Econsave

Econsave is a supermarket chain in Malaysia owned by Econsave Cash & Carry Sdn. Bhd.^[3] It was founded in 1955 by the Lai family as a sundry store in Klang, Selangor. Econsave is also known to manufacture "Econsave" and "E&S" branded goods.^[4][5]

Econsave

Company type	Private Limited Company[1]
Industry	Retail
Founded	1955; 70 years ago (1955) in Klang, Malaysia
Founders	The Lai Family
Headquarters	Shah Alam[2], Selangor , Malaysia
Number of locations	108 hyper/supermarket (2025)
Revenue	(USD 1 Billion)
Owner	Econsave Cash & Carry Sdn Bhd
Number of employees	(8000)
Website	econsave.com.my

As of 2025, Econsave is the largest chain of supermarket/hypermarket in Malaysia with over 108 branches Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak.^[6] A significant portion of the locations are located in peninsula Malaysia with growing presence in Sabah and Sarawak.^[7][8]

History

Econsave in Pontian, Johor

The history of Econsave began with a wooden sundry shop in Port Klang more than 60 years ago. In the home state of Selangor, Econsave has the largest and most extensive network of branches in all the main towns in Malaysia.^[9][10][11]

See also

• List of hypermarkets
• List of supermarkets in Malaysia