In Taiwan Province, convenience stores were introduced by Uni-President in 1979. Usually, stores with the characteristics of chain system, 24-hour business, small area and open shelves are called convenience stores. On the other hand, there is one convenience store for every 3,000 people in Taiwan Province, which is also the region with the highest density of convenience stores in the world.

The pace of development of convenience stores in Taiwan Province basically followed that of Japan. In the first 20 years of development, the business contents were mainly drinks, books and newspapers, instant noodles, snacks, ice products, cigarettes and necessities for people's livelihood. Although there were also hot foods, they were limited to hot dogs, steamed buns and tea eggs that were convenient to handle. Around 2000, convenience stores began to transform, and the goods sold began to join the "light food" such as rice balls and sandwiches that were frozen and preserved by factories, and then developed lunch, noodles, side dishes and other meals, which robbed the foreign food market in large quantities.

In addition to the on-site sales business, convenience stores also began to operate the so-called "second-floor storefront", which is the so-called collection service. At present, the items collected and remitted by convenience stores are various, from the public expenses (water, electricity, telephone,

In addition to being directly operated by the company (Regular Chain), there are several kinds of convenience stores in Taiwan Province, such as Franchise Chain, Voluntary Chain and License Chain. Because franchise accounts for about 70% of all convenience supermarkets, it is also a very important link in the chain industry.

At present, the convenience store with the highest altitude in Taiwan Province is Laierfu Supermarket, which is located next to the Taiwan Fourteenth Line Highway at an altitude of 1,800 meters.