Private company

Hua Ho Department Store

Retail department store chain in Brunei¹

Hua Ho Department Store is a Bruneian retail and supermarket conglomerate and the country's largest homegrown department store chain, established in 1947 by the late Pehin Kapitan China Kornia Diraja Dato Paduka Lau Ah Kok. Operating as a diversified enterprise, the company utilizes a "farm-to-shelf" business model, integrating its retail network with its own agricultural and poultry farms to ensure national food security and product freshness.² It is headquartered in Bandar Seri Begawan.¹ Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1947Founded¹

Industryretail¹
HeadquartersBandar Seri Begawan¹
Websitewww.huaho.com.bn
Legal formcompany¹

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Hua Ho Department Store is a Bruneian retail and supermarket conglomerate and the country's largest homegrown department store chain, established in 1947 by the late Pehin Kapitan China Kornia Diraja Dato Paduka Lau Ah Kok. Operating as a diversified enterprise, the company utilizes a "farm-to-shelf" business model, integrating its retail network with its own agricultural and poultry farms to ensure national food security and product freshness. With over 13 locations across the Brunei-Muara District and Tutong District, it serves as a primary hub for international brands in fashion, electronics, and household goods while remaining a leading distributor of locally produced agricultural goods.²

The story

Founded by Lau Ah Kok in 1947.¹

Leadership

Who has led Hua Ho Department Store, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

FounderLau Ah Kok¹

Products and brands

supermarket

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Locations

Hua Ho currently has 13 locations: Minimart, Sengkurong, Gadong 2, Yayasan, Kiulap, Delima, Manggis, Tanjong Bunut, Tutong, Mulaut, Bebatik Kilanas, Onecity Sungai Hanching, and Kpg Salar.

Inhouse Brands

Due to increasing demand, Hua Ho has started to manufacture their own inhouse brand, BONUS, which sells electrical and daily used goods such as tissues and detergents.

From Wikipedia’s article on Hua Ho Department Store, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.³

Controversies and legal

Controversy

During May 2015, reports spread throughout Brunei that Hua Ho were selling fake eggs imported from China. However, the Bruneian Department of Agriculture and Agrifoods quickly denied this allegation; simply saying, 'Hua Ho Department Store does not import chicken eggs from any external sources as the production at the Hua Ho farm is sufficient as sale stocks at their department stores.'