Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Thailand, updated continuously by our newsroom.
Spar International and Bangchak Retail Company (BCR) have announced a new partnership to open 300 Spar stores in Thailand by 2020. The US$78.9m investment was announced on 28 November, with BCR to open seven new stores in 2016, and 50-80 new stores each year…
Berli Jucker (BJC), the owner of Big C Supercenter, will allocate TB10 billion (US$280 million) to expand the Big C hypermarket chain. It plans to opening 213 stores and renovate 54 outlets next year. BJC executive VP for group strategy and investor relations…
Thailand’s first Jamie’s Italian restaurant has opened at the newly renovated Siam Discovery in Bangkok. It is being run by Hotel Properties in partnership with the mall operator, Siam Piwat. Jamie’s Italian began as a joint venture between UK celebrity chef…
The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) has become an authorized Alibaba e-commerce training center in Thailand. Both organizations said they will work to accelerate e-commerce growth in Thailand and help Thai SMEs position themselves in the…
Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has revealed plans to require all mobile operators to introduce an online fingerprint ID system for prepaid and postpaid mobile SIM registrations. The regulator has given a tentative…
The non-ceasing political disturbance and reigning uncertainty is dominating every aspect of life in Thailand since the King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s death on October 13. The Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn is supposed to appear for an audition as a heir to the…
Alfamart Philippines is set for major expansion with funding secured for as many as 120 new stores. Alfamart Philippines is set for major expansion with funding secured for as many as 120 new convenience stores. Minority parent company Sumber Alfaria Trijaya…
An agreement has just been signed that will lead to more than 300 Spar Thailand food retail stores opening over the next four years. It is part of a €102 million (US$108 million) investment by Netherlands-based Spar International, which has partnered with…
Jamie’s Italian opens its first restaurant in Thailand at the newly renovated Siam Discovery, situated in the heart of Bangkok. This rustic Italian restaurant, serving delicious food at an affordable price, is proudly brought to you by Hotel Properties…
GoSwiff, a global leader in digital payments, announced a partnership with UnionPay International (UPI), a global payment network, to enable merchants on Nimmanahaeminda Road in Chiang Mai to accept UnionPay cards. Using GoSwiff’s mobile point of sale (mPOS)…
Despite murky economic prospects, British manufacturer Triumph Motorcycles remains upbeat about sales prospects in Thailand this year because of lower retail prices and a growing big-bike market. According to Jakkrapong Santirat, general manager of Triumph…
Airports of Thailand saw non-aeronautical revenue climb 21.34% to Bt3.83bn ($107m) in the first nine months of 2016, mainly as a consequence of an increasing number of flights and passengers. Revenue generated from duty-free sales increased by Bt934m, with…
Bacardi Global Travel Retail has entered into a two-month promotion with the King Power International Group Thailand, where the partners are selling a new GTR exclusive Bangkok Limited Edition gift-pack at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport in the run up to…
Tesco Thailand is not for sale, the parent company’s CEO Dave Lewis has committed during a visit to Bangkok. “I’m here to look at the expansion plans.” After Tesco UK sold off its Malaysian subsidiary in 2015 and its Turkish operation earlier this year, there…
Thailand’s Kasikornbank Pcl has joined with the Thai unit of International Business Machines Corp to develop blockchain services in a bid to save costs and speed up transaction process, the companies said on Thursday. Kasikornbank will be the first Thai bank…
SPAR International (“SPAR”) and Bangchak Retail Company Limited (“BCR”), today announced a significant new partnership agreement which will see up to 300 new SPAR stores opening in Thailand by the end of 2020, as part of a €102 million investment SPAR…
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