By Crystal Hsu / Staff reporterRobert Wu (吳清友), chairman and founder of Eslite Corp (誠品), one of the largest retail bookstore chains in Taiwan, yesterday died of heart failure at the age of 66, the company said in a stock exchange filing. Wu reportedly had chronic heart conditions and underwent three surgeries since 1988. The company expanded to 48 stores, one children’s bookstore, and four music stores in Taiwan. The first Eslite Bookstore outside Taiwan opened in Hysan Place in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, in 2012. Under Robert Wu’s leadership, the bookstore chain has also expended into construction, retail, hospitality, restaurant and wine businesses.

Source: Taipei Times July 18, 2017 15:56 UTC