Scheme’s objective of upgrading traditional sundry shops achieved

KUALA LUMPUR: The Small Retailer Transformation Prog­ramme (Tukar) is bearing fruit despite initial hiccups.

Performance Management and Delivery Unit (Pemandu)’s NKEA wholesale and retail director D. Ravindran said the Auditor-General’s Report recorded its satisfaction that Tukar had achieved its objectives in upgrading traditional “mom and pop” sundry shops to be more efficient and competitive.