Due to the severe pandemic situation in Taiwan, exacerbated by the need to stay at home, all industries are suffering from a general decline in economic activity. However, Gary Wang, President of Eastern Group, is optimistic about the future development of Eastern Commerce Company (Eckare). He has claimed that the stay-at-home economy can also be quite fruitful and rise against the adversities by relying on the e-commerce model. He also announced that he would challenge the NT$6 billion sales mark this year, and that the revenue would reach NT$50 billion by 2025. Eckare’s revenue for January-May 2020 reached NT$409 million. This year’s sales performance, spearheaded by the golden team, which is made up of Eckare’s General Manager, Chen Mei-Chi, also lauded as the “Godmother of Direct Selling,” CEO Charley Kuo, and Managing Sales CEO, Wang Shih-Chun, exceeded the NT$400 million in April and climbed to a new high in May—NT$759 million. This represents a MoM growth of 82.5% and 607.8% YoY. From January to May 2021, the sales performance reached NT$1.758 billion, a YoY growth of 328.9%. This rapid growth broke a 30-year record in the direct selling industry.

Taiwanese professional golfer Lee Min has won the LPGA Symetra Tour at the Mission Inn Resort and Club Championship! On the 31st, a final round 1-under 72 and a total score of 211 was enough for Min Lee to claim her third Symetra Tour victory. Eastern Group has long sponsored young sportsmen in Taiwan, and Lee Min is no exception. Eastern Group gave her the support to help her win the championship.

The results of the 2021 “Taiwan Top 2000 Companies Survey” by CommonWealth Magazine have been released. One of the most highlighted lists this year is the Top 200 Resilient Companies. Eastern Media International Corporation (2614) was ranked twenty-third in the “Top 100 Annual Growth” and third in the Service Industry. It also ranked eleventh in the 50 Fastest Growing Companies in the Service Industry. Furthermore, in the CommonWealth Magazine’s “Taiwan Top 2000 Companies Survey”, ETMall, a subsidiary of Eastern Media International Corporation, ranked 75th in the Service Industry Overall Performance, and even entered the top 10 in the Department Store, Wholesale, and Retail Industry, ranking ninth. In addition, it ranked twenty-third in the “Top 50 Operational Performance” list.

With the pandemic raging across Taipei and New Taipei, President Gary Wang of Eastern Group announced today (24th) that NT$10 million will be donated to the governments of Taipei City and New Taipei City as condolence money for the frontline pandemic personnel who contracted the virus while on duty, and to help disadvantaged families affected by the pandemic. Gary Wang said that seeing thousands of retired medical personnel coming forward to join the pandemic prevention efforts deeply moved him. Following this spirit to protect our homeland together, Eastern Group is duty-bound to not only do our part, but to lead by example and inspire other companies to do the same.

ETMall, a subsidiary of Eastern Media International Corporation (2614), reported a consolidated revenue of NT$9.01 billion and an annual growth of 21% from January to April, with an EPS of NT$5.3 during the same period, and a significant growth of 53% over the last year. The consolidated revenue of April reached NT$2.14 billion, a record high for the same period, with an annual growth rate of 12% and a profit of NT$130 million, achieving an annual growth rate of 21% and a steady growth. The second quarter results are expected to grow significantly from the first quarter due to the consecutive holiday celebrations of Tomb-Sweeping Day, Mother’s Day, and Dragon Boat Festival, as well as mid-year promotions.

This Sunday (May 9) is Mother’s Day. In addition to holding a number of activities to celebrate Mother’s Day, based on the spirit of giving back to society, ETMall also held a donation drive called “Protecting with Love, Purple Means Happiness” for this happy occasion. ETMall called on all its members and friends to come together and participate in public welfare activities. ETMall also announced a NT$1 million donation to the Department of Social Welfare of New Taipei City to help women who are victims of violence. At the Eastern Friends Lifestyle Festival held today (8th) by ETtoday, Peng Hung-Wu, General Manager of ETMall, announced a donation of NT$1 million to New Taipei City; Hsieh Cheng-Ta, Deputy Mayor of New Taipei City, received the donation on behalf of the city.

