Thailand

Shopping malls in areas at risk of COVID-19 have been ordered to close by 8:00pm every day.

Now under Central Retail, the new store concept of B2S features a 'book cave'.

Only 3% of Bangkok’s total retail supply in Q4 2020 came from department stores.

Vending machines have become more common amidst safe distancing concerns.

Fears over catching the virus drove the boom.

And robot clocks in for Japan’s convenience stores.

CRC's subsidiary SFM Holding continues to control the 50.65% stake.

It signed a master franchisee agreement with CP ALL, which operates 7-Eleven in Thailand.

Fashion stores and dine-in restaurants are unlikely to record strong traffic recovery.

AN impressive line-up of refreshed buyer programmes and rebranded key visuals are expected at THAIFEX-World of Food Asia, Asia’s leading F&B trade show, to deliver an even stronger focus on business quality trade deals and networking opportunities.

International online fashion company Pomelo announced last month that it has secured an additional US$19 million in funding. Led by JD.com and Provident Capital Partners, together with Lombard Investments, this is reportedly the largest Series B raised for a company based in Thailand.

Asia is going through a payment revolution in the digital economy, said Punnamas Vichitkulwongsa, CEO of Thailand-based Ascend Money, who tells Muneerah Bee how it is all changing and what retailers should do to move towards a cashless society.

Although cheaper prices attract consumers in Thailand, it seems a product’s quality is the highest priority when making a purchase decision.

The booming e-commerce market in Thailand is currently second largest in South-east Asia and is expected to grow 22% annually till 2020, said Kiattichai Pitpreecha, managing director of DHL eCommerce Thailand.

Last month’s THAIFEX – World of Food Asia 2016 showed local and international visitors why its theme of “Thailand the Kitchen of the World” was indeed apt. Millette Manalo-Burgos reports. 

French mass retailer Casino Group, the operator of the Big C hypermarket chain in Vietnam and Thailand, is looking to sell off its struggling operations in Vietnam, consisting of 32 supermarkets and 10 convenience stores.