FamilyMart Taiwan plans rolling out 200 new stores

Familymart Taiwan is aiming to open 220–230 new stores in the territory this year, as the Japanese convenience-store chain franchise, emerges unaffected by the coronavirus turmoil.

The firm’s takings in this year’s first financial quarter are anticipated to rise 8.4 percent year -on year to NT$19.71 billion (US$652.3 million). FamilyMart Taiwan reported net earnings of NT$1.83 billion ($60.56 million) last year.

The franchise has suffered minimal fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, with only a low percentage of its earnings derived from operations in Mainland China.

The firm is the second-largest convenience-store chain in Taiwan, operating 3606 locations nationwide and more than 1200 stores in nine cities on the mainland. The number of closed stores in China dropped from 600 to 100 last month as the Covid-19 pandemic eased. The firm expects operations in China to normalize in July.