The brand has signed an agreement with Malaysia’s YTL Corp Bhd to open a branch in downtown Kuala Lumpur in 2022.
This will be the mega bookstore chain’s first branch in Southeast Asia and its set to be located in the new upcoming luxury mall – The Starhill: Home of the Tastemakers. The store is expected to be bigger and better than any of its predecessors. The store will occupy a space of 70,191sq ft along with a street-fronting F&B outlet on the ground level and will also feature a sweeping café terrace that offers stunning views of the Starhill Piazza.
Mercy Wu, Chairperson of Eslite Group said: “From Taiwan to the Chinese community and then Asia, we are very excited to establish a new flagship branch, the first store in Southeast Asia, in the capital of Malaysia. Eslite is committed to becoming the most influential, unique, omni-channel, cultural tourism brand and a platform for the cultural and creative industry in the Chinese community and Asia.”
The Eslite Spectrum store is expected to open in 2022.
