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Thai shopping-centre operator Siam Piwat has created special zones in two of its malls stocking products made by people with disabilities, underprivileged people and special-needs children. Called Made by Beautiful People, the products are now available at…
Thai shopping centre operator receives accolades at World Retail Congress. Thai retail developer Siam Piwat has scooped two retail industry awards at the World Retail Congress recently held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Siam Piwat is the owner and operator…
ICONSIAM, the mega city project of futuristic living and an iconic landmark of Thailand’s eternal prosperity on the Chao Phraya River, held the inauguration ceremony for Thailand’s new global attraction on the Chao Phraya River known as the “ICONIC Multimedia…
According to the announcement by the government’s Reveue Department regarding ‘Downtown VAT Refund for Tourist’, the campaign has kickstarted an initiative to set up counters in numerous locations across central Bangkok to help tourists proceed with VAT…
Six years in design and construction, Bangkok’s US$1.6 billion IconSiam development will finally be officially launched tonight before opening its doors to the public tomorrow morning. With 500 stores, more than 100 restaurants and 14 cinema screens, a luxury…
Bangkok’s massive IconSiam development will open on November 9, its developers have confirmed. The US$1.67 billion complex being constructed on a 400-metre-long stretch of the Chao Phraya River will feature 14 flagship stores of internationally renowned…
US-based shopping mall operator Simon Property is planning expansion of its outlet malls format into the Southeast Asian market. The company has operated an outlet in Malaysia’s Johor since 2011, and opened a new property in Genting Highlands, near Kuala…
Japanese company istyle cosmetics is partnering with Siam Piwat to open @Cosme stores in Bangkok. The joint venture in which istyle holds 70 per cent is called istyle Retail Thailand and will operate five @Cosme stores in the country. The first Thai @Cosme…
Bangkok’s Siam Discovery shopping centre has won the top Viva Award from the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) for its “cutting-edge design”. Siam Discovery, owned by Siam Piwat, was chosen from hundreds of projects around the world for the…
Just one of Japanese department store chain Takashimaya’s three overseas stores is currently trading at a profit. But the company says it believes it can make them all profitable by 2023, including a fourth store set to open in Bangkok late this year. The…
Four global brands have opened stores in the One Siam precinct in downtown Bangkok, two of them the retailers’ largest concept stores in Southeast Asia. Siam Piwat, parent of Siam Paragon, Siam Center, and Siam Discovery, is combining the properties under the…
Siam Piwat Co., Ltd., owner and operator of Siam Paragon, Siam Center, and Siam Discovery, unites the three shopping centers under the banner of “One Siam” to host “Siam Delightful Chinese New Year” with a generous budget of 50 million Baht. On the theme of…
Muji Thailand has opened another store in Bangkok, its second in little more than a month. On Wednesday, Muji opened its doors in the Siam Discovery shopping centre. Yuki Yamamoto, director and GM of Muji’s parent Ryohin Keikaku Co and Naratipe Ruttapradid,…
Siam Piwat, owner and operator of the world-renowned retail destinations such as Siam Paragon, Siam Center, and Siam Discovery as well as main partner and owner of ICONSIAM, the iconic landmark of Thailand’s prosperity by the Chao Phraya River, has further…
Chief executive officer Chadatip Chutrakul said that globally, retailers had been disrupted by e-commerce, the increasing number of people shopping online, and the impacts of globalisation. In Thailand, despite the growing trend of e-commerce, it is still…
A “new dimension of downtown hangout” called My Kitchen has opened at Siam Discovery, described as a social dining experience concept. Siam Discovery parent Siam Piwat says the new hangout – an “eat, meet, mingle concept” targets millennials. My Kitchen…
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