Lending credence to the maxim "If you can't beat 'em join' em," Taiwan's established department stores have been going after fresh funds from abroad themselves--in the form of Japanese cooperation.
統一和法國合資的家樂福超大型超市，也已經經濟部投資審議委員會審查通過。國內百貨老店肆應迎戰，最流行的做法是與日本的大百貨公司合作，引進技術。