DAIRY FARM
BACKGROUNDDairy Farm is a leading pan-Asian retailer. At 30th June 2010, the Group and its associates operated some 5,200 outlets; employed over 77,000 people in the region; and had total annual sales in 2009 exceeding US$8 billion.
The Group operates supermarkets, hypermarkets, health and beauty stores, convenience stores and home furnishings stores under well-known local brands, including:
The Group has a 50 percent interest in Maxim’s, Hong Kong’s leading restaurant chain.
Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited is incorporated in Bermuda and has a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange, with secondary listings in Bermuda and Singapore. The Group’s businesses are managed from Hong Kong by Dairy Farm Management Services Limited through its regional offices. Dairy Farm is a member of the Jardine Matheson Group.
COPORATE WEBSITE: http://www.dairyfarmgroup.com
The Group operates supermarkets, hypermarkets, health and beauty stores, convenience stores and home furnishings stores under well-known local brands, including:
- Supermarkets – Wellcome in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Vietnam, ThreeSixty and Oliver’s The Delicatessen in Hong Kong, Jasons MarketPlace in Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong, Cold Storage in Singapore and Malaysia, Giant in Malaysia and Indonesia, Shop N Save in Singapore, Hero in Indonesia, and Foodworld in India;
- Hypermarkets – Giant in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei;
- Health and beauty stores – Mannings in Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China, Guardian in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei, and Health and Glow in India;
- Convenience stores – 7-Eleven in Hong Kong, Macau, Southern China and Singapore, and Starmart in Indonesia; and
- Home furnishings stores – IKEA in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
The Group has a 50 percent interest in Maxim’s, Hong Kong’s leading restaurant chain.
Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited is incorporated in Bermuda and has a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange, with secondary listings in Bermuda and Singapore. The Group’s businesses are managed from Hong Kong by Dairy Farm Management Services Limited through its regional offices. Dairy Farm is a member of the Jardine Matheson Group.
COPORATE WEBSITE: http://www.dairyfarmgroup.com
POPULAR HOLDINGS
BACKGROUNDPopular Holdings Limited was incorporated in Singapore on 5 October 1996 under the name Popular Holdings Pte Ltd. On 11 April 1997, the Company was listed on the main board of the Singapore Stock Exchange and changed its name accordingly. The principal activity of the Company is that of investment holding while the Group’s principal activities are that of retail and distribution, publishing and e-Learning.
The Group evolved from Cheng Hing Company, which was established in Singapore in 1924 during the boom time of the Chinese book business by the late Mr Chou Sing Chu, father of the present Chairman. In the early 1930s, Mr Chou, with his vision of contributing to the cultural development of South-east Asia, set up World Book Company and embarked on a publishing journey. By the 1950s, World Book Company had evolved into a publisher of a wide array of textbooks, workbooks and supplementary educational materials for primary and secondary schools as well as readers for children and teenagers.
In 1980, the first POPULAR bilingual bookstore was opened in the Bras Basah Complex. It was the largest bookstore in South-east Asia. Today, POP@Central at Bras Basah Complex is still POPULAR’s flagship store in Singapore. Under the leadership of its current Chairman, Mr Chou Cheng Ngok, POPULAR began its regional expansion by opening the first POPULAR Bookstore in Malaysia in 1984. To date, POPULAR has an aggregate of 104 stores in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong and a growing POPULAR membership base.
In its Publishing segment, POPULAR is a player in the Hong Kong primary school textbook market and has made inroads in Taiwan and China.
COPORATE WEBSITE: http://www.popularworld.com
The Group evolved from Cheng Hing Company, which was established in Singapore in 1924 during the boom time of the Chinese book business by the late Mr Chou Sing Chu, father of the present Chairman. In the early 1930s, Mr Chou, with his vision of contributing to the cultural development of South-east Asia, set up World Book Company and embarked on a publishing journey. By the 1950s, World Book Company had evolved into a publisher of a wide array of textbooks, workbooks and supplementary educational materials for primary and secondary schools as well as readers for children and teenagers.
In 1980, the first POPULAR bilingual bookstore was opened in the Bras Basah Complex. It was the largest bookstore in South-east Asia. Today, POP@Central at Bras Basah Complex is still POPULAR’s flagship store in Singapore. Under the leadership of its current Chairman, Mr Chou Cheng Ngok, POPULAR began its regional expansion by opening the first POPULAR Bookstore in Malaysia in 1984. To date, POPULAR has an aggregate of 104 stores in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong and a growing POPULAR membership base.
In its Publishing segment, POPULAR is a player in the Hong Kong primary school textbook market and has made inroads in Taiwan and China.
