, aims to bank on the expansion of its outlets and potential brand tie-ups as it sees this as growth drivers in the wake of the revival of stiff competition in the retail space. As the second-largest convenience store chain in the country after 7-Eleven, its latest brand tie-up with leading South Korean convenience store CU last year would culminate in the opening of 30 to 50 CU outlets this year. The outlet was launched on April 1. Analysts are upbeat about the opening of the outlets as they expect the brand’s potential scalability to support the company’s earnings growth. Group CEO Dang Tai Luk (pic below) told StarBiz that it plans to maintain at least 100 outlets for this year and the next.