Type Public Headquarters Shah Alam, Malaysia Founded 1944 | Website www.giant.com.my Founder Teng Family Number of locations 126 | |
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Industry Retail: Discount stores, grocery stores, and hypermarkets Key people Teng Family (1944–1999)
Simon Keswick (CEO)
Howard Mowlem (Chairman/(GFD) Owner Dairy Farm International Holdings Subsidiaries Tops Retail (malaysia) Sdn Bhd, Giant Supermarket (Melawati) Sdn Bhd, Xtra Supercenter Sdn Bhd Profiles | ||
Giant is a hypermarket and retailer chain in Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Giant is one of the largest players of the retail industry in Malaysia, having over 85 branches spread throughout the country. It was founded by the Teng family in 1944.
History
Giant was founded in 1944 as a small grocery store in Kuala Lumpur, and expanded with the opening of the Teng Minimarket Centre in Bangsar in 1974. In 1999, Dairy Farm International Holdings bought a 90 percent interest in the chain, with the Teng family retaining the balance. By 2003, the holding company for the chain had changed its name to Dairy Farm Giant Retail Sdn Bhd, and the chain had eight Giant hypermarkets and 10 supermarkets as well as three Cold Storage supermarkets. Today, the company operates as a subsidiary of Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited and the name was changed to GCH Retail (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd.