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- Asia Brands Berhad is a Malaysia-based investment holding company that engages in the wholesale, retailing, and distribution of baby care products, children's apparel, innerwear, ladies' fashion, and fast-moving consumer goods, as well as the provision of integrated market expansion and supply chain services. Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Klang, Selangor, Malaysia, the company was formerly known as Hing Yiap Group Berhad before rebranding to Asia Brands Berhad in 2013. The company operates primarily through its Baby Products, Innerwear, and Market Expansion Services business segments. Its comprehensive product and service portfolio includes baby apparel, footwear, and newborn accessories under brands such as Anakku, Disney Baby, NUK, Fisher-Price, Pigeon, teto, and ezpot; baby toiletries, wipes, bath care, and feeding essentials; nursery furniture, strollers, and maternity care items; women's lingerie, brassieres, panties, shapewear, and sleepwear marketed under proprietary brands including Audrey, Zucca, Cottonshop, Kawaii, and Lilian; lifestyle and home fragrance products under the VANZO brand; pet care and consumer healthcare products; third-party and fourth-party logistics (3PL/4PL) management, warehousing, and inventory fulfillment; credit management and trade distribution across modern, general, and pharmacy retail networks; and end-to-end digital commerce solutions, including online marketplace operations on platforms such as Shopee, Lazada, and TikTok Shop, live commerce streaming, digital marketing, and content localization. Asia Brands Berhad primarily serves consumers and retail partners across Malaysia and Southeast Asia through proprietary retail boutiques, department store consignment counters, hypermarkets, and digital channels. Key operating subsidiaries include Anakku Sdn. Bhd., Audrey Sdn. Bhd., and Mickey Junior Sdn. Bhd. In recent developments, Asia Brands Berhad has accelerated its strategic transition toward an omnichannel Market Expansion Services model, expanding its service offerings to external brand owners through turnkey supply chain and digital commerce enablement. The group has broadened its digital ecosystem by scaling live social commerce operations, optimized its physical boutique network to improve retail productivity, expanded its third-party brand representation portfolio, and advanced corporate governance practices in alignment with Bursa Malaysia's Enhanced Sustainability Reporting Framework.