Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Malaysia, updated continuously by our newsroom.
The Malaysian High Court in Kuala Lumpur has ordered AirAsia and AirAsia X to pay operator Malaysian Airport Sepang (MA Sepang) MYR40.73 million ($9.9 million) in unpaid passenger service charges after ruling in favor of the national airport operator. The LCC…
Singapore-based Fave is onboarding merchants quickly to distinguish itself, as competition in the mobile rewards and mobile wallet space heats up. Fave has recently moved into the fringes of financial services, with a pilot project to help small and medium…
Malaysia’s High Court has dismissed applications made by AirAsia and AirAsia X seeking a judicial review of the Malaysian Aviation Commission’s (MAVCOM) decision not to mediate a dispute between the carriers and Malaysia Airports (MAHB). Both carriers…
Southeast Asian e-commerce platform Lazada has launched a new brand campaign – Go Where Your Heart Beats. This is the first refresh of the Lazada brand in five years, representing an attempt to elevate the role of the company beyond a transactional shopping…
Hong Kong-based e-commerce hub Shopline has established a Kuala Lumpur office as a first move into the Malaysian market. Malaysia is Shopline’s second Southeast Asian market following Vietnam, where it already has a Ho Chi Minh City base and where 98 per cent…
NEXEA Angels Sdn. Bhd. (“NEXEA”), a leading startup investment firm today announced the launch of its Startup-Corporate Pilot Program that aims at bringing together local technology startups and corporations for the purposes of identifying and exploring…
UOB has announced that it is bringing its business transformation program to Malaysia, following successful editions held in Singapore (2018) and Thailand(2019), the bank announced on Friday. The three-month-long «Jom Transformation Program» run by UOB…
Michelin-starred Hong Kong seafood restaurant Xin Dau Ji has opened in Ekovest’s mixed development project, EkoCheras Mall in Malaysia. The opening in the integrated development, which features 1 million sqft of retail space, is a significant step forward for…
Aeon Malaysia will spend around RM500 million (US$119.2 million) this financial year on mall renovations and new openings. The figure is less than the Japanese retailer’s spend last year and reflects a more focused approach on portfolio consolidation and…
Temple Mall has installed a green-screen studio letting shoppers recreate scenes from famous romance movies. Link’s Temple Mall has installed an in-mall green-screen studio as part of its “Love at First Scene” campaign. The installation features 15 romantic…
Malaysian childrenswear retailer Poney has opened a flagship store in the new Central iCity shopping centre. Poney Group has three brands – Poney, Baby Poney and Poney Enfants, offering apparel and accessories for newborns, toddlers and children aged up to 12…
AirAsia Australia PR and communications manager Kris Taute has moved to the airline’s Kuala Lumpur headquarters for a new global communications role. Taute had joined Air Asia last year, moving from the New South Wales state government, having worked for both…
Loob Holding, parent of Malaysian bubble-tea chain Tealive, is preparing an IPO in Malaysia with a view to raising MYR300 million (US$72 million). The firm, which operates more than 200 food-and-beverage outlets in the territory, has reportedly hired advisors…
Exabytes Network Sdn. Bhd. today announced that its annual event of Exabytes eCommerce Conference (EEC) is scheduled to be held on Thursday, June 27th at Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Center (MaGIC) in Cyberjaya. EEC 2019 carries the theme of…
Three Southeast Asian countries are on Japanese department store operator’s radar. Takashimaya says it is evaluating opportunities to open department stores in the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia. However, in an interview, Takashimaya’s president Yoshio…
Harvey Norman Malaysia is planning to open nine stores by the end of next year, taking its network there to more than 50 by the end of 2023. The retailer has expanded into Sarawak with an outlet in Miri Times Square. The 40,000sqft store covers a range of…
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