[3] It was founded in 1955 by the Lai family as a sundry store in Klang, Selangor.

[4][5] As of 2021, Econsave is the largest chain of supermarket/hyper market in Malaysia with over 90 branches peninsula Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak.

[6] A significant portion of the locations are located in peninsula Malaysia with growing presence in Sabah and Sarawak.

[7][8] The history of Econsave began with a wooden sundry shop in Port Klang more than 60 years ago.

In the home state of Selangor, Econsave has the largest and most extensive network of branches in all the main towns in Malaysia.