MJ Department Stores Sdn Bhd is a popular retail company in

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which offers items at a medium-to-high rate. The company opened its first store at Pertama Complex,

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in September, 1976,with a retail space of 18,305 sq ft (1,705 sq metres). Metrojaya's latest outlet, in Berjaya Times Square closed in December 2009, after only three years of operation. Metrojaya currently has four outlets in Malaysia namely

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, Suria Sabah, Brem Mall and LaLaport BBCC. The Metrojaya group currently operates a chain of four

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s and more than 70 specialty stores that occupy over one million square feet of floor space, including Cape Cod, East India Company, Living Quarters, Reject Shop and Somerset Bay.

History

In 1991, Sinar Kota in Kuala Lumpur and Menara Bakti at Section 14 Petaling Jaya, which were expected to be completed by that year, were pre-leased to Metrojaya.

Retail operations

The company is principally involved in operating departmental stores and investment holding whilst its subsidiary companies are principally involved in property holding, investment holding as well as the operating of specialty stores and general merchandising stores. Metrojaya department stores offer a wide range of merchandise that cater to the needs and tastes of middle and high income groups. The group operates four department stores, one hypermarket store under the Cosmart name at the Bukit Jambul Complex in Penang and one "MJ by Metrojaya" Fashion Concept Store at The Curve in Mutiara Damansara. The retail operations can be broadly classified as: * Ladies Department (includes apparel and accessories); * Gents Department (includes apparel and accessories); * Juniors Department (for teens and young adults); * Children Department; * Homes Department (includes kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, garden); * Cosmetics and Fragrances.

Department stores

;West Malaysia * Brem Mall,

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* Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport BBCC,

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, Kuala Lumpur - closed from 27 February 2024 to 28 August 2024 for renovation and downsizing, reopened on 29 August 2024.{{Cite web , date=2024-09-02 , title=MUI Group reopens Metrojaya in Mid Valley with a new shopping experience , url=https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/724014 , access-date=2024-09-02 , website=The Edge Malaysia ;East Malaysia * Suria Sabah,

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- department store closed and relocated to smaller retail lot, reopened as MJ by Metrojaya in 2023 ;Closed * The Curve,

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(60,000 sq ft) - closed 2021 * Komtar JBCC - closed 2021 * CityOne Megamall,

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(130,000 sq ft) - closed 2019 * Plaza Merdeka,

* Permaisuri Imperial City Mall,

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MJ Outlet

;West Malaysia * Ampang Point Shopping Centre, Ampang *Mitsui Outlet Park KLIA Sepang,

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References

External links

Metrojaya Berhad (MYX: 4987)
bursamalaysia.com
Company Overview of Metrojaya Berhad
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