Chinese retail shops urged to utilise 'TUKAR'

Source from (The Sun Daily): http://www.thesundaily.my/news/518265

Published: October 17, 2012

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 17, 2012): Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob wants more retailers from the Chinese community to utilise the Retail Shop Transformation Programme ((TUKAR).

He said currently, only seven per cent of them had utilised the facility.
"I hope the Chinese traders who dominate the retail participate in the TUKAR programme to increase their competitiveness.

"We have appointed two cooperatives owned by the Chinese, Koperasi Jayadiri Malaysia Berhad (KOJADI) and Koperasi Peralihan Usahawan Cina Malaysia (KPUCM), as consultants," he told reporters after launching the TUKAR project at Melur Sejahtera Enterprise, Kampung Baru here today.

Ismail Sabri said TUKAR had achieved its Key Performance Index, with 522 retail shops having been transformed, exceeding the target of 500 shops.

Under the TUKAR programme, participating shops are given a facelift and the improvement made proved effective with most of the shops recording an increase in sales of between 200 and 300 per cent, he added. – Bernama