Book launch: Pritchard’s of Penang: Enterprise, Secession, and Murder

Pritchard & Co. Ltd. (1888–1959) is a name which has almost faded from memory in Malaysia. The first widely diversified department store in northern Malaya, with a main store in Penang and branches in Ipoh, Butterworth, and Sungai Petani, Pritchard’s became a key player in the growth of retailing during the best and worst of times of British colonial Malaya.

Featuring some 300 images, many taken inside the stores, the book preserves a rare record of this era. Marcus Langdon will discuss the trials and tribulations of the business, the family, and the process of gathering the information for this, his latest book. Having produced 11 books and numerous articles on Penang, its history runs in his blood!

Speakers: Marcus Langdon
Moderator/Host: Keith Hockton