Sufian’s first 100 days at UEM Sunrise
Despite having been in the industry for over 20 years, UEM Sunrise Bhd CEO Sufian Abdullah has experienced a real baptism of fire in dealing with the uncertainties brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic.
FMCO: InNature ‘doubling down’ on e-commerce
KUALA LUMPUR (June 5): InNature Bhd, the holding company of The Body Shop (TBS), is “doubling down on e-commerce” as its retail stores take a break with the enforcement of the Full Movement Control Order (FMCO) across the nation, The Edge Malaysia reported this week.
PPK: Malls will subsidise retail sector vaccination programme costs
PETALING JAYA (June 2): The Malaysian Shopping Malls Association (PPK) will subsidise RM50 for each retail tenants’ staff who participate in the Covid-19 vaccination programme at the shopping malls.
DONE DEAL: Shoplot at The Link 2, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur
Read also DONE DEAL: Two-storey bungalow at Taman Tan Yew Lai, Kuala Lumpur DONE DEAL: 2½-storey factory at SILC, Nusa Jaya, Johor Developed by Berjaya Properties, The Link 2 in Bukit Jalil is a mixed development comprising serviced apartments, shoplots and shopoffices.
Grocery shopping app Jocom grows with the new normal
PETALING JAYA (May 22): The Jocom (Just Order Conveniently on Mobile) end-to-end grocery shopping app has come a long way.
PPKM says NO to another lockdown
PETALING JAYA (May 20): A full lockdown will not be sustainable as it will cripple the shopping industry for good as the entire industry has already been struggling valiantly for survival for the past 14 months, said The Malaysia Shopping Malls Association (PPKM).
Shopper dies after falling from fourth floor of 1 Utama Shopping Centre
PETALING JAYA (May 19): A woman shopper fell to her death from the fourth floor of 1 Utama Shopping Centre, here this afternoon.
Retailers, mall operators: We should not be stigmatised for the spread of Covid-19
PETALING JAYA (May 18): Shopping mall operators have stayed alert and implemented strict SOPs in curbing the spread of Covid-19, hence the malls should not be punished for any inadvertent outings by the visitors, said the shopping mall and retail associations.
Gold shop robbed in less than a minute
KUALA LUMPUR (May 17): Three armed robbers ran away with various gold jewellery after they had raided a gold shop in Kompleks Idaman at Jalan Gombak, Kuala Lumpur on May 16, reported Sinar Harian.
Conflicting HIDE statements by Khairy, Ismail Sabri wreak havoc among retail outlets
KUALA LUMPUR (May 9): Conflicting statements by Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin and Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob on the Covid-19-driven Hotspots Identification for Dynamic Engagement (HIDE) system appear to have wreaked havoc among retailers across Malaysia after outlet operators claimed the industry was not consulted on the implementation of the HIDE system under which premises listed under HIDE as potential pandemic risk locations have been ordered to be closed for three days effective today.
