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Econsave

Econsave is a supermarket chain in Malaysia owned by Econsave Cash & Carry Sdn. Bhd. It was founded in 1955 by the Lai family as a sundry store in Klang, Selangor. Econsave is also known to manufacture "Econsave" and "E&S" branded goods.

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Econsave
TypePrivate Limited Company1
IndustryRetail
Founded1955 (1955) in Klang, Malaysia
FoundersThe Lai Family
HeadquartersShah Alam2,
Selangor
,
Malaysia
Number of locations
108 hyper/supermarket (2025)
Revenue (USD 1 Billion)
OwnerEconsave Cash & Carry Sdn Bhd
Number of employees
 (8000)
Websiteeconsave.com.my

Econsave is a supermarket chain in Malaysia owned by Econsave Cash & Carry Sdn. Bhd.3 It was founded in 1955 by the Lai family as a sundry store in Klang, Selangor. Econsave is also known to manufacture "Econsave" and "E&S" branded goods.45

As of 2025, Econsave is the largest chain of supermarket/hypermarket in Malaysia with over 108 branches Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak.6 A significant portion of the locations are located in peninsula Malaysia with growing presence in Sabah and Sarawak.78

History

Econsave in Pontian, Johor source ↗

The history of Econsave began with a wooden sundry shop in Port Klang more than 60 years ago. In the home state of Selangor, Econsave has the largest and most extensive network of branches in all the main towns in Malaysia.91011

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References

References

  1. Thousands flood to Econsave,[1], cnnindonesia.com, Retrieved September 13, 2021
  2. Econsave company profile,[2], bloomberg.com, Retrieved September 13, 2021
  3. Econsave to become anchor of tenant,[3], theborneopost.com/, Retrieved May 30, 2021
  4. Our history,[4], econsave.com.my, Retrieved May 30, 2021
  5. Mycare works with Econsave to help raise donations,[5] nst.com.my, Retrieved May 30, 2021
  6. Econsave's helps people who raise white flag,[6] thestar.com.my, Retrieved September 13, 2021
  7. Econsave's helps kids in need,[7] sinarharian.com, Retrieved September 13, 2021
  8. Econsave to add new branch [8] bharian.com.my, Retrieved May 30, 2021
  9. Econsave went savage on TikTok,[9], therakyatpost.com, Retrieved September 13, 2021
  10. Econsave lodges police report over lies about sales of its good,[10], malaysiakini.com, Retrieved September 13, 2021
  11. Econsave distributes 100,000 poridges,[11], hmetro.com, Retrieved September 13, 2021
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