MPH Group
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| Type | Private limited company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail (Specialty) |
| Founded | 1890, as Amelia Bishop Press |
| Headquarters | Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia |
Number of locations | 29 |
| Products | Books, magazines, stationery, greeting cards |
| Subsidiaries | MPH Bookstores Sdn Bhd MPH Distributors Sdn Bhd MPH Group Printing MPH Group Publishing |
| Website | http://www.mphonline.com/ |
MPH Group Malaysia Sdn Bhd[1] is a Malaysian group of companies best known for its book retailing and online retailing services as well as being involved in the printing, publishing and distribution of books and library services in Malaysia and Singapore. Its bookstore chain, MPH Bookstores Sdn Bhd, headquartered in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, is among the largest in Malaysia after Popular.[2][3]
History[edit]
Captain W.G. Shellabear is recognized as the founder of MPH. In 1890, he established the Amelia Bishop Press in Singapore, publishing Christian literature. The company eventually began publishing secular works as well, changing its name to the American Mission Press in 1893. In the 1900s, Rev. William T. Cherry expanded the organization's activities to printing, publishing, bookselling, and book distribution. He changed the company's name to Methodist Publishing House in 1906, giving rise to the acronym 'MPH', as the company is known today.[2]
MPH underwent further name changes between the 1920s and 1960s but the acronym remained. The company also changed ownership multiple times, being acquired by an Indonesian consortium in 1966, then a Hong Kong group in 1972 and finally by Singaporean entrepreneur Simon Cheong in 1999. In 2002, Jalinan Inspirasi Sdn Bhd, acquired the company. This was the first time MPH became a wholly Malaysian-owned company.[2]
Bookstores[edit]
MPH Bookstores currently has 29 outlets in Malaysia and one in Singapore.[1][2] It has a heavy presence in the Klang Valley, operating in major shopping outlets including NU Sentral, Subang Parade, Mid Valley, Publika, Melawati Mall and MyTOWN Cheras. In Singapore, the MPH bookstore is located in SingPost Centre.[4]
Online bookstore[edit]
MPH has also branched out into the online book retailing in 2000, with the highly popular MPHOnline portal providing a platform for customers to have a safe and easy way of purchasing products from MPH.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "About MPH Bookstores (Singapore) Pte Ltd". MPH Group. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ a b c d "A Passage Through Time - A Brief History of MPH". MPH Group. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ "About Us". Popular Book Company (M) Sdn Bhd. Archived from the original on August 13, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2010. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ Ho, Olivia (22 September 2019). "MPH to return in November with new books-and-lifestyle store at SingPost Centre". The Straits Times. Retrieved 1 December 2019.