BENGALURU, May 14 — Malaysia's economy likely grew at its slowest pace in a year in the first quarter, losing momentum due to weakened household consumption and exports, according to a Reuters poll of economists.

LONDON, May 6 — Growing numbers of retailers and consumer brands are shifting their focus to Europe and other markets from the United States, as they expect United States (US) tariffs to spark price hikes that will drive American consumer demand down.

WASHINGTON, April 4 — Prices of Nike Jordan and Adidas Samba sneakers are likely to rise in the United States after President Donald Trump imposed a raft of new tariffs on key manufacturers of sportswear and apparel, including Vietnam and Indonesia.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 — Maybank Investment Bank Bhd (Maybank IB) believes the Malaysian consumer sector is poised for a strong year in 2025, driven by robust macroeconomic factors and government assistance that are expected to boost disposable income, improving consumer sentiment and spending capacity.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 — Local institutions supported Bursa Malaysia for the 11th consecutive week, with net purchases of RM304.0 million in domestic equities, according to MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd (MIDF).

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 — Local institutions extended their support for Bursa Malaysia for the 10th consecutive week, with net purchases of domestic equities totalling RM416.9 million, according to MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd (MIDF).

SINGAPORE, Dec 5 — The retail sales in Singapore fell 0.1 per cent in October on a year-on-year basis, reversing the 0.8 per cent growth in September, according to data released by the Department of Statistics on Tuesday, reported Xinhua.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 — MIDF Amanah Investment Bhd (MIDF Research) expects Malaysia’s domestic demand to stay supportive of growth buoyed by the positive labour market, encouraging recovery of the tourism sector and moderating inflation.

BEIJING, Nov 15 — China's industrial output grew 4.6 per cent in October year-on-year, speeding from 4.5 per cent in September, while retail sales growth beat expectations, an encouraging sign for an economy still showing significant pockets of weakness despite a flurry of support measures.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 — Malaysia’s services sector revenue grew by 7.6 per cent year-on-year to RM584 billion in the third quarter of 2023 (3Q 2023), lifted by favourable performance in all segments, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14 — The domestic retail sector is expected to maintain its growth trajectory throughout the rest of this year, said MIDF Research.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 — Malaysia’s wholesale and retail trade sales grew 15.2 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM133.9 billion in November 2022, mainly boosted by growth in the retail trade sub-sector, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 — The supply of eggs in supermarkets and retail stores in five states, namely Perak, Penang, Kelantan, Selangor and Melaka, is dwindling as many consumers and traders admit to the difficulty in securing daily supplies.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 — Malaysia’s wholesale and retail trade volume registered a growth of 19.3 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to 142.2 points in the second quarter of 2022 (Q2 2022), according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, April 11 — Malaysia’s wholesale and retail trade sales increased by 8.5 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM117.2 billion in February 2022, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — Malaysia’s wholesale and retail trade grew by 7.7 per cent year-on-year to RM120.5 billion in January 2022.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 — The volume index of wholesale and retail trade in Malaysia fell 11.3 per cent in the third quarter of 2021 (Q3 2021), said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 2 — The government has set the retail ceiling price for the Covid-19 Antigen Rapid Test Kit at RM19.90 per set, effective September 5.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 — The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) is in the final phase of making vaccination of all employees in the retail sector one of the pre-conditions for approval for companies to resume operation, during the National Recovery Plan (NRP) period.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 13 —  The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) expects at least 500,000 frontliners in the retail sector to join the Retail Industry Vaccination Programme (RiVAC) soon.