Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Thailand, updated continuously by our newsroom.
Thai food giant Charoen Pokphand Foods has green-lighted its Vietnam subsidiary’s plans to list its shares on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange. CPF has made a filing with the Stock Exchange of Thailand, but details are unavailable about plans for an IPO and…
AirAsia announced that it is resuming flights from India to Malaysia and Thailand with flights now available from April and May 2022 onward. Six new routes from India to Malaysia include Bengaluru to Kuala Lumpur (KL) and Chennai to Kuala Lumpur,…
Central Retail has invested US$3 million to build Tops Market’s first standalone supermarket, on Bangkok’s Pattanakarn 30. Catering to the residential areas in Eastern Bangkok, the new standalone supermarket spans 3400sqm, housing more than 17,000 items…
Once again, Swensen’s reinforces to be the leading ice-cream brand that delivers a unique customer experience with the opening of Swensen’s Nan Regional Flagship Store. This store is the second store in Thailand after Phuket Town that is designed in…
Levi Strauss & Co, the trademark owner of Levi’s denim, has established its own operation in Thailand after a 25-year distribution contract with DKSH ended last month, allowing the brand to connect directly with Thai aficionados. According to Sameer Koul, the…
The prices for Vietnamese 5 percent broken rice rose to $420 per ton late March, the highest in the past 3.5 months. Vietnam exported 1.48 million tons of rice worth $715 million in the first three months this year, up 24 percent in volume and 10.5 percent in…
With the last two years seeing more people adopting pets, the Purina factory is now set to meet the growing demand for wet cat food in Australia and beyond thanks to the newly installed state-of-the-art high-speed manufacturing technology. As well, the Purina…
King Power is set to unveil a revamped store at Suvarnabhumi airport today, building on its collaborations with global luxury brands. Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, chief executive of King Power Group, said his company was ready to welcome international…
Thousands attended the Bangkok International Motor Show this week where electric vehicles (EVs) were in the spotlight due to rising petrol prices and a government subsidy taking 15% off the price of some EV cars. Thailand, along with most other countries in…
AIS, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and ZTE have jointly announced the world’s first 5G NR-DC (new radio dual connectivity) showcase in the field with 2.6GHz and 26GHz, achieving 8.5Gbps peak downlink speed and 2.17Gbps peak uplink speed with a single mobile…
Sports brand Reebok has appointed CRC Sports, a subsidiary of Central Retail, as its sole distributor in Thailand. According to CRC Sports, it will take responsibility for e-commerce operations and the wholesale distribution of Reebok, pushing growth…
Swedish home furnishings retailer Ikea is expanding its footprint in Thailand with a new store slated to open at Bangkok’s latest shopping mall, Emsphere on Sukhumvit Road. The company announced on Facebook that Ikea Emsphere will mark the brand’s fourth…
Chinese automaker Great Wall Motor has signed an agreement with Thailand’s government to slash retail prices of its electric vehicles, an executive said on Tuesday, a move aimed at boosting domestic EV sales and production. The agreement, which involves a…
In Thailand, a country famous for its flavourful, spicy cuisine and street food, instant noodles may seem an unlikely culinary hit. But for teenagers like Ratchadaporn Krongngam, a store that stocks more than 70 types of instant noodles from across Asia and…
Plastics manufacturer Ngoc Nghia Industry – Service – Trading Jsc is set to be acquired by a Thai company. Fund management company VinaCapital, which owns a 37.8 percent stake in Ngoc Nghia, recently registered to sell it off. Founder La Van Hoang and his…
Carl’s Jr. plans to close all six locations in Thailand by the end of the month. R&R Restaurant Group, which holds the rights to operate the burger chain, announced it could no longer bear the costs of operating the fast-food chain. “We tried to get through…
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