> Quick view: no POPULAR bookfair is running in Kuching. The AEON Mall Kuching Central fair ended on 23 August and the Emart Tabuan Jaya fair on 1 November 2026. On 4 November the live offers are all in POPULAR's shops: Annual Clearance to 9 November at two of the four Kuching stores, Member's Syok Giler Treats (30% off regular-priced books on the day you pay for a 3-year card), extended to 15 November, and WOW! Deals to 30 November.
Both Kuching fairs are over
The fair at Ground Floor, Center Court, AEON Mall Kuching Central ran 11-23 August 2026. The longer one at Ground Floor, G20 & G21, Emart Tabuan Jaya ran 21 August to 1 November 2026.
On 4 November POPULAR's Ongoing Promotions page still prints the Emart line, but with those same dates, and the fair's own page has not changed since August. We found no extension, so treat it as closed. Call POPULAR on 1300 88 6336 if you were planning a special trip. The other fairs on that page are all in the Klang Valley: AEON Mall Cheras Selatan and KIPMall Setapak to 9 November, BMC Mall Mahkota Cheras to 15 November. None is in Sarawak.
Still holding an RM5 voucher from Emart? POPULAR's voucher terms page, last edited on 13 October, has no entry for that fair. An earlier Kuching fair's voucher was valid only at the four Kuching stores and only for a fixed window, so show yours at a counter soon and ask.
Annual Clearance, to 9 November: two Kuching stores only
Annual Clearance runs 23 October to 9 November 2026 at 56 POPULAR/HARRIS bookstores. The artwork names five in Sarawak: AEON Mall Kuching Central and Vivacity Megamall in Kuching, plus Bintang Megamall (Miri), Delta Mall (Sibu) and The Spring (Bintulu). Everrise BDC and Matang Mall are not on the list.
The headline is up to 50% off, or up to 90% for members, on selected items with a spend of RM10 and above. These are the lines we would look for:
- *Atomic Habits*, RM44.90 nett (usual RM79.90)
- 思考,快与慢 (*Thinking, Fast and Slow*), RM45 nett (usual RM98)
- *Surat Cinta dari Tuhan*, RM45 nett (Sabah/Sarawak list price RM65)
- *The Runner* by Haque, RM37 nett (Sabah/Sarawak list price RM51)
- Selected Chinese titles at 3 for RM48, such as 朝前 (usual RM52 each)
- Zebra Sarasa 0.5mm gel pens (3s), RM9.90 nett (usual RM27.80)
- MUET Model Test by Ilmu Bakti, RM12 nett in East Malaysia (usual RM15.90)
- Snoopy 5-ply tissue, 6 packs, RM8 nett (usual RM16.90), first 10,000 customers, one per receipt
Malay titles carry two list prices, and the sale price printed is one figure. So a Sarawak buyer saves RM20 on *Surat Cinta dari Tuhan* where a Peninsular buyer saves RM15. The fine print warns that prices vary between Peninsular and East Malaysia, so go by the shelf tag.
A worked basket. *Atomic Habits* and *Surat Cinta dari Tuhan* on one receipt cost RM89.90 against RM144.90 at list price, a saving of RM55. That also clears the RM60 nett needed for the purchase-with-purchase items: a POP Bazic 330ml mug at RM25 (usual RM59.90) and a Micropack MP729 wireless mouse at RM35 (usual RM59 nett). The RM60 cannot include the add-ons themselves.
Is the member tier worth joining for? Probably not by itself. A 1-year card costs RM12, and the widest gaps we could price on the flyer are small: the Uzspace 750ml flask is RM45.90, or RM39.90 for members, a difference of RM6. Add the One Piece blind box (RM2), the Mega Bloks Poke Ball (RM1) and the Answers Book key charm (RM1) and you have saved only RM10. None of the five flyer panels shows a 90% line, so that top rate has to be found on the shelf.
Member's Syok Giler Treats: now to 15 November
POPULAR moved the end date. The banner and the promotions page now read 2 October to 15 November 2026, although the text on the campaign page and the clearance flyer still say 1 November. It covers all POPULAR/HARRIS bookstores, so all four in Kuching.
