Malaysia's Q2 retail growth seen slower


  • Economy
  • Tuesday, 29 Apr 2014

PETALING JAYA: The local retail sector is expected to grow at a slower pace in the second quarter, mainly due to cautious consumer spending and lack of festive holidays during the period.

“There are new malls coming up and there is still demand for retail space,” said Malaysian Association for Shopping and Highrise Complex Management past president Richard Chan (pic). “However, we do expect more careful spending.”

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