Stores seek new roles as computer age poses fresh challenges

Wang Yue, manager of The Tintin Shop Shanghai, led a group of readers to "revisit" the Belgian cartoon character's adventures in the city by introducing them to the comic book The Adventures of Tintin on June 23.

At the Jic Bookstore in Shanghai, the readers were shown a documentary and attended a lecture as part of events organized by the store under the theme "Visiting Shanghai".

Faced with a challenge from online retailers, bookstores in China are looking for new roles.