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31-531: The pier was formerly located near present-day Oceanus Casino, ex-New Yaohan Store on Avenida da Amizade. In 1993, the terminal was relocated to its present location. A new terminal was completed in 2017 for the convenience of travellers of Macau International Airport near Taipa . From 1948 to 1961, Macau Air Transport Company operated seaplane service to Hong Kong from the terminal. It provides ferry services to Hong Kong . The terminal provides 12 berths for hydrofoils and 2 for ferries . The pier features

62-439: A heliport , providing an alternative to TurboJET . The terminal building is a two-storey structure with arrivals on the lower level and departures on the upper level. On the outside is a helipad and 6 boat docks (facing the east side). The Macau tourism office is located in the lower level. The duty-free shop is located on the upper level. The helipad was added in 1995 with 2 pads and expanded to 5 in 2001. The passenger lounge

93-563: A chain of "general merchandise stores" (or hypermarket ) and the largest of its type in Japan. The company was legally incorporated in September 1926 as Okadaya (founded in 1758). In 1970, Okadaya merged with Futagi and Shiro to form Jusco Co., Ltd. The employees voted to name the company "Japan United Stores Company". The various Jusco companies are subsidiaries of the Aeon supermarket chain. The Jusco name

124-690: A connection with the Wada family. Yaohan Best has been renamed as Best Denki . JUSCO Aeon Co., Ltd. ( イオン株式会社 , Ion Kabushiki gaisha , [iꜜoɴ] ; occasionally stylized as ÆON ) , formerly Jusco Co., Ltd. ( ジャスコ株式会社 , Jasuko Kabushiki gaisha ) , is a Japanese diversified retail holding company. It is one of the largest retail companies in Japan, owning Aeon hypermarkets , Aeon Mall and Aeon Town shopping malls, Daiei , MaxValu , Maruetsu, and My Basket supermarkets, Ministop convenience store, Welcia drugstore, and Aeon Cinema movie theaters. Aeon traces its origins back to 1758 during

155-640: Is notable for being among the first general merchandise chains to introduce biodegradable polybags made from sweet potatoes . In March 2012, all the Jusco stores and shopping centres in Malaysia were rebranded to Aeon, following the decision of Aeon in Japan. In November 2012, Aeon acquired the operation of Carrefour Malaysia with an enterprise value of €250 million. All of the current Carrefour hypermarkets and supermarkets in Malaysia were then fully re-branded into Aeon BiG. The acquisition of Carrefour Malaysia made Aeon as

186-606: Is one of the listed companies in Hong Kong during 1986 to 1997. It has owned many companies, such as the Wonderful World of Whimsy, Millie , Santa Ana Bakery and some another fast-food restaurant. But many of them were closed later. Yaohan store was established and opened in 1992 in Macau . It is the first and the only department store in Macau until now. It was renamed as New Yaohan after

217-421: The Aeon name. In 2021, Aeon was reportedly the 17th largest retailer in the world in terms of revenue.] The name Aeon is a transliteration from the koine Greek word ὁ αἰών ( ho aion ), from the archaic αἰϝών ( aiwon ). The name and symbolism used in the branding (i.e., aeon ) implies the eternal nature of the company. JUSCO ( ジャスコ , Jasuko ) is the acronym for Japan United Stores Company ,

248-548: The Edo period in Japan when it was established as a small sundry goods store called Shinohara-ya. Later, it was renamed Okada-ya after the founding family. In 1970, Okada-ya merged with several other companies it had established and became Jusco. Through a series of mergers and acquisitions, Jusco expanded and in 2001 changed its name to Aeon, which was its own brand. In 2010, Aeon merged with its subsidiary retail companies and consolidated all its hypermarket brands such as Jusco and Saty under

279-661: The Plaza Atrium branch, there were plans to open a second branch in Mal Kelapa Gading 2, although it was instead replaced with a Sogo. This outlet closed in early 1995, due to its inconspicuous location being unattractive for its target customers, resulting in rapid loss. It has since been replaced by Matahari , a local department store chain. A few unrelated supermarkets under the name Macan Yaohan also opened since 1985 in Medan , although all locations had since closed in 2015. When

310-557: The US were bought by Maruwa , Mitsuwa , and Marukai , the latter two based in Los Angeles. Stores in Canada were bought by The President Group , a Taiwanese company. A former Yaohan department store in Macau is operating under the trading name New Yaohan (新八佰伴), operated by Yaohan International Company Limited in Hong Kong which is owned by STDM (controlled by Stanley Ho ) and no longer has

