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Swiss watch brand Baume & Mercier lands in Singapore and Malaysia today under a new distribution deal with FJ Benjamin. The company has inked an exclusive three-year distributorship for the watches, with a two-year extension possible based on certain…
A series of Wendy’s restaurant closures have prompted rumours that the brand is shutting down in Malaysia for good. While no formal announcement has been made of the brand’s apparent withdrawal from the territory, social media posts documenting vacated…
The world’s largest and fastest growing international health & beauty retailer A.S. Watson Group celebrates an important milestone today as it opens its 15,000th store. Growth Continues at Record Rate For the fourth year in a row, A.S. Watson’s new store…
U Mobile has signed an MoU with ZTE to support its 5G deployment in Malaysia The agreement will see both parties collaborating on various 5G related developments including live testing, 5G showcases well as implementation of Massive MIMO. U Mobile CEO Wong…
Telenor Myanmar has expanded its unlimited international data roaming service to Malaysia and Singapore, one month after the launch of the new service in Thailand. The company’s non-stop data roaming pack offers unlimited data in the three international…
Malaysia’s KIP Group will establish three new malls within the coming three years, according to CEO Valerie Ong. The new locations in Raub, Kuantan and Sungai Petani will involve RM150 million (US$36.7 million) in gross development costs and cater to…
The highly-anticipated AEON Credit #MyFestiveMania Supermarket Sweep Challenge returned for its’ second round, giving out more than RM20,000 worth of prizes to 10 lucky winners. Winners stood a chance to fill up their shopping carts with as many groceries and…
Pablo Cheese Tart Singapore has closed all of its stores in the city. After 19 months in operation, the cheese-tart brand’s exit from the city follows the shuttering of its outlets in Malaysia last July. The first outlet in Wisma Atria saw long queues when it…
Shortly after it announced the construction of a new Southeast Asia headquarters, Razer has unveiled its new country headquarters in Malaysia which will house over 280 employees. The investment strengthens Malaysia as Razer’s regional center of fintech…
Pantene Malaysia wants to change consumers’ mindsets on sports as a boys’ playground by highlighting in its latest “Braids of Strength” films that sports also plays a key role in moulding the next generation of strong women. The films are part of the brand’s…
AirAsia has scored an agreement with the Malaysian Football League (MFL) to become the exclusive official airline for the 2019-2020 league season. As part of the partnership, AirAsia will support MFL teams playing in the Piala Malaysia, Liga Super, Liga…
Michelin-starred chicken rice restaurant Liao Fan has opened its first Malaysia outlet. Located in Ipoh, Chan Hon Meng’s birthplace, the outlet attracted a big crowd and all the food sold out on the soft-opening day last week. Singapore’s street food hawker…
A Dyson Beauty Demo Zone has opened at Kuala Lumpur’s 1 Utama mall. The outlet, which opened a few days ago, invites shoppers to examine, test and purchase the brand’s range of hair care products. Dyson is a British engineering design firm opened by James…
Jollibee Malaysia has opened its first outlet – in the beachside city of Kota Kinabalu. CEO Ernesto Tanmantiong said opening in Malaysia marked a new chapter for the group. “We invite Malaysians to come and see for themselves why people line up for hours.”…
7-Eleven Malaysia CEO Colin Harvey believes the company can do ever better this year after a modest improvement in sales last financial year. The company’s revenue crept up 1.3 per cent last year to RM2.22 billion (US$546 million), with after-tax profit up…
Kedai Ayamas eatery operator Kara Holdings is looking to establish 100 outlets within four years through its new franchising program, predominantly within peninsular Malaysia. The move into franchising should elevate the company’s finances by 10 per cent this…
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