Among his achievements in his first few years there were to start up the Malacca Anglo-Chinese College and print the first Chinese edition of the Old Testament. After being in Macau for two years, Milne chose to set up a printing press in Malacca in 1815.
He translated the New Testament and Old Testament into Chinese with the help of an eager young missionary, William Milne. In 1807, Robert Morrison was the first Protestant missionary sent by the London Missionary Society to work in China. That a brief history of MPH should start with a missionary may seem strange, but it sets the motion to the train of events, that, eventually led to the establishment of MPH. With the advent of technology today, we aim to adopt an omnichannel retailing approach to provide our customers with a seamless shopping experience.Ī PASSAGE THROUGH TIME - A BRIEF HISTORY OF MPH Since then, has succeeded in delivering the retail experience right to the doorsteps of customers, fulfilling the need for convenience, speed, efficiency and reliability of our services.įast forward to today, MPH continues to bring innovation to book retailing in the digital age by establishing more touch points to connect with our customers through physical and online stores, vending business and soon mobile applications. Being the first book retailer in Malaysia to venture into the e-commerce business, ’s vision of creating a borderless, online bookstore has allowed us to reach customers in places where we had no physical presence. In the early 2000, we embarked on our journey into the e-commerce world by launching our very own e-commerce store,.
We were the first book retailer to introduce a megastore concept in Malaysia with the opening of MPH Mid Valley in the year 2000, where shoppers were introduced to services and facilities such as self-search terminals, internet kiosks, reading lounges, a kids’ corner and a full-fledge customer service. From a humble beginning as a small bookshop selling general titles, MPH Bookstores has since progressed and grown to become one the leading bookstore chains in Malaysia.īeing a pioneer in the book retail business, the brand MPH has become a well-loved and treasured household name in the country.
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