Big C Vietnam

Retail Asia21/11/2016

Thailand’s Central Group plans a $30 million investment for its Vietnam expansion in the next five years. Central Group Vietnam will double the number of supermarkets as well as develop 13 commercial complexes by 2021. The Thai-based retailer has been expanding rapidly in Vietnam since 2013 targeting middle class customers. Since then, the group has […]

Retail Asia31/10/2016

Big C Vietnam says it will close its eCommerce site Cdiscount by the end of December. The closure appears to be part of a policy change from Thailand’s Central Group after it bought the supermarket chain in April in a US$1.14 billion deal. The company will soon change the chain’s name and it has other […]

Retail Asia30/05/2016

Thai retailer Central Group Vietnam is putting the brakes on its acquisition spree to focus on consolidating profit, according to media reports. Deputy group CEO Prin Chirathivat says Vietnam is shaping up as a second home for the Central Group, with the company having established three Robins Department Stores there, acquired a 49 per cent […]

Retail Asia18/05/2016

Thailand’s Central Group is a step nearer to settling on Big C Vietnam after selling its stake in Big C Thailand to a rival retailer. Central has accepted an offer from rival TCC Group for its 25 per cent holding of Big C Supercenter, reported to be worth at least 50 billion baht (US$1.4 billion). […]

Retail Asia05/02/2016

French retail group Casino’s sale of its Thai and Vietnam units has drawn the eye of Singapore’s Dairy Farm International Holdings and South Korea’s Lotte Shopping but they’ll need punchy bids to go up against deep-pocketed Thai tycoons, bankers said. The auction represents a rare opportunity for cashed-up Asian companies to expand into what analysts […]

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Central Group Vietnam plans $30m investment

Big C Vietnam closes Cdiscount

Central Group Vietnam halts buying spree

Central Group sells Big C Thailand stake to rival

Suitors for Casino’s Asia assets will have to face off against Thai tycoons