341-575: The US. At its peak, it had 450 outlets in 16 countries, including 9 in Hong Kong, as well in Brazil with stores in São Paulo and Sorocaba , San José, Costa Rica , Los Angeles, Vancouver ( Yaohan Centre ), Honolulu , London, and San Jose, California . Yaohan's first North American location, at Fresno, California, was opened in 1979 at Yaohan Plaza. Typical of large Japanese companies, new employees were required to go through induction training programs that, in

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372-800: The bankruptcy of the original company, and the new company is operated by Yaohan International Company Limited . Yaohan expended to Malaysia in May 1987 with its first store at The Mall in the Chow Kit district of Kuala Lumpur . By 1997, Yaohan had expanded to six stores including one in East Malaysia : Following the chain's bankruptcy in 1997, all stores were replaced by Aktif Lifestyle Corporation Bhd in January 1998 and later Parkson in 2004. Its first store to open in Singapore in 1974 at Plaza Singapura revolutionised

403-433: The case of Yaohan, had a strong religious emphasis on the principles of Seicho-no-Ie . Employees also had to go through regular seminars on Seicho-no-Ie and were ultimately required to be members of Seicho-no-Ie. This was not without resistance from its employees. Although the company was less strict on seminar attendance and membership for employees of overseas branches, the same resistance persisted. The first Yaohan store

434-584: The company faced financial difficulties, it was split into two companies, one in Japan and with the overseas part headquartered in Hong Kong, in a bid to survive. The group was traded on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as Yaohan International Company Limited until 11 August 1998. Through a combination of the 1997 Asian financial crisis and the stagnation of the Japanese retail market, however, the group declared bankruptcy with 161 billion yen of debts. It

465-653: The corporate structure changed. Aeon Co., Ltd. became a holding company while Aeon Retail Co., Ltd. took over the retail operations formerly held by Aeon Co., Ltd. As of March 1, 2011, all Jusco and SATY stores under the Aeon umbrella in Japan changed their names to Aeon while all the Jusco stores and shopping centres in Malaysia have been fully re-branded into Aeon since March 2012. The Hong Kong and Mainland China subsidiaries officially changed their name to Aeon on 1 March 2013. In 1983, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad met with Takuya Okada and thought that he should bring that kind of supermarket to Malaysia. In 1985,

496-604: The first Aeon mall will be opened in Central Vietnam in the city of Huế in 2024. The first Jusco store in Cambodia was opened on June 30, 2014, in Phnom Penh at Tonlé Bassac district. As of September 2023, Cambodia has three Aeon Malls, all of them located in the capital Phnom Penh. 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

527-636: The first Jusco store outside Japan was opened in Plaza Dayabumi , Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia , as a jointly-owned company with Cold Storage and three local companies, known as Jaya Jusco. It was the first time that a Japanese company had entered into a significant joint venture in the Malaysian retail industry. Jusco assumed total operational control of the chain in 1988. Currently. there are 35 Aeon (formerly known as Jusco) retail stores and shopping centres in operation throughout Malaysia. The oldest (though not

558-575: The first) Jusco store in Malaysia is Jusco Taman Maluri located in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur . It opened on 30 October 1989. The Aeon Bukit Tinggi Shopping Centre in Bandar Bukit Tinggi , Klang , Selangor , Malaysia is the largest Aeon store in Malaysia and overall in Southeast Asia , with over 200,000 square metres (2,200,000 sq ft) of built-up area and 5,000 car park bays. Jusco in Malaysia

589-584: The grocery shopping experience in Singapore, and it quickly became a household name. Other stores were also opened in Thomson Plaza (1979), Bukit Timah (1982), Jurong (1983), and Parkway Parade (1983). The Jurong store was closed in 1989, and a new store planned at the IMM Shopping Mall was due to open in 1990. The sixth store was supposed to open in Kovan Shopping Centre in 1993. When

620-656: The last store to cease operations in 1997 exited Singapore from Thomson Plaza, its staff were visibly moved and some were in tears. Also in operation in Singapore since 1985 was the Yaohan Best chain (a joint venture with Best Denki ), specializing in electronics, which first opened in Yaohan's store space. The first Yaohan store was opened in Thailand at Fortune Town , Ratchadaphisek Road , Bangkok in 1991 following by Future Park Bang Khae in 1994. ( Thai : เยาฮัน ) Withdrew during

