[2] The building is located at the junction where the river Ciliwung flows into the canal that channels flood water to Ancol Marina.

The new business was one of the earliest modern department stores in Indonesia: it sold a wide range of merchandise labelled with non-negotiable fixed prices, an unusual practice at the time.

[5] In 1927, the department store celebrated its 25th anniversary; the popular newspaper Nieuws van den Dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië declares:[6] "The firm was the first to have a large modern retail space, a pleasant change from shophouses and market sheds; its opening was an event in the history of the capital.

"However, the Tio family also borrowed money to make their property investment and was hit hard by the Great Depression of the early 1930s.

[7] Today, the building that used to house this pioneering department store has become a local historic landmark in modern-day Jakarta.