COPORATE WEBSITE: http://www.popularworld.com
PSC CORP
BACKGROUNDPSC Corporation Ltd (“PSC”) was incorporated in Singapore on 17 May 1974 and is a leading pan-Asian consumer essentials company, well-equipped to provide the best in daily essential needs to consumers.
PSC’s strategic direction is reflected in its focus on its two business clusters – Consumer Essentials and Strategic Investments.
PSC’s core business cluster – Consumer Essentials – focuses on providing living essential products and services to the modern consumer. The Group is comprised of commercial entities involved in FMCG manufacturing, brand management and marketing, franchise management, health solutions and services, and media education and entertainment.
The Group’s secondary business cluster – Strategic Investments – focuses on generating value and strengthening financial asset capabilities by investing in promising enterprises in their respective markets.
COPORATE WEBSITE : http://www.psc.com.sg
PSC’s strategic direction is reflected in its focus on its two business clusters – Consumer Essentials and Strategic Investments.
PSC’s core business cluster – Consumer Essentials – focuses on providing living essential products and services to the modern consumer. The Group is comprised of commercial entities involved in FMCG manufacturing, brand management and marketing, franchise management, health solutions and services, and media education and entertainment.
The Group’s secondary business cluster – Strategic Investments – focuses on generating value and strengthening financial asset capabilities by investing in promising enterprises in their respective markets.
COPORATE WEBSITE : http://www.psc.com.sg
METRO HOLDINGS
BACKGROUNDMetro Hldgs was formed in 1973 to take over the namesake Metro Department Store operations started in 1957. The Company was subsequently listed on the Mainboard of the SES in the same year.
Metro operates a chain of four Metro department stores in Singapore. A chain of four stores is also held in Jakarta and Bandung in Indonesia. The retail division continues to build a strong brand presence in these communities as it offers a wide range of merchandise on display over 783,000 sq ft of downtown and suburban retail space.
The Group owns and operates severla prime retail and office properties in Shanghai and Guangzhou, China and Penang, Malaysia. It also holds significant investments in certain property businesses in China.
Metro City, Beijing, a 50:50 joint venture, will see a launch of a retail mall, with in excess of 90,000 sqm of leasable space spread over six levels, on a site east of Beijing by the end of 2006..
COPORATE WEBSITE : http://www.metro.com.sg
Metro operates a chain of four Metro department stores in Singapore. A chain of four stores is also held in Jakarta and Bandung in Indonesia. The retail division continues to build a strong brand presence in these communities as it offers a wide range of merchandise on display over 783,000 sq ft of downtown and suburban retail space.
The Group owns and operates severla prime retail and office properties in Shanghai and Guangzhou, China and Penang, Malaysia. It also holds significant investments in certain property businesses in China.
Metro City, Beijing, a 50:50 joint venture, will see a launch of a retail mall, with in excess of 90,000 sqm of leasable space spread over six levels, on a site east of Beijing by the end of 2006..
COPORATE WEBSITE : http://www.metro.com.sg
Scorpio East Holdings
BACKGROUNDThe Company was incorporated in Singapore on 24 November 2004 under the name of Scorpio East Holdings Pte Ltd. and adopted the present name on 7 December 2005.
Scorpio East is one a distributor of video entertainment programmes in Singapore. It also distributes selected video programmes to Malaysia, by granting distribution rights for the Malaysian market to third-party sub-distributors. Since 2004, it has acquired rights to distribute single movie titles to television stations for broadcast in Malaysia and Brunei.
Scorpio East’s video entertainment products fall into two broad categories, namely serial programmes and single title video programmes, encompassing diverse genres. These programmes are mainly produced in Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and China by content producers such as Hong Kong’s Television Broadcasts Limited (“TVB”), China Central Television (“CCTV”), Singapore’s MediaCorp Studios Pte Ltd (“MediaCorp Studios”) and MediaCorp Raintree Pictures Pte Ltd (“MediaCorp Raintree Pictures”). It also distributes video products from Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc (“BVHE”), a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company.
Scorpio East’s TVB drama serials are distributed through sub-licensees and resellers operating in over 150 retail outlets in Singapore. These outlets are located in Housing and Development Board (“HDB”) estates and suburban shopping centres. Non-TVB drama serials and movie programmes are distributed through the retail outlets of the TS Group, Poh Kim Video, Popular Holdings Limited, Sembawang Music Holdings Ltd, HMV Singapore Pte Ltd and Carrefour Singapore Pte Ltd. Through such an extensive video distribution network, Scorpio East’s video products are therefore able to reach out to a wide segment of the Singapore video consumer market.
COPORATE WEBSITE : http://www.scorpioeast.com.sg
Scorpio East is one a distributor of video entertainment programmes in Singapore. It also distributes selected video programmes to Malaysia, by granting distribution rights for the Malaysian market to third-party sub-distributors. Since 2004, it has acquired rights to distribute single movie titles to television stations for broadcast in Malaysia and Brunei.
