Kapitan started business 30 years ago with the first outlet under Kapitan Local in Holiday Plaza Johor Bharu, mainly selling variety of local product from over Malaysia, Thailand and etc.
Supermarket business only started in 2004 at which the first outlet was in City Square basement at the size of 4,254 sqft. The business in City Square was overwhelming and Damansara Asset management offered Mr Lim to open another outlet in Galleria Kotaraya.