Courts Asia: Courting Jakarta Again

On the Breakfast Grille is the CEO of Courts Asia, Terry O’Connor. Courts Asia is an electrical, IT products and furniture retailer in Singapore and Malaysia.

He discusses:

-- The company's turbulent history and turnaround plan

-- The shift in focus towards consumer electronics from furniture

-- Update on the number of stores in Singapore and Malaysia

-- Breakdown of the revenue between Malaysia and Singapore

-- The importance of the Malaysian market to Courts Asia

-- Differences between Malaysian and Singaporean market

-- Re-entery into Indonesia with the opening of a Megastore in Jakarta by 2014 and concerns expanding into that market

-- His book 'Why Not? The Story of a Retail Maverick and Courts'