Maintaining a retail brand

Catering upmarket: Its current location along Jalan Gasing has opened up a new market for P. Lal.

FAMILY businesses often run the risk of failing in the hands of the next generation. Founders may worry that the drive they had to succeed would diminish with each passing on of the reins.

But the Doshi brothers – Shyam, 61, and Minesh, 50, – can say that in their lifetime, they’ve given P. Lal Store all that they could to grow it to where it is today and to ensure that the business remains intact for the next generation.