KUALA LUMPUR:The Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry (KPDNKK) will be changing the status of 100 grocery shops in Sabah and Sarawak to COOP Mart or COOP 1Malaysia shops this year.
KPDNKK Minister Datuk Seri Hasan Malek said that the status-change was to ensure that COOP 1M products would reach Sabah and Sarawak as part of the government’s efforts reduce the people’s financial burden due to the rising prices of goods and cost of living.
He said that Coop 1M products, mostly produced by cooperatives and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) will be 20 to 30 per cent cheaper than other products but with the same quality.
Hasan said that COOP 1M products could be purchased from 371 COOP Marts throughout the country, 69 of which are operating in Sabah and 45 in Sarawak. -Bernama