Lower priced sundry shops in Johor

Unlike the Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia, the Johor 1MCoOp is managed by cooperative bodies. – filepic

PASIR GUDANG: Johor is starting a chain of fair price shops offering reasonably priced essentials goods to help consumers save more money in view of the escalating cost of living.

Menteri Besar Datuk Mohamed Khaled Nordin said 20 shops would be opened in Iskandar Malaysia by the end of the year and 60 more in other parts of Johor in 2016.