Scorpio East’s video entertainment products fall into two broad categories, namely serial programmes and single title video programmes, encompassing diverse genres. These programmes are mainly produced in Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and China by content producers such as Hong Kong’s Television Broadcasts Limited (“TVB”), China Central Television (“CCTV”), Singapore’s MediaCorp Studios Pte Ltd (“MediaCorp Studios”) and MediaCorp Raintree Pictures Pte Ltd (“MediaCorp Raintree Pictures”). It also distributes video products from Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc (“BVHE”), a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company.
Scorpio East’s TVB drama serials are distributed through sub-licensees and resellers operating in over 150 retail outlets in Singapore. These outlets are located in Housing and Development Board (“HDB”) estates and suburban shopping centres. Non-TVB drama serials and movie programmes are distributed through the retail outlets of the TS Group, Poh Kim Video, Popular Holdings Limited, Sembawang Music Holdings Ltd, HMV Singapore Pte Ltd and Carrefour Singapore Pte Ltd. Through such an extensive video distribution network, Scorpio East’s video products are therefore able to reach out to a wide segment of the Singapore video consumer market.
COPORATE WEBSITE : http://www.scorpioeast.com.sg
Challenger Technologies Limited
BACKGROUNDThe Company was incorporated in Singapore on 14 January 1984 under the name of Columbia Computer and Communication Pte Ltd. The Company changed its name to Challenger Technologies Pte Ltd on 12 April 1990. It was converted to a public company on 17 November 2003 and changed its name to Challenger Technologies Ltd
Challenger has grown from one outlet to one megastore, seven superstores and five small format outlets. It offers a range of IT products and services, as well as on-site IT solutions and services through its Itechcare
subsidiary. In 1994, it also expanded into the electronic signage business through its CBD
eVision subsidiary.
Under the IT products and services segment of its business, it houses over 20 product categories spanning hardware, software and accessories. It sources products from more than 200 IT vendors. Its PC Clinics provide after-sales
service 7 days a week, which is complemented by its Itechcare subsidiary.
COPORATE WEBSITE : http://www.challenger.com.sg
Challenger has grown from one outlet to one megastore, seven superstores and five small format outlets. It offers a range of IT products and services, as well as on-site IT solutions and services through its Itechcare
subsidiary. In 1994, it also expanded into the electronic signage business through its CBD
eVision subsidiary.
Under the IT products and services segment of its business, it houses over 20 product categories spanning hardware, software and accessories. It sources products from more than 200 IT vendors. Its PC Clinics provide after-sales
service 7 days a week, which is complemented by its Itechcare subsidiary.
COPORATE WEBSITE : http://www.challenger.com.sg
Aussino Group Ltd
(formerly: Aussino.com Group Ltd)
BACKGROUNDThe Company was incorporated in Singapore on 22 January 1991. On 16 February 2000, the Company was converted into a public company. It is a supplier of home furnishing products, ladies fashion apparel and other lifestyle products which are targeted at the middle market segments. Aussino markets its lifestyle home fashion products to Australia, Canada, China, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and the US, under one or more of the licensed trademarks namely Aussino, Retro, Sino and Royal Symphony.
In Australia, the Group wholesales to major retail chains as well as many smaller to medium sized retailers. Together they have a total of approximately 1,280 combined retail outlets. In China, it retails through its 338 retail outlets in all of China's 31provinces. In the USA, the Group wholesales to major retailers which operate more than 5,200 combined retail outlets. The Group has a combined total of 12 Aussino stand-alone stores in Singapore and Malaysia.
In 1999, the Group set up www.aussino.com, to test the potential for its products. The e-shop markets the Group's lifestyle beddings, home fashion products, ladies fashion apparel and other lifestyle products.
The Company changed its name from Aussino.com Limited to Aussino.com Group Limited on 23 August 2000 and subsequently to Aussino Group Ltd wef 12 December 2001.
CORPORATE WEBSITE : http://www.aussino.com
In Australia, the Group wholesales to major retail chains as well as many smaller to medium sized retailers. Together they have a total of approximately 1,280 combined retail outlets. In China, it retails through its 338 retail outlets in all of China's 31provinces. In the USA, the Group wholesales to major retailers which operate more than 5,200 combined retail outlets. The Group has a combined total of 12 Aussino stand-alone stores in Singapore and Malaysia.
In 1999, the Group set up www.aussino.com, to test the potential for its products. The e-shop markets the Group's lifestyle beddings, home fashion products, ladies fashion apparel and other lifestyle products.
The Company changed its name from Aussino.com Limited to Aussino.com Group Limited on 23 August 2000 and subsequently to Aussino Group Ltd wef 12 December 2001.
CORPORATE WEBSITE : http://www.aussino.com
