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Retail Asia14/07/2017

The Dachser Bangkok branch has moved into a spacious new facility in the conveniently located Huaykwang district. The large open space gives plenty of room for the growing team and business volume. “Relocation to the new premises reflects our continuous development in Thailand,” said Christophe Vincent, managing director Air & Sea Logistics Thailand. “Last year, […]

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Retail Asia13/07/2017

L’Oréal Paris has revamped and upgraded its Bangkok Downtown duty free store and is particularly aiming to appeal to the Chinese middle class traveller. It describes the segment as “the driver of today’s growth in travel retail”. The refit is in line with L’Oréal’s travel retail strategy “to enhance desirability by increasing retail effectiveness in travel retail […]

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Retail Asia12/07/2017

Chances are you’re imagining all of those things. You’re probably also, however, picturing street food. You’re picturing pad thai slapped together by a vendor on a street corner. You’re picturing the “clack clack” of wooden pestles on mortars as som tum is prepared. You’re picturing clouds of smoke rising into the hot night as satays […]

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Retail Asia05/07/2017

Due to increased competition in the Thai premium mid-size coupe and convertible segments, BMW Thailand has given the facelifted 4 Series Coupe and Convertible aggressive pricing. To be officially launched next week, the two 4 Series models come in 430i forms boasting 252hp 2.0-litre petrol-turbo engine. The 420i Coupe, for one, goes from 0-100kph in […]

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Retail Asia29/06/2017

Thailand Minister of Tourism and Sports Ms. Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul (center), Mr. Noppadon Pakprot (right), Deputy Governor for Tourism Products and Business, Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), and Mr. Suripong Tantiyanon (left), Visa Country Manager, Thailand launch Visa Thailand Grand Sale 2017. This year the entire customer journey will be made available for the first time […]

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Retail Asia29/06/2017

SPAR International, the world’s largest food retail voluntary chain, will partner with DHL Supply Chain and the Bangchak Retail Company (BCR) to establish up to 300 new convenience stores in Thailand by the end of 2020. The deal will see DHL Supply Chain support SPAR’s expansion plans with end-to-end transport, distribution and warehousing services across […]

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Retail Asia27/06/2017

Leading sports brand Canterbury has opened its latest store in Bangkok, bringing the total number to five since the New Zealand-founded company launched its flagship store in February this year. Canterbury’s expansion in Thailand reflects the increasing popularity of the sport of rugby and the fitness industry, and showcases how attitudes towards healthy living and […]

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Retail Asia27/06/2017

Over 10 million Chinese tourists visit Thailand each year. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) polled many of them for the 2017 People’s Choice Awards and Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre at Central World was voted “Best City Hotel.” The poll, just completed in June, is evidence of Chinese visitors’ growing importance to Thailand, […]

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Retail Asia27/06/2017

ZTE announced it has secured around 75% of Thai operator True Corporation’s Beyond-100G backbone WDM network upgrade project. ZTE will provide equipment for a 100G/400G backbone DWDM network to allow the operator to improve its network capacity and grow its 3G, LTE, fixed network and other operations. With the deployment, True aims to develop capabilities including ultra-large […]

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Retail Asia23/06/2017

The text-messaging service Line plans to inaugurate an indoor digital theme park in Thailand’s capital, seeking to squeeze maximum advantage from its popularity in the country, its second biggest market after Japan. Line Village Bangkok will begin operating Friday as a retail store, selling dolls and similar merchandise, but later this year will expand to […]

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Retail Asia22/06/2017

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It is not just the South Korean duty free and travel retail market that is suffering from a dearth of Chinese travellers – Thailand has also seen falling traffic according to travel retail analyst, research and category expert, Counter Intelligence Retail, but for very different reasons. Metrics from CiR’s traffic modelling and forecasting tool, Business […]

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Retail Asia22/06/2017

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Thais are becoming increasingly confident in using electronic payments, as cash is seen as a hassle and unsafe to carry around, according to Visa’s research. In its third instalment, the 2016 Visa Consumer Payment Attitudes Study tracks the current attitudes consumers have on electronic payments and identifies trends in payments behavior in six Southeast Asian […]

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Retail Asia22/06/2017

Although cheaper prices attract consumers in Thailand, it seems a product’s quality is the highest priority when making a purchase decision. According to new research from global market intelligence agency Mintel, as many as three in five (58%) metro Thai consumers* rate high quality as a key purchase factor, making this the leading driver of buying […]

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Retail Asia20/06/2017

KBank and JCB International (JCBI), the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., have introduced the “KBank JCB Credit Card” to accommodate Japanese culture and lifestyles. A wide range of attractive privileges are offered, with first-year targets of 100,000 cards and spending of 2 billion Baht. Mr. Pipit Aneaknithi, KBank President, said the popularity of […]

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Retail Asia19/06/2017

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Mr. Tula Pharuehaspailin (Middle), Marketing Senior Manager AEON Thana Sinsap (Thailand) Public Company Limited, Ms.Voralak Tulaphorn (Right), Senior Vice President Marketing The Mall Group, and Ms.Duangta Phongwilai (Left), Group General Manager – Shopping Center Corporate Marketing The Mall Group launches “The Mall Shopping Center Anniversary Happy Surprise” campaign for AEON shopping enthusiasts, with a “Lucky […]

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Retail Asia18/06/2017

Tesco has shut down a “bulk selling” operation in Thailand after concluding it could not make a profit. The decision to walk away from nearly 6 per cent of Asian revenue contributed to a 3 per cent decline in like-for-like sales at Tesco’s international business, taking the gloss off a sixth consecutive quarter of growth […]

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Retail Asia18/06/2017

Thai producers plan to increase their shrimp output in the second half of this year, after output from farms dropped year-on-year in the first two quarters of 2017, industry sources told us. Heavy rain, which has caused floods in several provinces, as well as ongoing disease issues, limited the growth of Thai shrimp production in the […]

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Retail Asia16/06/2017

hai AirAsia has planned to operate direct flights to Bangkok from Trichy international Airport on a daily basis from August 12, according to sources. The move was widely welcomed as a large number of travellers from the central region currently have to take a circuitous route via Kuala Lumpur, Colombo and Singapore to reach Bangkok. […]

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Retail Asia15/06/2017

Advanced Info Service (AIS) in Thailand is upgrading to Netcracker 12 to deliver a better digital customer experience and meet myriad internal business objectives. As part of the engagement, AIS has also extended its use of Netcracker’s Professional Services in order to ensure the long-term success of the platform. AIS is one of Thailand’s providers […]

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Retail Asia13/06/2017

Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) stated that THAI’s Board of Directors decided not to increase capital in Nok Air Public Company Limited (Nok Air), which lacks liquidity and needs additional funding to continue operations. Following the meeting on 12 April 2017, it was agreed that a Company representative would be sent to submit […]

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