With better tourism sentiment, higher spending power boosted by government stimulus, more private investment and rising consumer confidence, retailers are expecting growth to return to grocery retail from H2 2022. Lotus’s plans store openings in H2 Sompong Rungnirattisai, CEO of Lotus’s, said an investment of THB13bn (US$368m) is planned for the opening new Lotus's stores and refreshing exi...

Dairy Farm International reported total revenue of USD 18,511mn, increased by 1%, and operating profit of USD 76mn, decreased by 37%, year-over-year in H1. It should keep improving sales and profitability, especially in food grocery retail, which suffered the most from COVID-19 impacts in the region. Sales normalizing in supermarket   Excluding the sales from non-grocery, associates and j...

We visited the first standalone Tops Food Hall for Central Food Retail that opened on 23 June on Sukhumvit 39. The area is very popular for expats, especially Japanese. It has the reputation of being a "Little Japan" due to the presence of many Japanese restaurants, hot springs and spa. The Tops Food Hall is in a building with two floors covering 4,800 sq.m, including 100 parking lots. So...