shopping centres in Malaysia were re-branded to AEON, following the decision of AEON in Japan. In April 2018, AEON expanded to East Malaysia by opening their first mall in Kuching. Hong Kong The Hong Kong JUSCO subsidiary was established in November 1987 as JUSCO Department Store Co. Ltd. The first JUSCO store opened in Kornhill in December 1987 (another name for this store was Quarry Bay Main and Flagship store). It was listed in Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited on 4 February 1994 with the stock code 984. Hong Kong JUSCO has now been renamed as AEON Stores (Hong Kong), and mainly manages shopping malls and other retail shops such as supermarkets, discount shops, home places, convenience stores and department stores. They offer low-cost and convenient daily necessities to customers including food, clothes, household items and electrical appliances. As of March 2013, there are eight AEON General Merchandise Stores (GMS) in Hong Kong, seven branches of AEON Supermarkets, 22 branches of Living Plaza by AEON, 4 branches of BENTO EXPRESS by AEON, 2 Aeon Style stores and only one branch of AEON MaxValu Prime, which is located at The One, Tsim Sha Tsui. Taiwan Taiwan JUSCO are subsidiaries of Taiwan AEON Stores Co., Ltd. The first JUSCO was in Windance in Hsinchu City. It was operated in 2003. The second JUSCO was operated in December 2005 at New Taipei city global mall. China In Mainland China, JUSCO uses AEON and JUSCO for its name. From 1996, AEON Co., Ltd created many shopping mall named JUSCO. In Shanghai, there was a JUSCO before, but it divested finance finally because of poor management. In Guangdong, Guangdong JUSCO Co., Ltd used the name "JUSCO" to operate the first JUSCO at 1996. Now, there are thirteen shops in Guangdong. Otherwise, AEON also operated large shopping mall in Beijing and Shunde. It also planned to expand to North China. In Shenzhen, Aeon () has a number of large stores including one at Coastal city (Houhai station ). Other countries The largest JUSCO (also the largest single-building shopping center in Japan) opened in 2005 in Mito. All but two JUSCOs, Srinakarin Rd and Sukhumvit Soi 71, have been closed down in Bangkok, Thailand. ÆON Co., Ltd. is re-expanding there under the MaxValu name instead. References External links ÆON Co., Ltd ÆON China Co., Ltd ÆON Stores (Hong Kong) Co. AEON Retail Malaysia Facebook Page AEON