Big City (shopping mall)

Big City (Chinese: 遠東巨城購物中心) is a shopping mall in East District, Hsinchu, Taiwan that opened on April 28, 2012. It is owned and operated by Far Eastern Group. With a total floor area of 340,000 m2 (3,700,000 sq ft), it is the largest shopping center in Hsinchu City and Northern Taiwan. Since 2015, it has set a record of 10 billion NT$ of sales within three and a half years of operation, and has squeezed into Taiwan's top eight shopping malls in terms of sales revenue. In the first half of 2017, the number of Facebook check-ins was ranked second in Taiwan, with 2.5 million times second only to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport.[1] In 2019, its revenue reached NT$12.3 billion, making it the top 7 shopping malls in Taiwan in terms of sales revenue.[2] Main core stores of the mall include A.mart, citysuper, Daiso, Eslite Bookstore, H&M, Muji, Sisley, Starbucks, Vieshow Cinemas and various themed restaurants.[3][4][5][6] In October 2021, the third authorized Lego store in Taiwan opened in the mall.[7][8]

Big City
遠東巨城購物中心
Big City logo
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LocationNo. 229, Zhongyang Road, East District, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Coordinates24°48′36″N 120°58′39″E / 24.81000°N 120.97750°E / 24.81000; 120.97750
Opening dateApril 28, 2012
DeveloperRTKL Associates
ManagementFar Eastern Group
Total retail floor area340,000 m2 (3,700,000 sq ft)
No. of floors12 floors above ground
5 floors below ground
Parking3,000 parking spaces
Websitewww.febigcity.com/bigcity
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  7. ^ Candy Chung. "(Chinese)新竹也有「樂高授權專賣店」啦!10萬顆積木打造「風城」馬賽克牆、全球唯一樂高". ELLE.
  8. ^ 張裕珍. "(Chinese)全台第3家樂高授權專賣店進駐竹市 Gogoro樂高模型亮相". United Daily News.
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