Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Thailand, updated continuously by our newsroom.
Siam Piwat and partner Simon Property Group will open Siam Premium Outlets in Bangkok next week. Located near the Suvarnabhumi International Airport, the first Premium Outlets-branded shopping center in Thailand will open on June 19. The center will feature…
A giant Nike Thailand flagship store has opened in Bangkok’s Siam Center, with a footprint spanning more than 9000sqft. Designed to showcase Nike’s product innovation across multiple categories, the store also offers the brand’s first “Nike By You” in-store…
Thai AirAsia’s executive chairman is proposing to the government a policy allowing one day working from home per week to avoid public congestion and boost the domestic tourism market to reach its target of 100 million trips this year. As more people get used…
JD Central launches its giant online sale ‘618 Super Joy Shopping Fest’ in Thailand today. The shopping festival starts with a pre-sale campaign, offering discounted products from more than 6500 brands. The Super Flash Sale offers exclusive products for…
Central Retail has taken full control of the FamilyMart Thailand business, a precursor to expanding the network in the country. Currently, FamilyMart has just 1000 convenience stores, largely centered in the capital city of Bangkok. That’s a fraction of the…
Royal Enfield is going on the product offensive with a string of new products planned for the next three to four years, the company’s CEO Vinod Dasari revealed in online interaction in Freewheeling with SVP. According to Dasari, Royal Enfield’s product…
Hong Kong specialty coffee chain The Coffee Academics has launched its own version of Dalgona coffee at its Thai flagship store in Bangkok. Dalgona coffee, which originated in South Korea, has become a viral craze on social media throughout Asia and sparked a…
Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, recently donated 1,500 food boxes to the Thai Government’s Public Relations Department, as part of its ongoing efforts to help those communities and individuals most affected by the COVID-19…
Thailand’s CP Group will launch 7 Eleven Cambodia next year after winning the franchise rights for the country. CP Group, which operates 7-Eleven in Thailand, will run the business via its local subsidiary. The first outlet is expected to open in Phnom Penh.…
Thai retail conglomerate Central Group is reducing and pegging the price of more than 3000 essential consumer products, as well as reducing prices at 87 foodcourts by 20 percent to help citizens impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The move is in response to…
Thai Vietjet is offering more than a million promotional tickets priced from only THB9 (approximately USD 28 cents) (*) for Thailand flights from August. Passengers can book the promotional tickets on Vietjet’s website from 27 April to 3 May 2020. Tickets are…
Thai shopping center operator Central Pattana is promoting new hygiene and preventive measures to reassure customers their centers are safe during the coronavirus pandemic. Central Pattana’s ‘Central’s Hygiene and Safety’ plan is designed to reassure…
FamilyMart Thailand has opened its first ‘FamilyMart Corner’ stores where beverages, snacks and convenience foods are sold from automatic vending machines. Central Food Retail, which operates FamilyMart Thailand and the Tops supermarket chain, created the…
Thailand’s Central Pattana has launched ‘One call x One-click’ service which allows its customers to shop remotely during social distancing. With ‘One call x One-click’ service, customers now can shop and order from more than 1200 stores and restaurants with…
Thai grocery wholesaler Loxley is pivoting to delivery services as the coronavirus pandemic continues. Loxley’s distribution subsidiary LTC has set up an online grocery store for essential items during the country’s lockdown period, with some of the firm’s…
Thailand’s government has imposed an overnight curfew effective tonight that will force the closure of tens of thousands of convenience stores and street vendors. The curfew will run from 10pm to 4am. During that time all Thais and visitors to the country…
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