Editing Yaohan (section)

===Malaysia===
[[File:Sunway Putra Mall, Kuala Lumpur 20240212 134046.jpg|thumb|right|Sunway Putra Mall, where Yaohan's first Malaysian store once operated from 1987 to 1997. It is still referred to as ''Yaohan'' by the locals]]

The Malaysian branch of Yaohan {{endash}} operated by Yaohan Malaysia Sdn Bhd {{endash}} was owned by Metroplex Group Sdn Bhd, with the latter owning 36.5% of its shares while Yaohan Group Malaysia is owned by Yaohan of Japan with 22.87% of its shares owned by Metroplex Group.<ref name="to acquire">{{cite news |title=Yaohan hopes to acquire The Mall |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/biztimes19960126-1.2.33.7.7?qt=yaohan&q=yaohan |work=Business Times (Singapore) |agency=Bernama |date=January 26, 1996}}</ref>

Yaohan expended to Malaysia in May 1987 with its first store at [[The Mall (Kuala Lumpur)|The Mall]] in the [[Chow Kit]] district of [[Kuala Lumpur]]. Yaohan later opened an outlet in Johor Bahru (with Pelangi Berhad) and Penang.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yaohan plans to expand operations with outlets in Johor Baru and Penang |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19890929-1.2.66.6 |work=The Straits Times |date=September 29, 1989}}</ref>

In 1992, Yaohan Malaysia planned to open five more outlets within five years, including one in Sabah, totalling into nine outlets.<ref>{{cite news |title=KL retail sector set to grow by 10% |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19920504-1.2.59.7 |work=The Straits Times |agency=Business Times (Malaysia) |date=May 4, 1992}}</ref>

By 1997, Yaohan had expanded to six stores including one in [[East Malaysia]]:
* {{flagicon|Federal Territory (Malaysia)}} [[Sunway Putra Mall|The Mall]], [[Chow Kit]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
* {{flagicon|Federal Territory (Malaysia)}} [[Taman OUG|Plaza OUG]] (demolished in 2022), [[Old Klang Road]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
* {{flagicon|Penang}} [[KOMTAR]], [[George Town, Penang|George Town]], [[Penang]]
* {{flagicon|Sabah}} Centre Point Sabah, [[Kota Kinabalu]], [[Sabah]]
* {{flagicon|Negeri Sembilan}} Terminal One, [[Seremban]], [[Negeri Sembilan]]
* {{flagicon|Selangor}} [[Sunway Pyramid]], [[Subang Jaya]], [[Selangor]]

Following the chain's bankruptcy in 1997, all stores were replaced by Aktif Lifestyle Corporation Bhd in January 1998<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19980101&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|title=New Straits Times – Google News Archive Search|publisher=New Straits Times|access-date=11 March 2015}}</ref> and later [[Parkson]] in 2004.