The Star Online: Metro: South & East
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- Major attractions with discounts on 80 designer brands
- Change for survival, small town retailers told
- Crime cases going down in Batu Pahat
| Major attractions with discounts on 80 designer brands Posted: 05 Dec 2011 05:12 PM PST KULAIJAYA: The Johor Premium Outlets (JPO) has opened its doors to the public at its soft launch recently and has managed to attract thousands of shopaholics and visitors eager to see the much talked about place. The outlet, which boasts 80 designer and branded stores offer discounts of 25% to 65% daily on popular brands including Burberry, Coach, Armani, Adidas, Michael Kors, Oroton, Salvatore Ferragamo, Zegna and Armani. "Currently, our main target are Singaporean shoppers and so far, we have been receiving positive feedback from them," JPO general manager Jean Marie Pin Harry said, adding that buses to the store were also available from Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore and Johor Baru Central, Kota Raya and the Tuas Checkpoint at the Second Link. He said that a lot of effort had been put in to ensure that shoppers were comfortable while browsing through high end and low end designer brands. "This is the first outlet in South East Asia and we are targeting to attract thousands of shoppers even before the official opening on Dec 11 by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. "Other than browsing through branded items, shoppers can also delight in the surroundings of JPO itself which is lined with miniature garden patches, small fountains and palm trees," he said. He added the architecture of the building was also designed to incorporate the Malaysian flavour and many of the towers resemble domes and minarets which were made with locally produced materials. "We have also looked into the safety aspect of shoppers and have our own mini police station within the outlet and a dedicated team to ensure the security of our visitors," he said. Pin Harry added there were also about 2,000 parking bays here. The JPO is a joint-venture between Genting Group's subsidiary Genting Plantations Bhd and Premium Outlets, a division of US-based Simon Property Group. The RM149mil complex offers a wide selection of off season goods including fashion apparel, sportswear, children's wear, bedroom linen, jewellery, shoes and fashion accessories at discounted rates. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Change for survival, small town retailers told Posted: 05 Dec 2011 03:45 PM PST BERA: Small town retailers have been told to change their business models to compete with large foreign-owned corporations. Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said it was inevitable that foreign retailers such as Giant and Tesco would penetrate the market traditionally held by family-run shops. "At the moment, the Govern-ment can still block their entry, but we are moving fast towards the liberalisation of the retail market. One day, they will be in small towns and we will not be able to compete if we do not change our ways," he said at the launch of the COOP 1M product pro-motion in Sebertak here recently. Ismail Sabri said small retailers must modernise their business management skills as well as their attitude to be on equal footing with the large retailers. "The Retail Store Transformation Programme (Tukar) was introduced to upgrade these small businesses to become more modern and uniform. "It will also attract the younger generation to work in the industry and continue the family-run businesses," he said, adding that 89 cooperative-owned grocery outlets nationwide had been transformed so far. On the price increase of vegetables due to the floods in Thailand, Ismail Sabri said his ministry was working closely with the Agriculture and Agro-based Industries Ministry to look for alternatives. "They are looking into importing vegetables from other countries now. I believe that once more vegetables are imported, the price will stabilise," he said. Ismail Sabri later launched a Community Franchise Programme at Bandar 32 here. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Crime cases going down in Batu Pahat Posted: 05 Dec 2011 05:14 PM PST BATU PAHAT: The Batu Pahat police is confident the district's crime cases will reduce this year, following various efforts by the police and members of public to combat crime, including having community policing programmes. District police chief Asst Comm Din Ahamad said a total of 1,716 cases were recorded last year, while 1,460 cases were reported between January and November this year. "We believe the number of cases will go down this year. "It will not be easy for the police to achieve such a target without cooperation from the public," he said during an interview recently. ACP Din said the main contributors to the district crime index were motorcyle thefts and house break-ins. "Half of the overall recorded crimes are motorcycle thefts and house break-ins, which contributed 30% and 20% respectively," he said, adding that car thefts, snatch thefts, robbery and petty crimes accounted for other cases. ACP Din said the police would enhance its community policy programmes to reach out to more residents. Currently, he said the police were working with non-governmental organisations and community leaders in crime prevention programmes. He said the police headquarters and police stations were open to the public for the meet-the-people session, every Thursday. In another development, ACP Din said the new district police headquarters at Jalan Bakau Condong has been completed and had been operational since Nov 11. The new premises, costing RM61mil built under the 10th Malaysian Plan, comprises a four-storey office block, quarters for police officers, car-park and other facilities. He said the 60-year-old police heardquarters in Jalan Rahmat has been turned into an office for the traffic department. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
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