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Central Group
กลุ่มเซ็นทรัล
TypeFamily-owned holding company
IndustryRetail, Property development, Brand management, Hospitality, Food and beverage, Digital lifestyle
Founded1947
FounderTiang Chirathivat, Samrit Chirathivat
HeadquartersBangkok, Thailand
Area served
Asia
· Indonesia
· Japan
· Malaysia
· Maldives
· Sri Lanka
· Thailand
· Vietnam

Europe
· Denmark
· England
· Germany
· Italy
· Netherlands
· Switzerland
Key people
Tos Chirathivat, Executive Chairman and CEO
ProductsShopping centers, department stores, restaurants, hotels.
Number of employees
80,000[1]
SubsidiariesCentral Pattana PLC (SET: CPN)
Central Plaza Hotel PLC (SET: CENTEL)
Central Retail Corporation PLC (SET: CRC)
WebsiteCentralGroup.com

Central Group consists of a variety of diverse investments in various corporations in Thailand and abroad, including investments in retail, property development, brand management, hospitality, and food and beverage sectors, and in digital lifestyle.

History

Tos Chirathivat is the Executive Chairman and CEO of Central Group

Founder Tiang emigrated from Hainan Island to Bangkok in 1925. Most other Chinese immigrants started businesses in Chinatown, Bangkok. He set up his first shop in the Thon Buri district on the outskirts of Bangkok across the Chao Phraya River from the city center. He moved across the Chao Phraya River to a location near the grand Oriental Hotel (now the Mandarin Oriental), where he opened a store with his eldest son, Samrit, in 1947.[2] In 1956, the family opened Thailand's first department store in Chinatown. In 1957, Tiang's son, Samrit Chirathivat, opened the first Central Department Store in Wangburapha, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok. The company's property development arm, Central Pattana was founded in 1980, and opened its first shopping centre, CentralPlaza Ladprao in Chatuchak District, Bangkok, in 1982. Besides expansion through physical presence in the Bangkok retail space, Central Group has in recent years built an online presence among ASEAN e-tailers.

Key business line

Central Embassy, Pathum Wan, Bangkok

Malls and commercial properties

Further information: Central Pattana
CentralWorld, Bangkok
CentralFestival, Chiang Mai
Central Village Luxury Outlet, Samut Prakan
CentralPlaza, Nakhon Ratchasima
Name Opening Floor area (m²) Location
Central Lardprao April, 1983 76,000 Bangkok
Central Ramindra November, 1993 86,000 Bangkok
Central Pinklao March, 1995 370,000 Bangkok
Central Marina July, 1995 70,000 Chonburi
Central Chiangmai Airport March, 1996 250,000 Chiang Mai
Central Rama III October, 1997 220,000 Bangkok
Central Bangna December, 2001 340,000 Bangkok
Central Rama II December, 2002 210,000 Bangkok
CentralWorld December, 2002 550,000 Bangkok
Central Rattanathibet December, 2003 300,000 Nonthaburi
Central Phuket – Festival September, 2004 120,000 Phuket
Central Chaengwattana November, 2008 310,000 Nonthaburi
Central Pattaya January, 2009 250,000 Pattaya
Central Udon April, 2009 250,000 Udon Thani
Central Chonburi May, 2009 127,400 Chonburi
Central Khon Kaen December, 2009 260,000 Khon Kaen
Central Chiangrai March, 2011 110,000 Chiang Rai
Central Phitsanulok October, 2011 100,000 Phitsanulok
Central Rama IX December, 2011 214,000 Bangkok
Central Suratthani October, 2012 130,000 Surat Thani
Central Lampang November, 2012 120,000 Lampang
Central Ubon April, 2013 140,000 Ubon Ratchathani
Central Chiangmai November, 2013 260,000 Chiang Mai
Central Hatyai December, 2013 295,000 Songkhla
Central Samui March, 2014 90,000 Ko Samui
Central Salaya August, 2014 185,500 Nakhon Pathom
Central Rayong May, 2015 155,000 Rayong
Central WestGate August, 2015 500,000 Nonthaburi
Central EastVille October, 2015 150,000 Bangkok
Central Nakhon Si July, 2016 125,000 Nakhon Si Thammarat
Central Korat November, 2017 355,000 Nakhon Ratchasima
Central Mahachai November, 2017 170,000 Samut Sakhon
Central Phuket – Floresta September, 2018 300,000 Phuket
Central i-City[a] March, 2019 278,000[3] Shah Alam, Malaysia
Central Village Luxury Outlet August, 2019 40,000 Samut Prakan
Central Si Racha October, 2021 140,000 Chonburi
Central Ayutthaya November, 2021 160,000 Ayutthaya
Central Chanthaburi May, 2022 92,000 Chanthaburi
Central Westville Q4/2023 93,000 Nonthaburi
  1. ^ Central i-City, despite managed by CPN, is the only mall that didn't feature Central Department Store or any Central Group retail stores.

