- Page One
Infobox Company
name = pagename
type =
genre = Various
foundation =1983
founder = Mark Tan
location =Singapore
locations =Singapore ,Malaysia ,Thailand ,Hong Kong ,Taiwan
area_served =Asia andMiddle East
industry =Retailing
products =Books
homepage = http://www.pageonegroup.com/Page One (zh-t|t=葉壹堂) is a
bookstore chain and publisher founded inSingapore by Mark Tan (zh-t|t=陳家強), with locations in Singapore,Hong Kong ,Taiwan ,Malaysia , andThailand . Traditionally focused on English books, it has recently stepped up inroads into the Chinese market.History
In
1983 , Page One was originally theart and design magazine agent of Kinokuniya Shoten, a Japanese bookstore chain. As Page One grew to encompass different genres of books and magazines, it became an independent bookstore.Features
Page One draws from Singapore's bilingual tradition, and has separate English and Chinese sections in its stores. It is currently the bilingual bookstore with the greatest number of foreign titles in
Asia .Design
Mark Tan and his brother, engineer Kay Ngee Tan (zh-t|t=陳家毅), uniquely incorporated
Southeast Asia n art into their stores. For instance inTaipei ,Vietnam ese, Burmese and Thai etc., artworks were specially designed for the store, which customers could also purchase.Southeast Asian clothworks decorate Page One stores and the decor is changed every season. This design initiative brought about the rise of "giant"-sized bookstores in Asia.
tore locations
Singapore [http://www.pageonegroup.com/singapore.html]
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Vivocity Malaysia [http://www.pageonegroup.com/flash/bestsellermy.html]
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Suria KLCC ,Kuala Lumpur Hong Kong [http://www.pageonegroup.com/hongkong.html]
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Festival Walk ,Kowloon Tong (withcafe )
*Harbour City ,Tsim Sha Tsui
*Times Square,Causeway Bay "(formerly known as Page One Twins)"Taiwan [http://www.pageonegroup.com/taiwan/index.html]
*Fuxing,
Taipei
*Taipei 101 , TaipeiExternal links
* [http://www.pageonegroup.com/ Page One Group] Official site
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