Eslite bookstore story reads like a page-turner

Updated: 2016-03-17 08:13

By Zhu Wenqian(China Daily)

A reader at Eslite's first bookstore on the Chinese mainland on its opening day in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, at the end of 2015. [Photo/China Daily]

Wu readily admits the bookstore sector is struggling. According to CommonWealth Magazine of Taiwan, Eslite will likely survive by leveraging its most important asset－its brand.

"I would tell shareholders and peers that the Eslite brand can be applied to the real estate sector as it is related to living and life," Wu said.