As lifestyles change so do the preferences of retail shoppers. Once, our parents or grandparents skirted murky puddles at smelly wet markets for weekly groceries; nowadays, their offspring prefer to do their shopping in air-conditioned comfort.

Change in profile but not valuesLee Yoke Har's resemblance to older brother Datuk Lee Yeow Chor is uncanny. Soft-spoken and affable, her quiet strength and firmness are very similar to her sibling's when it comes to dealing with the issues of the day.

Catching up with fashionable 'sibling'Conventional wisdom says "location, location, location" is key to success in property purchases and investment. Sometimes, however, having the right name may be just as important as the location.