Malaysia Retail Chain Association launches F&B division
KUALA LUMPUR (July 28): Malaysia Retail Chain Association (MRCA) today launched its F&B Division and pledged to lobby for benefits and rights for F&B members to survive the Covid-19 pandemic.
Walmart provides free college tuition and books to 1.5m employees
PETALING JAYA (July 28): The 1.
Savills Malaysia: Fashion, entertainment to be the biggest losers within retail segment
KUALA LUMPUR (July 28): Fashion and entertainment businesses are expected to be the biggest losers within the retail segment owing to the spike in Covid-19 cases, according to Savills Malaysia.
Retail groups urge govt to allow shops to reopen when 70% of public-facing staff fully vaccinated
KUALA LUMPUR (July 25): Retail groups are asking the government to allow shops to reopen for business, as long as 70% of public-facing workers are fully vaccinated.
105,000 retail industry workers to be vaccinated before Aug 31
PUTRAJAYA (July 17): A total of 105,000 retail sector workers are expected to be vaccinated under the retail industry vaccination programme (RiVAC) before Aug 31 with the opening of four more industrial vaccination centres (PPVIN).
Retail outlook: Risk of more store closures
KUALA LUMPUR (July 17): Retail sales have gone from bad to worse, said an industry expert.
Retail mall, theme park associations: Vaccination dividend for those who are inoculated
PETALING JAYA (July 16): Retail mall and theme park associations urged the government to provide “vaccination dividend” to the people who have been vaccinated to enjoy more freedom to move and work.
UK retailers see record growth in sales since 1995 as shops reopen
LONDON (July 13): British retailers have reported a record annual increase in sales in the three months to the end of June, reported Reuters.
May wholesale, retail trade sales grow 28.3% y-o-y — DOSM
KUALA LUMPUR (July 12): Malaysia's wholesale and retail trade registered a 28.
Vaccination for frontliners in retail, distribution sector expected next week
BENTONG (July 8): Almost 500,000 frontliners in the retail and distribution sector are expected to receive their Covid-19 vaccines next week, says Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi.
