Beijing Department Store founded in 1955, and with an investment of 4.5 million yuan, Beijing Department Store, the first large-scale shopping mall in Beijing after New China was established in 1949, reopened to the public on august 28, 1999 after a five-month-long massive refurbishment. The department store- the biggest in the retail business sector for decades- has a favourable reputation due to it top-notch service and more than 2,000 brands in over 70,000 varieties of goods. The store is made itself know as a place to easily to find daily necessities as well as a place customer can trust.