JPO to host 1Malaysia Station Franchise

JOHOR BARU: Discussions are being held to set up a 1Malaysia Station Franchise (1MSF) outlet at the Johor Premium Outlets (JPO) here.

Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaacob said JPO was a good place to set up the ministry’s outlet as it would benefit local micro entrepreneurs. “Currently, we only have one such franchise located at the ministry’s headquarters in Kuala Lumpur but we are hoping to set up more of these franchises nationwide,” he said after visiting JPO yesterday.

Ismail Sabri said the franchise would usually be made up of five or six local businesses and would offer customers food such as burgers, nasi bryani and soup. “We are also going to be discussing with shopping complexes and R&R stops on the highways,” he said.

Relating to the setting up of the franchise within JPO, Ismail Sabri said that while the JPO management was willing, micro entrepreneurs needed to consider the location of JPO and the rental. “These micro entrepreneurs usually start with a capital of RM50,000 each,” he said, adding that the ministry had already disbursed about RM2mil to micro entrepreneurs nationwide and had an allocation of RM6mil for the remainder of the year.

During the visit, Ismail Sabri attended a briefing on JPO by its general manager Jean Marie Pin Harry and visited several of the 70 stores within the facility.

-thestar online.