Type Public Founded 2011 Owner Government of Malaysia | Industry Convenience stores Products Grocery stores | |
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Website www.kedairakyat1malaysia.com.my | ||
Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia (KR1M) (unofficial English title: 1Malaysia Grocery Stores) is a government owned chain of convenience stores in Malaysia. It was established as part of the national campaign of 1Malaysia.
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History
In 2011, the 1Malaysia franchise was branched off into a grocery store franchise going by the name Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia (KR1M), with the first store being located at the Kelana Jaya Line Light Rail Transit (LRT) station in Kelana Jaya. The franchise was aimed at allowing the low income group to obtain cheaper groceries and lightening their burden besides bringing Malaysians closer to the significance of 1 Malaysia.
Johor
Kedah
Kelantan
Malacca
Negeri Sembilan
Pahang
Perak
Penang
Perlis
Sabah
Selangor
Terengganu
Kuala Lumpur
Labuan
None
Putrajaya
Public responses to KR1M
Complaints have been made regarding the claims that the groceries sold in at KR1M were more expensive compared to those sold in hypermarkets around Malaysia. This was however been denied by Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism Ismail Sabri. There have been also allegations of poor product quality in its product line, namely children's milk powder, fresh milk, condensed milk, sweetened condensed creamer, oyster sauce, fruit jam, canned chicken curry, mango cordial, ghee compounds, peanuts, peanut butter, crispy peanut butter and fish tinned sardines in tomato sauce. KR1M has instructed its suppliers to send their products for periodical laboratory testing.