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Mobile commerce in Thailand has continued to cement itself as a significant online marketplace thanks to the greater availability of high-speed wireless broadband internet and affordable smartphones, say global internet and online retail companies. Attractive…
US casual apparel retailer Aeropostale has signed two licensing deals that will see it expand in the Asia and the EMEA region, opening stores in Thailand and Egypt over the next five years. Through its deal with Robinson Department Store Public Company,…
Fashion brand M)phosis, once cited as among the more successful home-grown labels, has shut all its stores in Singapore. The Straits Times understands that all its outlets in Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia – more than 10 of them – are in the…
ANNUAL trade between Thailand and Chile should double to US$2 billion (Bt71 billion) in the next three to five years, thanks to the free-trade agreement (FTA) between the countries, which comes into force today. “Bilateral trade and investment should grow…
Thai department store chain Robinson says it will open outlets in planned special economic zones to encourage cross-border trading. The Central Retail Corporation subsidiary says it will open a new Lifestyle Centre at Mae Sot in the Tak province, on the…
A woman walks past telecom and cable lines along Phahon Yothin road. The 4G auction is expected to spur huge investment in telecom lines. PATTARAPONG CHATPATTARASILL The imminent fourth generation (4G) spectrum auctions could stimulate direct and indirect…
“The move is to drive Ascend, both iTrueMart and Weloveshopping, to be the e-commerce market leader in the AEC by 2018,” Punnamas Vichikulwongsa, president of Ascend Group, said yesterday. According to Euromonitor 2015, the report of Euromonitor…
Forward bookings from airlines and indicators from leading travel agents suggest that Chinese arrivals to Thailand will reach record levels in 2015, as the King Power International Group reports sales up by 47% this year. Speaking to TRBusiness in a detailed…
For the past five years, CIMB Thai Bank has accelerated its loan growth, especially in retail banking, to comply with Malaysia-based CIMB Group’s policy. This has been achieved via housing loans in the retail – or individual – segment in order to build up the…
Thailand was the big winner at the Asean Energy Awards, reflecting growing awareness on energy efficiency. The awards were presented as part of the 33rd Asean Energy Ministers Meeting in Kuala Lumpur. Thailand submitted 30 projects for the 64 available awards…
Rice export prices weakened in Vietnam this week from a nine-month high on thin buying demand, while Thai rice prices were stable ahead of sales from Thai government’s huge stocks next month, traders said on Wednesday. Vietnam’s 5-percent broken rice eased to…
lalamove, the leading professional on-demand delivery service throughout Asia, has added new features to its mobile and web application to handle increased delivery demand in Bangkok during the upcoming holiday season. “The holiday season is a busy time for…
Siam Makro Plc, the operator of Makro cash-and-carry stores under Charoen Pokphan Group, is keen to expand its retail business in Myanmar in the near future. Chief executive Suchada Ithijarukul yesterday said the company had met the Thai ambassador in Yangon…
As the toxic haze caused by Indonesian forest fires continues to enshroud Singapore and parts of Indonesia and Malaysia, the campaign to boycott brands linked to the fires is widening across Southeast Asia. Last week, the Singapore Environment Council (SEC)…
Siam Center, as the center of endless imagination and creativity in arts, fashion, technology and lifestyle, always captures the latest fashion trends and Influences to bring Thai fashion industry to the next level. The Ideapolis is now debuting…
Japan’s largest drugstore operator, Matsumotokiyoshi, will open a store in Bangkok this week, its first abroad, and a second one by the end of the year, the head of the company’s new joint venture here said Tuesday. “We are confident to be successful here,”…
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