
Combined with the Taichung Shopping Festival’s triple discounts, it is estimated that the business district’s performance will grow by 20%
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The Taichung City Government promotes a coupon activity, aiming to combine shopping festival discounts to stimulate consumption in local business districts.
People in the Art Garden Road shopping district happily redeemed the coupons. (Provided by Taichung City Economic Development Bureau)
The second wave of Taichung logistics coupons will be launched today (30th). 21 business districts in the city will distribute the coupons in the afternoon. Most of the shopping districts will be issued within about 30 minutes after opening for redemption. The queues are so long that people passing by the No. 1 Central Business District mistakenly think that a celebrity is visiting.
The Economic Development Bureau of the Taichung City Government said that just in time for the 2026 Taichung Shopping Festival, the shopping district coupons will be doubled, combined with store promotions in the business district and the shopping festival login lottery, to drive people into the business district for consumption. Beverage operators in the business district said that people can exchange 100 yuan for 200 yuan. After purchasing Yuanwu Coupon, it can be combined with store discounts. For consumption that meets the requirements of the shopping festival activities, you can also log in to the invoice to participate in the lottery. Through the triple benefits of "Material Coupon Discounts, Store Promotions, and Shopping Festival Lottery", people's willingness to consume will be increased, and the overall performance is expected to grow by at least 20%.
The Tianjin Road Clothing Commercial District launched a clothing sale in conjunction with the coupon activity, attracting many people to take advantage of the discounts to buy clothes. Some people hope to use the coupon discounts and store discounts to buy 4 to 5 more pieces of clothing for their family of four, so that the limited shopping budget can be more effective.
Material transfer coupons will be redeemed tomorrow (31st) in Taichung Hong Kong Exported Goods Commercial District, Houli Tai'an Commercial District, Engineering Taihuo Commercial District and Xinrong University Commercial District. Each location is limited to 500 copies and will only be distributed for one day.
The Economic Development Bureau said that the second wave of physical distribution coupon activities will be from October 30 to November 1. The city plans to issue 107 distribution sites, including 25 business districts. People can exchange 100 yuan in cash for 200 yuan physical distribution coupons. Each person can redeem up to 2 copies per site per day. The quantity is limited and stocks last.
The coupons are valid until November 5 and can only be consumed at the designated venues on the coupons. They cannot be used across venues or require change. The public is reminded to pay attention to the issuance information and usage regulations of each venue.
Material transfer coupons were distributed in the No. 1 Middle School business district, attracting a large number of people to queue up to redeem them. (Provided by Taichung City Economic Development Bureau)
Director of Economic Development Zhang Fengyuan (right) and Councilor Chen Zhengxian assist in issuing material transfer coupons in the No. 1 Middle School business district. (Provided by Taichung City Economic Development Bureau)
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Material transfer coupons will continue to be issued on October 31 at Taichung’s Hong Kong Exported Products Commercial District and other places.
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