A.mart
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, which in turn is part of the Far Eastern Group conglomerate. It has its head office in Zhongzheng District, Taipei.
History
The company was known as Far Eastern Geant Co., Ltd., doing business as Far Eastern Géant. 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 dollar]s, to Far Eastern Department Stores. 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.