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Consumers are exposed to more than 3000 messages a day. The real question now is, what will make your brand stands out? As consumers only spend a few seconds in front of retailer shelf, are the in-store messages targeted properly and relevant? Hence, design…
Thailand’s telecoms regulator NBTC plans to release 380 MHz of additional spectrum to the industry to set the stage for 5G and accommodate burgeoning demand for mobile data and IoT services. The regulator is aiming to auction 180 MHz of 2600-MHz spectrum this…
Thailand received a record 32.59 million foreign visitors last year, with revenue beating expectations and likely to exceed previous forecasts this year by growing 10 percent or more, officials said Monday. Thailand is proving popular even as terror scares,…
Thailand’s MVNOs will need to implement a new online fingerprint ID registration system for both prepaid and postpaid mobile SIMs by March, after regulator the NBTC declined to exempt them from complying with the new registration regime. The online…
Thailand received a record 32.59 million foreign visitors last year, with revenue beating expectations and likely to exceed previous forecasts this year by growing 10 percent or more, officials said Monday. Thailand is proving popular even as terror scares,…
There’s a good chance you work in the service sector. Services account for 17 million jobs in Thailand, or approximately 40 percent of the Thai labor force. Service encompasses diverse industries such as tourism, retail, health, communications, and…
Police in Bangkok have arrested two drivers who delivered nearly 7000 counterfeit items to Lumpini Park. Police chief Sanit Mahathavorn says the two drivers were taken into custody after a routine search of the parked bus. Hat Thongbu from Chainat and Niran…
The bullish forecast came as it was revealed the Southeast Asia e-commerce market in 2015 was worth US$900 million (Bt31.7 billion) and is forecast to grow up to 16 times that figure – about $11 billion – by 2025. Worawoot Ounjai, chief executive of Central…
Autospace, ZC Rubber’s retail chain, opened its first branch in Thailand on 18 January 2017. The new branch is also the firm’s first overseas flagship store. Autospace, established in 2015, is the service brand of ZC Rubber in automotive aftermarket. In…
Malaysian headquartered investment company The Longfort Group has made its first acquisition in Thailand, Scoozi Italian Restaurant. It completed the deal through its wholly owned Vietnam-based subsidiary, L Concepts, set up in 2015 to operate food and retail…
A U.S. federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit claiming that retailer Costco Wholesale had knowingly sold frozen prawns, the farming of which involved forced labour in Thailand. Judge Jeffrey White ruled that the plaintiffs failed to establish that the world’s…
UberEats Asia has introduced its stand-alone food-delivery app UberEats to Bangkok. It initially covers 100 restaurants and 24 cuisines, and users can track their orders from the moment they are placed until they arrive at their doors. “This app offers a…
AEON Thana Sinsap (Thailand) Public Company Limited together with Thai Airways International Public Company Limited launched “Journey of Happiness with Thai Airways 2017” campaign to offer privileges from AEON, Thai Airways and JCB partners such as special…
eCommerce and logistics company Anchanto has launched a software platform, SelluSeller, to help merchants, brands and distributors sell products on a multitude of marketplaces. Revealed at a company event in Singapore, SelluSeller enables users to manage…
The country is focusing more on improving its workers’ skills to meet high demands from developed markets. Vietnam plans to send workers to Australia, Laos and Thailand for the first time this year in a bid to expand and improve its overseas labor force.…
Thailand convenience-store chain CP All and three private equity funds are competing to buy Polish retail chain Zabka from Mid Europa Partners in a deal valued at up to €1.5 billion (US$1.59 billion). Zabka’s sale comes at a time when some policies of the…
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