Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Thailand, updated continuously by our newsroom.
SPAR International, the world’s largest food retail voluntary chain, will partner with DHL Supply Chain and the Bangchak Retail Company (BCR) to establish up to 300 new convenience stores in Thailand by the end of 2020. The deal will see DHL Supply Chain…
Leading sports brand Canterbury has opened its latest store in Bangkok, bringing the total number to five since the New Zealand-founded company launched its flagship store in February this year. Canterbury’s expansion in Thailand reflects the increasing…
Over 10 million Chinese tourists visit Thailand each year. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) polled many of them for the 2017 People’s Choice Awards and Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre at Central World was voted “Best City Hotel.” The poll,…
ZTE announced it has secured around 75% of Thai operator True Corporation’s Beyond-100G backbone WDM network upgrade project. ZTE will provide equipment for a 100G/400G backbone DWDM network to allow the operator to improve its network capacity and grow its…
The ‘Future Energy Asia Exhibition & Conference’ was launched on 04 April 2017 by Mr. Areepong Bhoocha-Oom, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Energy of Thailand as a major initiative towards securing the path to Thailand’s Energy 4.0. The transformation…
Japan’s JCB Co has partnered with Kasikornbank with an eye on increasing the number of its credit card holders in Thailand by 1.4 million by 2020 to 2 million. “Thailand has potential to be (our) second most important market after Japan and we believe in Thai…
The text-messaging service Line plans to inaugurate an indoor digital theme park in Thailand’s capital, seeking to squeeze maximum advantage from its popularity in the country, its second biggest market after Japan. Line Village Bangkok will begin operating…
Inchcape Thailand, an importer and distributor of Jaguar and Land Rover, says it’s concerned about the way the new excise tax for cars, effective in mid-September, will be calculated. The government has yet to formally announce details of the new tax rate and…
Thai regulator NBTC could be on shaky legal ground with its plan to control overseas OTT service providers by requiring them to set up local entities, legal experts have warned. Lawyers stating that if the NBTC goes ahead with the plan, Thailand would be the…
U.S. motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson is lining up a takeover bid for Italian rival Ducati, potentially bringing together two of the most famous names in motorcycling in a deal that could be worth up to 1.5 billion euros ($1.67 billion), sources told Reuters.…
It is not just the South Korean duty free and travel retail market that is suffering from a dearth of Chinese travellers – Thailand has also seen falling traffic according to travel retail analyst, research and category expert, Counter Intelligence Retail,…
Thais are becoming increasingly confident in using electronic payments, as cash is seen as a hassle and unsafe to carry around, according to Visa’s research. In its third instalment, the 2016 Visa Consumer Payment Attitudes Study tracks the current attitudes…
Although cheaper prices attract consumers in Thailand, it seems a product’s quality is the highest priority when making a purchase decision. According to new research from global market intelligence agency Mintel, as many as three in five (58%) metro Thai…
Thailand’s first state-provided high speed fixed broadband services for rural areas are on track to launch by mid-2018, according to reports. The fiber-based service will be offered to 3,920 border villages across 62 provinces by this time, providing…
KBank and JCB International (JCBI), the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., have introduced the “KBank JCB Credit Card” to accommodate Japanese culture and lifestyles. A wide range of attractive privileges are offered, with first-year…
With its recent launch of the MSIG SpeeDi app in Thailand, MSIG Insurance continues its digital transformation in the region with the introduction of a unique telematics device for its motor customers. With the aim of encouraging safer driving in Singapore,…
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