Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Thailand, updated continuously by our newsroom.
Asia’s top rubber producers have agreed to cut exports by 615,000 tonnes for six months from March, moving to lift prices that have tumbled to their lowest since the global financial crisis amid excess supply. Benchmark rubber futures in Singapore and Japan…
Global logistics companies continue to pile into the Asia e-commerce market, with Damco launching a China solution and DHL expanding its growing presence in the region deeper into Thailand. DHL is building a 32,000 square foot, central distribution center in…
French retail group Casino’s sale of its Thai and Vietnam units has drawn the eye of Singapore’s Dairy Farm International Holdings and South Korea’s Lotte Shopping but they’ll need punchy bids to go up against deep-pocketed Thai tycoons, bankers said. The…
Thailand has become the latest country where Uber taxi drivers can take cash from a passenger instead of a credit card. Uber tested its cash payment scheme in Bangkok on Wednesday as an alternative to the credit card option. Passengers have to tell the firm…
Airports of Thailand has reported 2015 calendar year ending international passenger traffic of $62.5m passengers across all six airports. Added together with the 47.3m domestic passengers last year, this set a new record of nearly 110m passengers for the…
The retail forex broker FBS announced the opening of its third office in Thailand. It is the second office of the company in the country’s capital Bangkok. The first one was opened in July 2015. Since October 2015 the broker also has an office in the city of…
Eating, drinking and shopping along with live music – that is what to expect at Bangkok’s unofficial container festival, Neon Fest Market BKK, in the heart of the Thai capital. With 931 booths, the new container market will feature concerts by Thai acts…
Masan Group Corporation closed the first round of funding of its strategic partnership with Singha Asia Holding last month. Singha contributed US$650 million (Bt23.2 billion), comprising $50 million for a 33.3-per-cent equity interest in Masan Brewery and…
Thailand’s plan to remove the cap on the retail price of natural gas for vehicles (NGV) is positive for Thailand’s oil and gas sector. Prices of all types of fuel in Thailand will reflect actual costs once the latest NGV reforms are effective, after liquefied…
You’ve reached a point in your life where you are now thinking about buying a property that you can live in well into the conceivable future. After a few days of internal debate, you believe that a townhouse in the city would be an adequate purchase since you…
Hong Kong based logistics app provider, lalamove is going bananas over the Year of the Monkey with delivery discounts for new and existing customers in Thailand. The number eight symbolizes good luck and prosperity in Chinese culture and lalamove is bringing…
The Crystal, the community mall near the Ramintra expressway, has just opened a new mall “Crystal Veranda” right behind it on Friday, because why not? Following the opening of the first mall which consists mostly of restaurants, the new Crystal Veranda sets…
One person fainted and a shop door was damaged after hundreds of Adidas fans tried to push into its Siam Center store on Saturday morning to get their hands on the limited NMD R1 sneakers. The photos and videos, which went viral over the weekend, show Adidas…
Dig out your red clothes, hang up paper lanterns and pick up some firecrackers — Chinese New Year is returning to Bangkok. The biggest celebrations will take place on Yaowarat Road in the heart of Chinatown, with cultural displays, dance and musical…
Lovebirds can fly away on the cheap as Thai Airways is offering discount fares for couples to mark Valentine’s Day. The promotional fares are being offered for couples traveling together in economy class during Feb.1- July 31. The routes include round-trip…
Scammers create SMS competitions or trivia scams to trick you into paying extremely high call or text rates when replying to an unsolicited text message on your mobile or smart phone. Over the last few months mobile operators in Thailand managed to close some…
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