Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Malaysia, updated continuously by our newsroom.
HSBC Bank Malaysia said Malaysia continues to attract expats particularly from Europe and Eastern Asia regions. Country head, retail banking and wealth management, Lim Eng Seong said one of the reasons why expats love settling down here are the friendly…
Value fashion brand Max Malaysia has launched its fourth store, a flagship in 1 Utama Shopping Centre in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. A red-carpet opening ceremony was hosted by Max CEO and Landmark Group director Ramanathan Hariharan. The store covers more than…
Asian online fashion destination Zalora and J.Crew have announced they are forming a partnership to expand the US brand’s reach. From next month, a curated range of J.Crew’s women’s ready-to-wear and shoes as well as men’s apparel and accessories will be…
Felcra Bhd is planning to forge collaborations with international companies for the purpose of exporting palm oil to countries in the Middle East and Africa, said its CEO, Datuk Zulkarnain Md Eusope. To increase the agency’s revenue, he said, it must not…
Bursa Malaysia Bhd, which attracted 13 new listings in 2017, expects to see more companies listed on the Main and ACE Markets this year. “The IPO (initial public offering) pipeline seems to be tracking quite well. So we expect that it will probably be…
Low-cost, long-haul carrier AirAsia X Bhd, which has started operating its Kuala Lumpur-Jaipur route, is hoping toincrease its services in and out of India, a market in which it sees potential. “We would love to put a lot more flights if regulators allow us…
JD Sports Malaysia has ventured into the provinces with its first Penang and Malacca stores. The Penang outlet is at Sunway Carnival, and the Malacca store at Mahkota Parade. This follows six other stores for the British sneaker and sportswear retailer in…
Yoodo, a new telco which made its debut in the Malaysian market today, is offering customised mobile plans via an online platform especially targeted at the digitally savvy population. The telco allows customers to customise their plans by choosing their…
QSR Brands Malaysia Holdings is investing more than RM100 million (US$25.6 million) into opening at least 35 KFC outlets this year. MD Datuk Mohamed Azahari Mohamed Kamil says the company will spend between RM3 million and RM4 million for each outlet, and…
Thai dining chain Coca Restaurant is returning to Malaysia with plans to open four outlets in the next three years. First up will be an outlet in the Bangsar Shopping Centre in Kuala Lumpur seating about 100 diners and serving an à la carte menu of…
The SK-II Boutique Spa has opened at The Gardens mall in Kuala Lumpur – its second location after Singapore. A Singapore-based Malaysian, Calvin Ng worked for more than 20 years with Procter & Gamble (P&G), the brand owner of SK-II. He then founded Senze…
After rumblings that 7-Eleven Malaysia Holdings is being targeted for privatisation, diversified group Berjaya Assets (BAssets) has taken steps to achieve this. BAssets is owned by businessman/investor Vincent Tan Chee Yioun, who has started mopping up…
Cotton On Group has confirmed it is withdrawing its fashion brand Factorie from Malaysia and Singapore. A spokesperson says the move impacts eight outlets, four in each country, but the company will seek to improve its store footprint across the markets. “We…
Budget airlines AirAsia Bhd and its long-haul carrier counterpart AirAsia X Bhd registered higher year-on-year passenger volume and load factor in the fourth quarter of 2017. Air Asia carried 10.44 million passengers between October and December 2017, which…
Cypark Resources Bhd has bagged a RM260.51 million contract for the construction of a 30MW large scale solar photovoltaic plant at Empangan Kelinchi, Negeri Sembilan. The company told Bursa Malaysia it had on January 26 accepted the conditional letter of…
Neighbourhood fresh grocer Jaya Grocer, which celebrates its 10th anniversity, plans to open five more outlets in the Klang Valley this year. Its operations director Daniel Teng said on Thursday the outlets would be at Eco Ardence at Setia Alam in February;…
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