese), doing business as Far Eastern Géant (/).Lin, Jackie. "Far Eastern Geant chief puts a stop to merger talk." Taipei Times. Monday, 26 April 2004. Page 11. Retrieved on 25 October 2012. The store began offering a membership card in 2004.

In September 2006, Groupe Casino sold its 50% stake, which was worth $738 million New Taiwan dollars, to Far Eastern Department Stores.Lin, Jackie. "Far Eastern Geant sets out aggressive expansion plan." Taipei Times. Thursday, 22 March 2007. Page 11. Retrieved on 25 October 2012. In 2006, Far Eastern Geant was still the third largest hypermarket chain in Taiwan, with over NT$13 billion in sales; this was an 11% increase from its 2005 figures. At that time the company was still making losses.

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