The late Omar Ali at his shop along Batu Road.
THE steady stream of customers patronising century-old Xin Kwong Sang Woh in Kajang on a weekday during the lockdown shows that people’s love for the long-established biscuit wholesaler has not waned.
Third-generation owners Siew Chee Kien and wife Tan Bee Kien warmly greeted customers who came to get their regular fix of snacks.
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The late Omar Ali at his shop along Batu Road.
The Omar Ali brand has expanded to eight outlets, including the main one in Wisma Yakin, Kuala Lumpur.
P. Lal Silk Store founder Prabhulal G. Doshi.
The original P. Lal Store at 49 Batu Road, now Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, in Kuala Lumpur.
An old advertisement for the Omar Ali tailoring shop in Jalan Masjid India.
A leaflet on P.Lal Store's closing sale in 1936 at the Batu Road outlet.
Omar Ali’s youngest daughter Azizah (right) is the managing director of the company while her husband Idris (left) is the marketing manager. With them are franchise adviser Ridzuan Mohamad (second from left) and his wife Rahella A. Rahim. (Photo taken before the Covid-19 pandemic).
Many would be surprised to know that Xin Kwong Sang Woh Enterprise started off as a grocery store.
Chee Kien (right) and wife Tan are third-generation owners of the biscuit wholesaler. They still run it from the same shophouse.
P. Lal Store co-owners Shyam (left) and Minesh Doshi are proud to follow in their grandfather and father’s footsteps. (Photo taken before the Covid-19 pandemic).
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