bhd type public industry retail discount stores grocery stores and hypermarkets founded 1944 ; 72 years ago 1944 in kuala lumpur malaysia founder teng family headquarters shah alam selangor malaysia number of locations 126 stores 1 2015 key people teng family 1944 1999 simon keswick ceo howard mowlem chairman gfd owner dairy farm international holdings website www.giant.com.my giant is a hypermarket and retailer chain in malaysia singapore brunei 2 indonesia and vietnam . 3 giant is one of the largest players of the retail industry in malaysia having over 85 branches spread throughout the country . it was founded by the teng family in 1944 . contents 1 history 2 gallery 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit giant was founded in 1944 as a small grocery store in kuala lumpur and expanded with the opening of the teng minimarket centre in bangsar in 1974 . 4 in 1999 dairy farm international holdings bought a 90 percent interest in the chain with the teng family retaining the balance . 5 by 2003 the holding company for the chain had changed its name to dairy farm giant retail sdn bhd and the chain had eight giant hypermarkets and 10 supermarkets as well as three cold storage supermarkets . today the company operates as a subsidiary of dairy farm international holdings limited and the name was changed to gch retail malaysia sdn bhd. 6 gallery edit a giant hypermarket store in kulim malaysia . giant hypermarket in tampines singapore . see also edit companies portal list of hypermarkets in malaysia references edit gabrielle easter 19 january 2015 . giant builds malaysian presence . asia fruit . archived from the original on 16 april 2016 . retrieved 16 april 2016 . ubaidillah masli 23 march 2008 . bruneians go all out for giant bargains . the brunei times . archived from the original on 16 april 2016 . retrieved 16 april 2016 . quoc hung 31 august 2011 . supermarket giant to be opened in vietnam . the saigon times . archived from the original on 16 april 2016 . retrieved 16 april 2016 . ferina manecksha 13 january 2000 . giant tmc adopts e commerce initiative . new straits times via highbeam subscription required . retrieved 16 april 2016 . giant tmc to open ninth outlet . new straits times via highbeam subscription required . 16 october 2000 . retrieved 16 april 2016 . company overview of gch retail malaysia sdn bhd . bloomberg l.p. retrieved 16 april 2016 . external links edit official website giant singapore giant indonesia giant vietnam v t e dairy farm international holdings convenience stores 7 eleven starmart discount supermarkets shop n save health and beauty guardian health and glow mannings home furnishings ikea hypermarkets giant shopwise restaurants and catering maxim s supermarkets cold storage food world hero jasons market place lucky market place market place by jasons oliver s the delicatessen rustan s threesixty wellcome v t e supermarkets in singapore convenience stores 7 eleven cheers by fairprice fairprice xpress hypermarkets fairprice xtra giant sheng siong supermarkets cold storage fairprice finest fairprice supermarkets market place prime sheng siong defunct supermarkets shop n save this malaysian corporation or company article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title giant hypermarket & oldid 741428520 categories companies established in 1944hypermarketssupermarkets of malaysiasupermarkets of singaporesupermarkets of indonesiamalaysian brandsretail companies established in 1944malaysian company stubshidden categories subscription required using viapages containing links to subscription only contentengvarb from april 2016use dmy dates from april 2016pages using infobox company with unsupported parametersall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages bahasa indonesiabahasa melayu edit links this page was last modified on 27 september 2016 at 12 46 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view