1Malaysia Grocery Store

MSN News talks about 1Malaysia Grocery Store. The first 1Malaysia store was launched last Wednesday at Kelana Jaya LRT Station. This store is the first of its kind, and according to the source, many more will come along in the future. This is part of the 1Malaysia programme obviously. For those who wants to know more about 1Malaysia can visit their official website. The main attraction and purpose of this store is to have its products priced lower than market price. Here's another interesting part about this concept:

"Among the store's substantial inventory are 250 grocery items carrying the brand name "Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia." These are priced 30% to 40% below market prices, Najib noted."

Wow! So they are going to have their own store brand. Another Tesco, Giant and Carrefour in the making. Here's another excerpt from the article:

"The store will be operated by Mydin Mohamed Holding Berhad following a mini market modus operandi. It will have basic necessities - rice, eggs, cooking oil, etc. - and more."

Ah! So now we know why their prices can be lower. Mydin is well known for its low prices. It was not mentioned in the article how many store the government plan to open under this programme, but we can definitely see another 99speedmart alike coming up. If their prices is really cheap and their intention is to help the people, then i believe this project will be very much welcomed. Maybe I will approach them to open up 1Malaysia Grocery Store in the place I work :)

How about you? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below. if you like my blog and my topics, do follow me. thank you!