Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia

I read the news about Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia at The Star this morning. Many more shops are planned to open all across Malaysia.

The news gave an example of a 425 gram tin of sardine that is sold only for RM2.99 where at normal shops, the price is RM6.20.

The objective of the establishment of Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia as stated in the The Star news report was to ‘designed to help bring down the prices of goods and ease the burden of the common man’ – which is a good thing.

Though the prices might be low, the Prime Minister assured that the quality would not be compromised.

This effort comes truly at the right time, when grocery prices are increased by other supermarkets. I believe Malaysians should support Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia as long as it maintains its low price.

When a lot of people shift their consuming practice to a new shop because of the relatively low prices, hopefully other shops would follow suit to stay competitive.

However, one question arise. Will Malaysians actually spend their money on items with the Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia stickers on them?