We visited Lotus’s Ampang and caught up with the senior team at Lotus’s Malaysia to learn about the behind-the-scenes developments that have occured since the acquisition of Tesco Malaysia by Thailand's Charoen Pokphand Group (C.P. Group). 1. Lotus’s overall strategy Lotus’s will continue with the expansion plan, adding stores between 1,000 to 4,000 sq. m, in compliance with the Government'...

Indonesia-based HappyFresh, an on-demand grocery delivery provider, has streamlined its operations to focus on its domestic market, giving up its presence in Malaysia and Thailand. Restructuring towards a more streamlined business model HappyFresh was the first Instacart-style grocery delivery service to launch in Southeast Asia in 2014. Based in Indonesia, it expanded to Taiwan, Philippine...

Malaysia is becoming a hotspot for convenience operators. Read about the expansion plans of CU, Emart24, FamilyMart, GS25 as well as 7-Eleven Malaysia. 1. CU opens 100th store in MidValley CU, from South Korea, opened its first stores in Malaysia in 2021, after reaching a partnership with local convenience store company myNews Holdings Bhd. The retailer has already opened 50 CU stores pla...