Course Current View (2007) - by Pn Haslina Yusof

10 hb JULAI 2008
POLITEKNIK SULTAN AZLAN SHAH
BEHRANG, PERAK


INTRODUCTION

· The economic growth of Malaysia can be considered to be relatively high for a developing country.
· One of the sectors which will benefit from the economic growth is the retail sectors.
· The retail sector in Malaysia companies a complex amalgam of varying forms of economic behavior and organizations manifest, including hawkers, street traders, small family businesses, bazaars, dry and wet markets and large scale units as supermarkets and hypermarkets.


THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RETAILING INDUSTRY IN MALAYSIA

· Contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (12%)
· Sales RM 10,760 million
· Third after manufactory and agriculture
· Number of employees employed
· Listed companies


CONCLUSION

· The industrialization and modernization process faced by Malaysia today will change the face of the retail industry in the country.
· There are different ethnic groups with different religions, cultures and languages
· Homogeneity in taste and attitude towards western style, product and behavior that view shopping as a leisure pursuit.
· The retail sectors has been very active in the last few years due to:-

- Strong economic growth
- Led to an increase in income levels
- And shopping power
· Prime target for foreign investors, Japanese, Americans and Europeans.


2007
Carrefour; 13
Tesco ; 18
Jusco ; 20
Mydin ; 26
Giant ; 100
The Store ; 76

· Introducing future products for the higher of life as well as environmentally, friendly product.
· Supply of retail space
· Government is directly involved, trying to make the capital city of Kuala Lumpur the future shopping mecca of the region
· SME (PKS) “ Produk Malaysia Citarasa Kita”

Hypermarket ; Supplier ; Product ; Sales (RM)million
Giant ; 190 ; 1900 ; 61
Tesco ; 180 ; 1788 ; 32
Carrefour ; 125 ; 1799 ; 22.5
Jusco ; 91 ; 720 ; 2.9
The Store ; 75 ; 860 ; 2.7
Mydin ; 240 ; 2000 ; 20

· ASEAN

Number of ASEAN Retailers
Indonesia ; 1,745,585
Malaysia ; 26,723
Philippines ; 552,873
Singapore ; 21,066
Thailand ; 273,314
Vietnam ; 24,241


· The Prospect of ASEAN Retailing Business

Country ; Forecasted Retail Sales(US Billion); Annual Growth %
Malaysia ; 14.6 ; 8.5
Indonesia ; 8.75 ; 7.3
Philippines ; 11.0 ; 4.9
Singapore ; 16.7 ; 3.2
Thailand ; 49.6 ; 10.1

· Halal Hub
· Pasar Tani/Pasar Tani Mega (FAMA)
· Unemployed

PROSPER/PKS

THANK YOU
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