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Globe, P Lal and Chotirmall

These three family-run companies have anchored the traditional textile and garment industry on Jalan TAR.

Globe Silk Store started out in 1930 as a small shop in Segamat, Johor by Tirithdas Jethanand. The Kuala Lumpur branch was opened in 1947 at No 7 down the road and moved to this site in 1977. Globe is a household name in Malaysia for its "value-for-money" goods. The company has also grown to include insurance services, property development, and apparel manufacturing and export.

BP Doshi, the founder of P Lal Store, started selling materials house to house, first on bicycle, then on tricycle and finally by car. In 1929, he opened a silk store on this street and relocated here in 1980. P Lal Store is famous for its gent's tailoring, men's shoes and winter clothing.

Established by three brothers from Sind, India, KAJ Chotirmall first opened in Jakarta in 1887. The Kuala Lumpur shop was established in 1957. Branches were variously opened throughout Asia, including Singapore, Saigon, Hong Kong, Yokohama, Shanghai, Tsintao, Port Arthur, and Phnom Penh from 1882 to 1971. Many of these, casualties of wars and changes of government, have since been closed down. Chotirmall still has branches throughout Southeast Asia.