A retail store is basically a store that is selling goods or provides services such as a book store, a boutique, a barber and so on. They can be found in shopping malls or shop offices, shop houses, commercial buildings or standalone store.

Standalone stores are quite rare unless it is a large company. Typical retail stores can be found in central business districts and urban areas for most of the places in Malaysia.

Example of the retail stores, Sungei Wang Plaza in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, one of the famous and oldest retail stores in Malaysia.