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Central stores allotted B15bn for facelift
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 08/09/2022
» Central Department Store Co under Central Retail Corporation (CRC), the SET-listed retail arm of Central Group, looks set to spend 15 billion baht to expand its retail business during 2023-2027.
Central buys Selfridges in global push
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 25/12/2021
» Central Group, a Thai retail conglomerate with 75 years of history, has acquired British luxury store chain Selfridges as it aims to become a major global player in the department store sector.
Central Group banks on the Eternal City
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 06/12/2017
» Nowadays, people are less in love with the actual products, as their wardrobes are already full. Rather, what they want today is an experience, and what experience can be better than a big-store experience, asks Vittorio Radice, vice-chairman of Rinascente.
Central Embassy adding affordable brands
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 09/05/2017
» Central Department Store Group, the operator of Central Embassy, is adjusting its product mix to make the 18-billion-baht shopping complex more accessible for a wider group of customers.
Central Group eyes retail boost
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 16/06/2016
» Central Group, owned by the Chirathivat family, aims for revenue from its department store business to reach 180 billion baht within the next five years, an increase of about 50% from this year.
Central focus shifts to Vietnam
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 13/06/2016
» After successfully acquiring Big C Vietnam from Casino Group, Central Group will temporarily delay its plans to acquire new retail stores in Europe and put more focus on expanding its retail business in Vietnam, its new strategic market.
Central denies hypermarket ambition
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 03/03/2016
» Central Group yesterday insisted it is not seeking to establish its own hypermarket chain to counter TCC Group's entry into the big retail segment with the recent acquisition of a major stake in SET-listed Big C Supercenter Plc.
Central buys German luxury stores
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 10/06/2015
» Central Group, the country's largest retail chain, has reached an agreement to acquire 50.1% of The KaDeWe Group GmbH, which owns three luxury department stores in Germany, from Austrian property group Signa.