All Malaysia articles – Page 2

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    H&M to open first Malaysian store

    15 August 2012

    Swedish fashion retailer H&M will open its first Malaysian store in Kuala Lumpur on 20 September.The new 36,000 sq ft store will offer the latest collections for women, men and children. A second store is due to open in the city’s new Setia City Mall later this year.

  • Tourist spend is being fuelled by visitors from China and Southeast Asia
    Analysis

    How to attract international shoppers

    14 May 2012

    As a big summer of tourism approaches, Alison Clements finds out why the UK has such appeal to international shoppers, what they like to buy and how retailers can attract them.

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    RadioShack signs franchise agreement with Berjaya Retail

    27 March 2012

    US-based electronics retailer RadioShack has signed a master franchise agreement with Malaysian retail group Berjaya Retail to expand its footprint across 10 Southeast Asian countries.The companies said Berjaya expected to open at least 1,000 franchised RadioShack locations across the region within the next 10 years.The contract is RadioShack’s largest franchise ...

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    Harvey Norman to expand in Malaysia

    13 January 2011

    Australia-based electronics retailer Harvey Norman is to expand in Malaysia and plans to open 20 stores in the Klang Valley in the next five years.The expansion will cost in the region of MYR100m (£20.9m) as it invests between MYR5m (£1m) and MYR10m (£2.1m) per store in the coming years.

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    Analysis

    Bidding for Carrefour’s Far East assets gets under way

    10 September 2010

    Carrefour collected first round bids last week for its assets in Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia. Tesco is viewed as a leading contender.