Retailers who stock a checkout-counter jar are usually trying to raise basket size a ringgit or two at a time. The same jar works just as well filled with dates as with sweets — and the swap is the whole idea behind changing one thing at a time: change what's in reach, not the whole shop layout.
The counter jar, not the whole shelf
A shopkeeper doesn't need to reset the confectionery aisle to shift what customers grab on the way out. One jar, refilled from a bulk box, does the job. Piarom and Mariami both hold up well loose in a jar — firm skin, no sticky residue on the glass — where a softer variety like Safawi sells better pre-packed instead.
Stock by turnover, not by guess
A distributor supplying that jar should watch how fast it empties before committing to a bigger box size. A slow corner shop might only need a 1kg tub refilled every two weeks; a busy pasar malam stall can go through the same amount in three days. Start small, track the refill rate, then order the size that matches it — not the size that looks cheaper per kilo on paper.
Pricing by grade and pack size is in our Medjool price guide, and for stockists comparing local versus imported stock, the Malaysian and imported kurma guide breaks down what each brings to a shelf.