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Retail Asia23/03/2018

Beiersdorf, owner of world leading brands such as NIVEA and Eucerin, has begun work on the expansion of its skincare products factory in Bangkok. The group’s industrial unit, located in Bangplee will be an investment of €47.4 million for the company. Its offices and production center together employ more than 700 staff and manufacture products […]

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Retail Asia06/03/2018

Lancôme has unveiled its first travel retail pop-up in Asia Pacific, complete with an AR feature. The activation at the newly-refurbished King Power Rangnam is to mark the Year of the Dog for the luxury beauty brand. The scheme invovles a red facade, pup-up store, light shows and live performances. Lancôme Travel Retail Asia Pacific has looked to […]

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Retail Asia01/03/2018

AirAsia, is set to fly to Hua Hin, Thailand, with four times weekly direct flights from here, starting May 18. In a statement today, AirAsia said the route, operated on flight code AK, marked the airline’s seventh route into Thailand while providing the widest network in ASEAN and connecting the road less travelled in the […]

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Retail Asia16/02/2018

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 “Lantern Festival”, the event has illuminated with 999 dazzling sculpted […]

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Retail Asia06/02/2018

Time Out’s City Life Index, a survey of 15,000 people in 32 global cities, has been released, and it shows which ones promise the most fun and excitement in 2018. Eight of them are on this side of the world. The survey, conducted by Tapestry Research, questioned residents on a variety of aspects of city […]

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Retail Asia12/01/2018

Bangkok’s Chatuchak weekend market has launched a mobile app as a guide to its 8000 shops and restaurants. The Chatuchak Guide also offers special offers, promotions and discounts. Developed by Digital Ventures, a subsidiary of Siam Commercial Bank, in collaboration with State Railway of Thailand, the app aims to provide the market’s retailers with an […]

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Retail Asia12/01/2018

10 January 2018- Siam Commercial Bank Public Company Limited (“SCB”), a leading bank in Thailand, and Prudential Life Assurance (Thailand) Public Company Limited (“Prudential Thailand”), a subsidiary of UK-based Prudential plc, have agreed to establish a bancassurance partnership to jointly develop and provide insurance solutions for SCB’s wealth segment customers. Both companies have a long […]

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Retail Asia09/01/2018

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Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, announced the appointment of Allen Thomas as Vice President Business Development, effective January 1st. Thomas has 28 years of experience developing hotel and resort businesses, a career that includes positions with HPL and Como Hotels and most recently Resorts Holdings International. His appointment marks another significant Centara […]

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Retail Asia02/01/2018

Supaluck Umpujh, chairwoman of The Mall Group, said that Thailand 4.0 is an economic model to promote and transform Thailand into a digital economy. Digital economy refers to the widespread use of digital technologies, which are rapidly transforming business practices and social interactions. According to the Thai Board of Industries, the strategic framework for digital […]

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Retail Asia02/01/2018

As part of Thailand’s aspiration to become a cashless society, the country will soon adopt a new nationwide e-payment method using the so-called QR Code familiar to social media users. The Bank of Thailand has approved plans by five commercial banks to introduce the QR Code e-payment service – Kasikornbank, Siam Commercial Bank, Bangkok Bank, […]

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Retail Asia28/12/2017

Richard Yu, chief executive officer of Huawei Consumer Business Group, said that the firm provides Huawei smartphones as a premium brand to cover mid-tier and the high-end global market. The firm’s new intelligence phone will bring together artificial intelligence (AI), Augmented Reality (AR), Mixed Reality (MR), and Virtual Reality (VR). With the AR technology, the […]

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Retail Asia27/12/2017

No more taking the expressway across town to shop for affordable furniture at IKEA. The Swedish furniture and home accessories purveyor is opening its second branch in Bangkok in March 2018 in Bangyai, next to gigantic shopping center, Central Plaza WestGate. Encompassing more than 50,000 square meters of showroom and retail space, this branch promises […]

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Retail Asia26/12/2017

Japanese patisserie Chateraise, which is known for having its main factory in the middle of a forest, plans to open 200 shops in Thailand and boost overseas sales to 50 per cent of its total revenue in the next 10 years. With more than 500 outlets mainly in Japan, it has just opened its second […]

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Retail Asia18/12/2017

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Mr. Praphan Rangsiyopas (Right), Executive Vice President of AEON Thana Sinsap (Thailand) Public Co., Ltd. together with Mrs. Jiraporn Srisa-an (Left), Senior Deputy Managing Director for Business Promotion, Siam Paragon Development Co., Ltd. celebrate the 12 years of successful. The festive “Siam Paragon the 12 Glorious Years” campaign brings happiness to all special customers of […]

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Retail Asia12/12/2017

“We are optimistic about our performance in 2018. We entered Thailand about four months ago, so it is still an early stage, but we have already mapped up an ambitious plan for the Thai market in the year ahead, including expanding sales to more retail locations, introducing new smartphones and a wide range of lifestyle […]

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Retail Asia12/12/2017

Continuing its international expansion with its Southeast Asian partner Star360, based in Singapore, footwear brand Cole Haan Thailand has unveiled a flagship at CentralWorld in Bangkok. Drawing inspiration from a home, the store comprises a series of rooms that showcase its lifestyle products and allows for more footwear and accessories to be displayed than is […]

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Retail Asia04/12/2017

SUPERNAP Thailand celebrated the grand opening of one of the most advanced data center in ASEAN region, the Bangkok Campus located at the Hemaraj Industrial Estate 2, in Chonburi. The event was marked with a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by several government dignitaries as well as business and community leaders. The SUPERNAP Thailand data center […]

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Retail Asia04/12/2017

Residents, businesses and government of Bangkok could realize THB 126 billion-worth of economic benefits by transitioning from physical money to digital payments, according to an independent study conducted by Roubini ThoughtLab and commissioned by Visa. The results examine the economic impact of increasing the use of digital payments in major cities around the world. As […]

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Retail Asia16/11/2017

Brand’s bread-winning workhorse gets a more aggressive-looking face and a new style-led model called Rocco to rival the Ford Ranger Wildtrak and Isuzu D-Max X-Series. Toyota Motor Thailand has released the first pictures and details of the facelifted Hilux Revo ahead of its public debut at the year-ending 2017 Motor Expo. Featuring in the single- […]

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Retail Asia16/11/2017

Mazda Sales Thailand has launched the all-new CX-5 with prices mostly competing with those of the Honda CR-V, one of the most popular SUVs in the Thai market. The second-generation CX-5 comes with a completely redesigned exterior and interior, although it still uses the same platform, engines and transmission from its predecessor. The CX-5 comes […]

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