You must sign up for or renew the 3-year POPULAR Privilege Card (RM25), and the discounts apply only that same day:
- 30% off regular-priced books, except text books, assessment books, nett-priced and promotion items
- 40% off selected stationery
- One unit per product, up to 10 books and 10 stationery items on one receipt
When it pays off. At 30%, the RM25 comes back at about RM83.33 of regular-priced books. RM120 of books saves RM36, which leaves you RM11 ahead with a card that lasts three years.
Do the sums before you assume 30% wins. Thirty percent off *Atomic Habits* would be about RM55.93, but its nett price is RM44.90, and nett items are excluded anyway. The 30% is for titles that are not on the sale lists.
WOW! Deals, 1-30 November: the route for every store
WOW! Deals run 1-30 November 2026 at POPULAR/HARRIS bookstores and POPULAR Online, with any purchase of RM10 and above and no card needed. The useful surprise is the overlap: several clearance prices are printed here too, and these last three weeks longer at all four Kuching stores.
- *Atomic Habits* RM44.90 and 思考,快与慢 RM45, the same as the clearance
- SonicGear SonicGo! 5 speaker RM39.90, Kioxia 64GB microSD RM55, Logitech M331 mouse RM50 (limit 5 per customer)
- *365 Activities Book for Kids* RM14.90, the same as the clearance
- Casio fx-570EX calculator RM85 (usual RM105.99 nett)
- *Kaiju No. 8* and *Cardcaptor Sakura* in Malay, 2 for RM22 (Sabah/Sarawak list price RM17-RM20 each)
So if you live near Everrise BDC or Matang Mall, you do not need to cross town for these titles.
Children's Carnival, 1 November to 31 December
The artwork we could find shows one thing, a Buy & Win contest. Spend RM50 nett on selected English or Malay children's books at any POPULAR/HARRIS store, scan the QR code on the poster, and fill in the form by 31 December 2026, 11.59pm. Keep the original receipt. The poster says 10 book hampers worth RM1,000 are to be won, without saying whether that figure is per hamper. Don't count on any discount from it.
The Baucar Buku MADANI route has also gone from POPULAR's page; its published deadline was 31 October. See our Baucar Buku MADANI guide.
Which offer to use
- Near AEON Mall Kuching Central or Vivacity, shopping by 9 November: go for the clearance shelves, the RM8 tissue and the RM60 add-ons.
- Near Everrise BDC or Matang Mall: check the WOW! list first. The bestsellers above cost the same.
- Four or more full-price novels or children's books, and your card is due: pay the RM25 by 15 November and buy them that day.
- School textbooks and workbooks: the 30% excludes them. A few revision titles are on the clearance list, with savings printed as up to 27%.
Where POPULAR is in Kuching
There are four permanent branches, checked against POPULAR's store locator on 4 November 2026:
- AEON Mall Kuching Central (in the clearance): Lot F38 & F39, First Floor, Jalan Datuk Patinggi Ahmad Zaidi Adruce, 93200 Kuching. Sun-Thu 10am-10pm; Fri, Sat and eve of public holidays 10am-10.30pm
- Vivacity Megamall (in the clearance): Lot L2-014, Level 2, Jalan Wan Alwi, 93350 Kuching. Daily 10am-10pm
- Everrise BDC Complex (not in the clearance): No.21, Level 2, Taman BDC, 93350 Kuching. Sun-Thu 9.30am-9.30pm; Fri, Sat and eve of public holidays 9.30am-10pm
- Matang Mall (not in the clearance): Lot 417-419, 3rd Floor, Taman Matang Jaya, 93050 Kuching. Daily 10am-10pm
Fine print
- Clearance: selected items, selected outlets, spend RM10 and above. Some items are at selected outlets only, and free items last while stocks last
- Add-ons: limit one of each per customer per receipt on the same day
- WOW!: listed items and prices only, while stocks last
- POPULAR reserves the right to amend or cancel promotions without notice
- We read POPULAR's artwork, not the shelves, so stock and shelf prices at a given Kuching store are not confirmed
