The China Post
Date: January 8, 2017
By: CNA
TAIPEI — Costco, an American membership-only wholesale club, on Saturday attracted huge crowds at
Shoppers wait in line to enter Costco’s new location in New Taipei’s Xinzhuang District on Saturday, Jan. 7. (CNA)
its new store in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei.
But notably absent was the offer of a free breakfast, as has been customary at previous openings of new outlets in Taiwan.
Instead, Costco was offering its members discounts of up to 50 percent on select products at the new store, a decision it said was aimed at preventing the traffic jams that have occurred in the past when it provided free breakfast at the opening of new stores in Taiwan.
On Saturday, some 500 people had already lined up at the new Xinzhuang outlet about 30 minutes before its scheduled opening at 8:30 a.m. and within half an hour the number had increased to around 3,000.
A man surnamed Tsai, who was first in line to enter the store, said he had been queuing up since 4 a.m. to buy clothing. [FULL STORY]
