Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Thailand, updated continuously by our newsroom.
ClouDee cloud telephony services is being brought to the country for the first time through Thailand’s leading provider of international voice telephony services, SawasdeeShop, in partnership with Asia’s largest cloud-based communications provider, Knowlarity…
Thai state-owned operator TOT reportedly plans to launch trial TD-LTE services over the 2.3-GHz band early next month. The operator is waiting for permission from regulator NBTC to use network equipment for the non-commercial trial service. Private operators…
Eagle Gates Group plans to further expand its Asian retail business in the next five years. Eddy McClough, chief executive officer at Eagle Gates Group, says the group will continue to look at retail opportunities in Asia, with possible plans to establish new…
Thailand’s ICT minister has insisted that there will not be a merger between the two state-owned operators TOT and CAT even as the companies are under pressure to consolidate their operations. Minister Uttama Savanaya has ruled out a merger on the grounds…
“The economy in the second half should grow more strongly than in the first half. The government will launch many measures to stimulate growth, including the shopping festival to provide discounts for shoppers, and organise a low-price fair to help lower the…
Manhattan Associates, Inc., (NASDAQ: MANH) today announced that Southeast Asia’s leading ecommerce service provider and online distributor aCommerce has selected the Manhattan SCALE™ product suite to support its continued expansion in the Southeast Asia…
Thailand’s retail market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 6 per cent from now until 2020. This was revealed in the latest market study by global technology research and advisory company Technavio. Its research report,…
Thai operetor AIS has awarded a contract to Gemalto covering the company’s LinqUs Mobile Protection solution. Gemalto will provide integrated sophisticated safety-checking features for digitally connected consumers, allowing mobile users to seek real-time…
Milkshake treats known as FreakShakes, devised by suburban cafe in the Australian capital of Canberra, have started making inroads to Asia. Patissez became a social-media sensation last year when it introduced its signature milkshakes piled with cookies,…
Bangkok company Ascend Commerce has spent more than Bt300 million (US$8.555 million) branching into eCommerce by developing WeMall, which it hopes will feature more than 1000 brands next year. Ascend Group CEO Punnamas Vichitkulwongsa says the ASEAN eCommerce…
Thailand’s Prime Minister and head of the ruling Junta General Prayut has used Article 44 of the interim constitution, commonly known as the absolute power clause, granting total indemnity for the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission when…
Thailand’s Dtac has reported a record 90% slump in net profit for the second quarter of the year, due to a steep decline in prepaid subscribers as well as high capex and other costs. Net profit for the quarter fell to 141 million baht ($4 million), in a…
The Thailand 4.0 policy will chart the country’s new direction, according to prime minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha. During his recent national address on the program “Return Happiness to the People”, the prime minister said Thailand 4.0 is a new economic…
Vorapak Tanyawong, president of KTB, said yesterday that the financial adviser would propose the options for fund mobilisation to the government, with KTB having the nationwide network to distribute fund units to retail customers. The capital from selling…
Thailand’s AIS has upgraded its customer contact center system in a bid to provide a consistent, enhanced and personalized customer experience for its growing subscriber base. The new system now routes up to 70% of all customer calls to a self-service system.…
Toyota Motor Corp’s Thai unit has launched a voluntary redundancy program aimed at cutting around 800 subcontractors in Thailand due to economic problems in the southeast Asian country and abroad. Thailand’s economic slowdown, along with uncertainty over the…
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