In January this year, Jacky Wu warmly invited Chia Chia Pon to join Eastern Commerce Company (Eckare). After just one quarter, Chia Chia Pon has not only launched his personal podcast program on ETtoday, he has also devoted himself to Eckare. Now, he not only has 200 partners working with him, he and his partners are also working hard to reach the goal of earning over NT$10 million by the end of the year. Chia Chia Pon greatly cherishes this opportunity to start over in life and is working hard to build his own Eckare team. Surrounded by partners persevering together, he said that “it feels like having a new home.”

To encourage and nurture young dreamers, Eastern Group has invested NT$50 million in “CooKing 2,” a large-scale Taiwanese cooking reality show. The show will premiere on ETtoday at 21:00 on May 14 (Fri) and will be broadcast on JET TV from 18:00 to 19:30 every Saturday evening. Eastern Group also has set its sights on stay-at-home food business opportunities during the pandemic, and has enlisted the outstanding chefs from the first season of “CooKing” to endorse the Eastern Farm-CooKing cooking kits. The Eastern Group also has set its sights on the stay-at-home food business opportunities during the pandemic, and has enlisted the outstanding chefs from the first season of “CooKing” to collaborate on recipes and endorsements for the Eastern Farm-CooKing cooking kits. President Gary Wang of Eastern Group estimates that the annual revenue of Eastern Farm cooking kits is expected to reach NT$50 million, and the total revenue of ETMall cooking kits is expected to exceed NT$500 million in 2021.

Classic MIT Skincare Brand Eastern Natural Beauty has turned 50! As the leading beauty spa brand in Taiwan, Eastern Natural Beauty takes care of women’s beauty from head to toe, from the inside and out, and strives to create the most comprehensive aesthetics to meet the needs of Taiwanese women, with a one-stop service format that covers nail, eyelash, and skin care. This year, the company has adopted a strategy to expand its presence in five-star hotels, and has upgraded its programs and service contents to provide consumers with a one-stop beauty spa trip. Eastern Natural Beauty will showcase its premium services and thoughtful care through each of the five-star hotels’ own characteristics and aesthetic styles. For Eastern Natural Beauty’s 50th anniversary, the brand’s good friend—Janet Chia—acted as the brand ambassador. She presented a series of promotional videos of herself and her two daughters at the Hilton’s Biotechnology Aesthetics Center, where they experienced the Polypeptide treatment program and showed off their age-defying beauty. Her daughters even exclaimed: We look so much alike!

ETMall, a subsidiary of Eastern Media International Corporation (2614), achieved a record-breaking performance in March. The single-month consolidate revenue of Strawberrynet reached NT$2.2, showing an annual growth rate of 15%, and a profit of NT$140 million, achieving an annual growth rate of 46%. Consolidated revenue for the first quarter was NT$6.87 billion, up 24% from the same period last year, setting a new record high for the same period in the previous years! In the first quarter, net income after tax was NT$409 million, with the after-tax earnings per share (EPS) at NT$4, showing a significant increase of 67% over last year. In addition to the continuous steady growth trend since last year, the company also outperformed the e-commerce industry peers as a whole. ETMall is planning to be publicly listed by 2023-2024. Last year’s EPS of NT$14.11 achieved a record high, and this year’s EPS will try to reach NT$16. Since the second quarter of 2019, the company has been distributing dividends quarter by quarter, and had distributed cash dividends of NT$12 for the whole year of 2020. This year’s first quarter earnings are at a record high, and the first quarter dividend distribution will be better than the same period last year. Looking ahead, Chairman Gary Wang of ETMall said that he will continue to develop and strengthen self-operated products and e-commerce channels, and will pay dividends every quarter this year depending on the growth of operating profits.