Editing Seiyu Group (section)

==Past regional expansion plans==
In addition to its Japanese operations, Seiyu also had department stores operating under its name in Singapore and Hong Kong. The group used to directly operate these stores, but in October 2005, its three Singapore stores were sold to [[CapitaLand Limited]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://getformesingapore.com/previous2005/191005_capitalandacquiresseiyustoresinsingapore.htm | title=CapitaLand acquires Seiyu stores in Singapore | access-date=March 25, 2006 | date=October 19, 2005 | url-status=usurped | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070417093157/http://getformesingapore.com/previous2005/191005_capitalandacquiresseiyustoresinsingapore.htm | archive-date=April 17, 2007 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> which transferred them to Beijing [[Hualian Group]] later the same year.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://en.ce.cn/Industries/Retailing/200512/02/t20051202_5394690.shtml | title=Beijing Hualian buys Seiyu Singapore | access-date=March 25, 2006 | date=December 2, 2005 | publisher=China Economic Net | url-status=dead | archive-date=February 23, 2006 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060223011144/http://en.ce.cn/Industries/Retailing/200512/02/t20051202_5394690.shtml }}</ref> The group's Hong Kong store in [[New Town Plaza]], [[Sha Tin]] was sold to [[Sun Hung Kai Properties]] Limited in June 2005,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.irasia.com/listco/hk/shkp/press/p050601.htm | title=Sun Hung Kai Properties acquired Seiyu (Shatin) Company Limited | access-date=March 25, 2006 | date=June 1, 2005}}</ref> but like the stores in Singapore, continued to operate under the Seiyu name until April 2008. The Singapore stores were then renamed BHG, which stands for "Beijing Hualian Group".