651-873: The second largest retailer in Malaysia, which combined the sales from Aeon Retail stores (formerly known as Jusco ) and the former Carrefour outlets. Post-acquisition, Aeon's ASEAN business vice president said the retail giant targeted to open 100 outlets in various formats in the country by year 2020. In April 2018, Aeon expanded to East Malaysia by opening their first mall in Kuching . The first Jusco store "AEON MALL Tan Phu Celadon" opened on January 11, 2014, in Ho Chi Minh City at Tân Phú district . On October 28, 2015, Hanoi opened its first Jusco store "AEON MALL Long Bien" with an investment of US$ 200 million. Vietnam has currently about 200 Jusco stores including 6 malls and several supermarkets. Jusco has announced in 2023 that

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682-635: The year 1997 following financial crisis. In 1992, Yaohan opened its first branch in Indonesia at Plaza Atrium , a shopping center in the Segitiga Senen superblock, Central Jakarta . Opening on 21 August 1992, the 3-storey store was 100% managed and owned by PT Suryaraya Mantaputama (co-owned by Suhartoyo, T.P. Rachmat, Djoko Soedjatmiko and Ali Santoso), being supported with a US$ 10 million investment from Yaohan International Company Limited, which also licensed branding, distribution, and basic training. After

713-821: 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

744-469: Was a Japanese retail group, founded in 1930 by Ryohei Wada ( 和田 良平 , Wada Ryōhei ) and his wife Katsu Wada  [ ja ] ( 和田 カツ , Wada Katsu ) . Initially a single shop, it was expanded by their son Kazuo Wada into a major supermarket chain with most retail outlets located in Shizuoka prefecture , south of Tokyo. It was incorporated in 1948 and listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange . The store

775-591: 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 ( 永旺 ) has a number of large stores including one at Coastal city ( Houhai station 后海 ). Aeon Stores (Hong Kong) Co., Limited

806-505: Was adopted from a company founded as a kimono silk trader in 1758. Renamed Aeon in 1989, it operates stores throughout Japan under Jusco and other names and also has a presence in Malaysia, Hong Kong, mainland China and Thailand. On August 21, 2001, the company became Aeon Co., Ltd. The largest Jusco (also the largest single-building shopping center in Japan) opened in 2005 in Mito . On August 21, 2008,

837-680: Was established in Hong Kong in November 1987 and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in February 1994. Aeon aims to develop a chain operation in Hong Kong and offer value-for-money merchandise to Hong Kong customers. 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

868-501: Was far more established and notable outside Japan, due to restrictive laws in Japan that made it difficult to set up new businesses, such that by the time it opened its first store in the Tokyo metropolitan area, the company was already in a state of decline due to accumulated debts from over-expansion. During the 1980s and 1990s, the Yaohan group expanded dramatically outside Japan, especially into Hong Kong (since 1984), China (since 1995) and

899-512: Was opened in New Town Plaza , Sha Tin, Hong Kong in 1984. After that, Yaohan store grew quickly in Hong Kong and had opened nine stores, which include Tuen Mun Town Plaza , Whampoa Garden , Yuen Long , Ma On Shan , Tsuen Wan . All the stores were closed in 1997 due to the financial turmoil and the burst of the Japanese economy bubble. Then many stores were replaced by another Japanese department store chain, JUSCO (now called AEON ). Yaohan

930-414: Was the biggest postwar failure in Japan's retail sector at the time. The super-market chain asked for protection from creditors under Japan's Corporate Rehabilitation Law on 18 September 1997. Many outlets were closed. In March 2000, Yaohan in Japan was bought by ÆON Group and changed its name to Maxvalu Tokai ; most of the stores in Hong Kong were also overtaken by ÆON and became JUSCO . Other stores in

961-529: Was upgraded in 2004. There are proposals for 3 more pads to the north of the current site. There are flights to Hong Kong and Shenzhen. Operators from the terminal include: Outside the terminal are bus and taxi platforms at Terminal Maritimo and Jai Alai for connections all over Macau. Taxis are also another means of transport from the ferry terminal to other parts of Macau. Yaohan Yaohan Co., Ltd. ( 株式会社ヤオハン , Kabushiki gaisha Yaohan ) or Yaohan ( ヤオハン , or 八百半) ; Chinese : 八佰伴 )

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