Where was this news taken from? The reporter should be SACKED for posting half-news that is missing from the company's FULL STATEMENT.

This is the full excerpt taken from The EDGE Markets news reporting:
https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/earn...ts-ql-resources

Next stop and POTENTIAL expansion drive for Family Mart cities are Ipoh and Penang. These are big tourist spots with SIZEABLE Chinese population that matters.

NS and Melaka mainly Yindian and Malay population which have less interests in this convenience stores concept. It's a popular East Asian culture thing.

By the way, the FIRST Malaysian Fully Automated Smart Convenience Store branch in Malaysia is located at Ipoh Parade:



It's supposed to be like those in China and Japan where there's no staff attending at the counter. Customers do all their thing and self-checkout using e-wallet/cashless transactions.

It should be safe in Chinese populated cities such as Ipoh and Penang where people are more civilized.It's inside a mall so very tight surveillance with many cameras around.

FIRST in South East Asia. Not even Singapore have this yet.

Japanese Yen and USD was supposed to be interchangeable like SGD/BND.

Cheap for an American or someone who earns in USD is 4X price for Malaysians.

100 yen is like RM4 for a Malaysian poorfag.

FIRST Robot Restaurant in Malaysia!
2 Years AGO

Nam Heong Dim Sum in Ipoh

Another brand Lawson also but they stress on health and environment friendly items which is catered more for women market. Very expensive too got Coffee corner called Machi Cafe like Mc Cafe to serve high end market.





Konbini stores are good to get easy booze and alcoholic beverages late at night. But judging from the increasing Talibanism of the country, konbini culture won't take off in Malaysia.

Markets such as Thailand and Philippines are more suitable.

Family Mart Theme Song



I remembered there's a vocal version out there still finding.

Local management always f'ked up the whole thing. That's why Japanese culture and Talibanism culture cannot blend one.

Vocalized Family Mart Theme Song with Lyrics by Punk Dirty Channel feat. Shoichi and Koko



Family Mart - Japanese Convenience Store Tour



They have large stores with private parking and buildings as large as petrol stations in Japan. Inside there're sitting areas like a cafe/McD where you can have your meals. Got toilet as well as e-kiosks to buy air tickets, book hotels etc. besides paying all your utility bills.

Basically Malaysians in general and its B40 population can only afford SpeedMart 99 standard at most. If want to bring konbini like these over and sell Japan products like ice-cream, beverages/drinks and stuffs all prices either will be in USD level or x4!

Price of the dairy ice-cream Japanese imported ones and bottled/canned drinks also very nice.

Average RM6-RM7 some RM10 above. Our Ringgit Malaysia totally no value one. For them is cheap their 100 Yen is almost like 1 USD.

Ora atan kato pata timo miskin tado wang.

Ipoh masih tado Famiri Mato lagi.

Why did you think the Thais bought over the entire Malaysian Tesco's operation?

They took the money from the sale and headed back to UK to further expand Tesco back in their own home country.

Last last also own home market will be the priority.

When Tesco first opened in Malaysia such as the the none at Mutiara Damansara, they actually stocked many imported high quality UK products.

Everyone look forward to go to Tesco just as they would to Ikea today for instance because got many nice food stuffs like cookies, snacks, candies, grocery items that were full UK imports to look at that is found no where else in Malaysia.

Slowly and slowly it turn into some local mini mart store run by mostly banglas stocked with local cheap items which you can find anywhere else in Malaysia.

Why again you think they're not interested in expanding into the northern states and east coast besides Penang? Their shareholders got grudge with Northern states and East Coast?

Singapore got FM yet?

QL factory is based in Shah Alam.

Perak and Kedah up north is just as far as Malacca and Johor down south.

Malaysia's biggest agriculture, poultry(chicken) and eggs supply source state is just north of their HQ.
I'm surprised how they can skip Perak in their expansion plans.

Lawson largest shareholder in Japan is Mitsubishi Corp.

Lawson should come to Malaysia also.They are famous for fresh brewed coffee making machines named Machi Cafe(Town Cafe translated).