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Vintage Ikea goes high-end at auction
AFP, Published on 19/12/2023
» STOCKHOLM - At a chic Stockholm auction house, 122 carefully curated items with unusual provenance went under the hammer on Monday evening: vintage furnishings from the flatpack furniture retailer Ikea were sold for a total of 37,000 euros ($40,000).
Operators turn to new store formats
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 10/10/2022
» Thailand's modern retail sector following the pandemic has transformed from big box stores with a wide variety of products and prices to next-generation stores catering to a modern lifestyle using technology to offer personalised value.
Bangkok’s newest international school
Published on 21/02/2022
» Opening just a few short weeks ago, The Invictus International Programme (IIP) is one of the newest institutions to join Bangkok’s growing number of international schools. Leading the trilingual school through the high pressured opening stages Claire Bell, Head of Invictus International Programme, explained why the school is destined to stand out from the crowd in Thailand’s extremely competitive education sector.
Elderly market proves lucrative
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 10/06/2019
» With the number of elderly in Thailand increasing, business leaders from various companies such as Siam Cement Group (SCG) and Dusit Thani Plc are looking to ventures in fields related to the ageing population, while existing operators such as Yanhee International Hospital are extending their services to jump on the bandwagon.
HK Harry Potter-themed cafe sued for copyright infringement
South China Morning Post, Published on 16/01/2019
» HONG KONG: Warner Bros Entertainment has sued a Harry Potter-themed cafe in Hong Kong for copyright infringement.
Optimising workforce capability with next-generation employee assessment platforms
Justin Paul, M.Ed. and Ronald J. Kantor, Ph.D., Published on 23/07/2018
» Lack of capability, perpetually low unemployment, and high turnover are constant challenges for employers in the Thailand market. Attracting, developing and retaining talented employees will continue to be a huge challenge for years to come, meaning that old school approaches requiring employees from within the organisation to take their time and learn on the job until they become competent are becoming less viable. Fortunately, Web 2.0 capabilities have blossomed and new types of learning and assessment platforms have begun to proliferate in the past few years, enabling competency assessment to become a much more potent tool for executives and HR leaders.