Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Thailand, updated continuously by our newsroom.
Taco Bell, the world-famous Mexican food chain join hands with foodpanda, the first online food delivery service in Thailand, launched its exclusive “Beat Your Hunger” promotional campaign, offering a 20% discount for Taco Bell special bundle sets: Couple…
Thai duty-free retailer King Power is anticipating a drop in sales revenues of 50 percent in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The firm has attempted to drum up business while international travel is largely frozen via an online sales strategy, but it has…
Apple Thailand’s second retail store in Bangkok will open at the CentralWorld shopping center this week. A reliable local source says the opening date is scheduled for Friday, July 31. However, Apple’s Thai website has posted a colorful version of the brand’s…
Italian luxury fashion label Off-White has opened a new monobrand store in Bangkok’s EmQuartier. Located on M Floor, the Off-White EmQuartier store occupies a 174sqm space, offering a selection of Off-White’s menswear and womenswear collections. The store…
Bangkok’s Tops Market Westgate has undergone a major renovation designed to position the supermarket as the “most complete premium lifestyle supermarket in Thailand”. The revamp features six “magnet” zones introducing more than 40,000 globally sourced…
Royal Enfield has announced that the brand will be competing in the American Flat Track (AFT) starting August 2020. Royal Enfield will be fielding specially-prepared versions of their production bikes. For the Production Twins class, meant for motorcycles…
Thailand opened its twice-postponed annual auto show to the public on Wednesday in the country’s first large-scale event since coronavirus restrictions eased, with nearly all attendees wearing masks and face shields. Thailand is a major regional car…
Mr. Nuntawat Chotvijit (Left), Director of AEON Thana Sinsap (Thailand) Public Company Limited, a leading retail finance company, together with Dr. Piyawan Piyapong (Right), Executive Vice President-Service and Ecommerce Business of Big C Supercenter Public…
In celebration of its new routes in Thailand, Vietjet has kicked off a special promotion offering 500,00 air tickets priced from THB 50 (*) (USD 1.5) starting from now to 17 July 2020 during the golden hours of 1.00pm to 3.00pm (Malaysian time). Here’s your…
Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, releases first details of its debut hotel in Cha-Am – Centra by Centara Cha Am Beach Resort Hua Hin. Opening on 24 July 2020, one week before schedule, the 190-key beachfront resort is poised to…
Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, continues its support of the country’s medical workers with the launch of its “10,000 Thanks” campaign dedicated to the heroes working tirelessly for the wellbeing of the people. As a token of…
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) joined Thai AirAsia for a special activity taking place on the Bangkok-Krabi route on 29-30 June 2020, aimed at rebuilding confidence and revitalizing domestic tourism. This was done by bringing together medical…
KBank has established KASIKORN Vision Information Technology Co., Ltd. It is a fintech company wholly owned by KASIKORN Vision Co., Ltd. (KVision) with registered capital of RMB 300 million. It is the first fintech company to be set up by a foreign bank in…
In response to the trend of New Normal, Taco Bell launches “D.I.Y. Taco Kit”, inspiring customers to become Mexican Chef and create Taco Bell’s signature Taco Supreme, in their own style, anytime, anywhere with the similar spicy taste as served at Taco Bell…
Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, today released findings from its Visa Consumer Payment Attitudes study (the “Study”), that show almost eight in ten Thais (79 percent) are using contactless payments more often than they did two years ago. The…
Index Living Mall has unveiled its next retail concept in Bangkok’s Ekkamai district, with a focus on apartment furnishings, fresh graphics and new store layout. Called ‘ Fresh-up Ekkamai, lift-up your life’, the concept introduces new zones and features a…
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