Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Malaysia, updated continuously by our newsroom.
HL eCommerce, a division of the world’s leading logistics company, Deutsche Post DHL Group, has launched its domestic delivery operations in Malaysia with a range of customer-centric services catered to Malaysia’s growing e-commerce market. Malaysian online…
Malaysia Airlines has offered to lease Airbus A330 jets from Alitalia if the struggling Italian airline is wound up, the Asian carrier’s chief executive told on Wednesday. Alitalia is preparing for special administration proceedings after workers rejected its…
Duty Free International Limited (DFI), the largest multi-channel duty-free and duty-paid retail group in Malaysia, in which Gebr Heinemann holds a 10% stake, has announced net profit after tax increased 24.8% to RM77m ($17.7m) from RM61.7m for the financial…
Malayan Banking Bhd is anticipating financing to the retail small and medium enterprise (SME) segment to jump 35% this year — compared with 27% last year — which will up the segment’s loan portfolio to RM16.8 billion by year end. The growth is expected to be…
Despite a sluggish economy, Malaysians are buying online more than ever, according to payment service provider iPay88. A subsidiary of Japanese company NTT Data, iPay88 claims to cover 70 per cent of Malaysia’s e-commerce market. It recorded 38.2 million…
Tesco Thailand like-for-like sales are growing “strongly” according to the UK parent’s preliminary results released Thursday. Asian commentary took up a very small part of the larger company’s announcement, however the figures showed a dramatic slowdown in…
Malaysia Airlines has become the first airline to sign a deal for space-based monitoring of its aircraft’s flightpaths. It’s a coup for the carrier, which is still reeling from the loss of the missing MH370 three years ago. The agreement, signed with three…
Domino’s Pizza, the recognized world leader in pizza delivery, is celebrating the grand opening of its 14,000th store in in Cyberjaya, Malaysia, outside of the nation’s capital of Kuala Lumpur. “It was just eight months ago that we cut the ribbon on our…
South Korean electronics giant Samsung is offering a RM200 rebate for customers who trade in their old smartphones for its Galaxy J5 Prime, or Galaxy J7 Prime. Samsung Malaysia Electronics said that with the rebate, via the trading-in of smartphones of any…
MyTown Shopping Centre has opened in the Kuala Lumpur CBD as a joint development by Boustead Holdings and retail banker Ikano. It features 1.6 million sqft (148,644 sqm) of retail space (more than 400 stores), an alfresco dining area and a park. Anchor…
Budget airline AirAsia Bhd has lent its support to Malaysia’s hosting of the 29th Southeast Asian Games from Aug 19 to 31, 2017 and 9th Asean Para Games from Sept 17 to 23, 2017. As a Gold Sponsor, AirAsia will be providing flights for the Malaysia Organising…
Supply chain group Tigers has launched a new marketplace, called eShop, to support brands entering the rapidly expanding China and Southeast Asia e-commerce markets. The digital marketplace, part of Tigers’ suite of e-commerce products, offers a one-stop shop…
Malaysia is putting high hopes on the planned unified halal certification with Indonesia, the country with the world’s largest Muslim population, in a bid to strengthen halal trade relations between the two countries. At present, Indonesia only directly…
International express services provider, DHL Express, has set up a direct presence in East Malaysia through the establishment of a new Gateway in Kuching yesterday. As the only international express services company with a direct presence in Sarawak, the new…
The range of goods sold by Courts online has doubled as part of a revamp of its e-commerce business. The Singapore-based listed retail company also operates in Malaysia and Indonesia. Specialising in furniture and consumer electronics, Courts originally…
Being built by Singapore-listed Capital City Group, Johor Baru’s largest mall Capital 21 will have a gross floor area of 1 million sqft (92,903 sqm) when it opens early next year. The mall will be part of Project Capital City, which includes a hotel and…
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