Mydin Mohamed Holdings Berhad (MYDIN) is a

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hypermarket and retail chain.

History

MYDIN was founded in August 1957 by Mydin Mohamed in

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. The first shop was a small wooden shop in Jalan Tok Hakim, Kota Bharu, selling toys and general goods. With the help of his children, he expanded the business to

Kuala Terengganu Kuala Terengganu (; Terengganu Malay language, Terengganu Malay: ''Kole Tranung''), colloquially referred to as KT, is the administrative, economic and royal List of capitals in Malaysia, city of the state of Terengganu, Malaysia. Kuala Tereng ...

in 1979 and later marked a step further by the opening of its first branch in

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at Jalan Masjid India in 1989. In 2013, MYDIN ventured into premium retail with the opening of ''SAM's Groceria''; the words SAM's is an acronym for ''Saya Anak Malaysia''. The first store opened at the

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. To date, MYDIN has 65 branches nationwide, including 28 MYDIN Supermarkets, 17 MYDIN Emporiums, 3 MYDIN Bazaars, 3 MYDIN Mart franchises, 5 convenience stores operating as MyMart, 7 MYDIN supermarket and 2 premium stores known as SAM’S Groceria.

List of stores

This is a list of Mydin stores around Malaysia as of May 2021. Note that Emporiums and Mydin Marts operates as one wholesale supermarket, and is not located at retail mall buildings.

References

1957 establishments in Malaya Hypermarkets Retail companies established in 1957 Supermarkets of Malaysia Privately held companies of Malaysia {{Malaysia-company-stub

History

List of stores

See also

References