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Call for national e-marketplace
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 15/05/2025
» E-commerce leaders are proposing the government establish a national e-marketplace as an alternative for local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to promote their products and services.
Local conglomerates eye Robinhood food delivery app
Somruedi Banchongduang and Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 30/07/2024
» Local conglomerates are expected to be potential buyers of the Robinhood food delivery app as SCB X negotiates its sale and postpones its closure.
E-commerce competition set to heat up
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 06/01/2024
» The round of layoffs taking place at Alibaba-owned Lazada in Southeast Asia signals tougher competition in Thailand's e-commerce sector as players jockey for profit growth to increase investor confidence and prepare for new rivals.
E-commerce to see tougher conditions
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 15/12/2023
» The continued dominance of Thailand's e-commerce ecosystem by foreign operators, the proliferation of live commerce and affiliated marketing are likely trends for 2024, according to an e-commerce executive.
Trying to withstand the deluge
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 30/11/2023
» With cheap Chinese products flooding the Thai market through online sales, local e-commerce and retail operators are worried it could affect small enterprises.
E-commerce sector enters the next phase
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 20/03/2023
» Thailand's e-commerce landscape is entering the next stage where major e-marketplace players are introducing innovative features to woo customers instead of focusing on price wars, while social commerce is strengthening in a bid to capture buyers.
Krungsri Finnovate unveils B1bn fund for tech startups
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 09/02/2023
» Krungsri Finnovate, a corporate venture capital arm under Bank of Ayudhya, has joined forces with Pawoot Pongvitayapanu, founder of e-commerce solution provider Tarad.com, to set up a 1-billion-baht trust fund to invest in early-stage startups.
JD Central to end Thai operations on March 3
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 31/01/2023
» E-marketplace JD Central announced it will end its operations in Thailand on March 3, bringing down the curtain on its six years of operating an e-commerce business in the country.
Line Man in talks to acquire Foodpanda in Thailand
Suchit Leesa-nguansuk and Bloomberg News, Published on 13/12/2022
» Food delivery unicorn Line Man Wongnai is in talks to acquire Delivery Hero SE’s Foodpanda in Thailand as it plans for a stock-market debut in the next few years, according to people familiar with the discussions.
On-demand app struggle poised to intensify in 2023
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 15/11/2022
» Thailand's on-demand commerce battle between "super apps" is expected to intensify in 2023 amid slower market growth, economic headwinds and an exodus of funding, as some food delivery players are likely to exit the market next year, according to industry pundits.