SPEAK UP: Taipei Dome SOGO fully opens amid department store war (2/2) SOGO大巨蛋全區開幕掀百貨戰（下）

A: Taipei Dome SOGO’s Area B, which is in a trial run, is home to a department store. What about other areas that have already opened?

B: Area A houses Showtimes Cinemas, Area C is connected to MRT Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Station, and Area D boasts over a dozen gourmet restaurants.

A: And next year, the mall aims to generate more than NT$10 billion in revenue.

Taichung’s Hanshin Intercontinental Shopping Plaza. 台中「漢神洲際購物廣場」

Photo: Liberty Times 照片：自由時報

B: Taiwanese like to go shopping at department stores. Since Hanshin Intercontinental Shopping Plaza opened in Taichung in April, it’s sparked a shopping frenzy in central Taiwan.

A: Converted from Dazhi ATT department store, NEV City Department Store and The Sky Taipei are also expected to open next year. Competition among department stores is sure to become even fiercer then.

A: 「SOGO大巨蛋」試營運的B區以百貨為主，已開幕的其他區域呢？

B: A區主要是和秀泰影城結合、C區連通捷運「國父紀念館站」、D區還有十幾家美食餐廳唷。

A: 聽說新SOGO明年更將挑戰營收破百億。

B: 台灣人還真愛逛百貨，台中「漢神洲際購物廣場」4月開幕後，也帶動了中台灣的血拼熱潮。

A: 台北「大直ATT」百貨改裝的「華城匯」百貨、「台北天空塔」明年開幕，到時這場百貨大戰更激烈啦！

（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）

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