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Jaymart, Singer eye larger slice of B100bn smartphone market
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 30/01/2026
» Despite economic headwinds, Jaymart Mobile Co Ltd has continued to expand its branch network to increase coverage, while Singer Thailand is placing greater emphasis on smartphone loans, with both aiming to grow their share of Thailand's 100-billion-baht smartphone market.
Grabbing opportunities
News, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 31/10/2023
» After a decade of local operations, Grab Thailand finally achieved profitability in 2022, making it the first ride-hailing and food delivery service in Thailand to escape the red ink.
Food delivery apps ripe for consolidation
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 20/10/2023
» Food delivery and ride-hailing platform operators are expanding their businesses amid a stagnant economy, mainly through mergers and acquisitions, cross-platform collaborations, and planned initial public offerings (IPOs).
Lalamove unit aiming for profitability within 2 years
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 24/06/2022
» Lalamove Thailand, an on-demand delivery service provider, is gearing up for profitability in 2024 by ramping up its services upcountry, increasing the number of corporate users and shipping large-sized goods amid economic challenges.
Racing for super app supremacy
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 09/07/2021
» A push by corporates to become super app operators like the case of Malaysian-based airline AirAsia casts light on their determination to create ecosystems that could drive down costs and expand customer bases through integrated services, say business pundits.
Line Man Wongnai eyes IPO in 2-3 years
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 18/05/2021
» Line Man Wongnai, the operator of a food delivery service, aims to launch an initial public offering (IPO) within the next 2-3 years, as part of a way to strengthen its competitiveness in the highly contentious segment.
Grab scraps app usage fee following criticism
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 06/04/2020
» Grab Thailand has scrapped an app usage fee it started imposing last Tuesday on parcel delivery service (GrabExpress) and on-demand purchases and delivery service (GrabAssistant) after criticism online.
Grab legalisation inches forward
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 27/02/2019
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and the Land Transport Department will discuss legalising ride-hailing services like Grab as the state seeks to promote this year's tourism revenue target of 3.4 trillion baht, particularly in 55 secondary provinces.
Shippop hits e-commerce wave as logistics aggregator service
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 01/02/2018
» Shippop, a local e-logistics aggregator startup, hopes to take advantage of the booming e-commerce industry in Asean.