Retail and brands

Rinascente, Rome
KaDeWe, Berlin
Chains Country Branches
Central Department Store Thailand 22 (In 2019, Zen Department Store was rebranded as Central[4])
Indonesia 1 (Opened first at Grand Indonesia in 2014, then opened its second branch at Neo Soho in 2016, but Neo Soho branch closed down from February 18. 2019 due to low sales.)[5]
Robinson Department Store (Robins in Vietnam) Thailand 44[6]
Vietnam 2
Rinascente Italy 9 (2 in Rome)
Illum[a] Denmark 1
Alsterhaus[a] Germany 1
KaDeWe[a] Germany 1
Oberpollinger[a] Germany 1
Globus[a] Switzerland 13
Selfridges England 4
Brown Thomas Ireland 5 (6 including BT2 Blanchardstown)
Arnotts 1
De Bijenkorf Netherlands 7
  1. ^ a b c d e In partnership with Signa Holding

Hospitality

Central Group owns and manages visitor accommodation at all major Thai tourist destinations and around the world under own banners as well as international brands. Hotels cover every segment from luxury to economy. Central’s own brands comprise Centara Grand, Centara, Centra and Cosi, while internationally-branded hotels include Park Hyatt Bangkok and Hilton Pattaya. In Japan, Central Group is a co-investor in Felice Hotel Group, whose brands include Hotel Hillarys, Hotel Relief, Hotel ICI, and Hotel Stork.

Central Group has also pioneered restaurant chains in Thailand, and operates well-known local, regional, and international food brands such as Mister Donut, KFC, Auntie Anne’s, Pepper Lunch, Chabuton, The Terrace, Yoshinoya, Ootoya, Tenya, Katsuya and Fezt.[7]

Philanthropy

Central Tham is a social development project founded by Central Group, with the objective of creating jobs and careers, helping to build and support local communities, and improving the quality of life for employees and the community in a sustainable manner.

Thailand

In 2020, Central Group donated 68 million USD to help Thai people during COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

Vietnam

In 2017, Central Group presented gifts to 3,600 disadvantaged children.[9] In 2020, Central Group donated 70,000 medical masks and 9,000 anti-drop glasses to two leading hospitals in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, National Hospital of Tropical Diseases Hanoi and National Hospital of Tropical Diseases Ho Chi Minh. Central Group presented 4 medical rooms for negative pressure isolation treatment, isolation support, and treatment of COVID-19 patients.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Achievements: Employees". Central Group. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  2. ^ Ono, Yukako (10 September 2017). "For Thailand's retail giant Central Group, it is no longer all in the family". Nikkei Asian Review. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Central i-City". www.cpn.co.th. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  4. ^ "CENTRAL GROUP on Instagram: "[#CGUPDATE] เปลี่ยนคุณให้เป็นอีกคน เริ่มต้นความสนุกครั้งใหม่ กับ ZEN ที่เปลี่ยนชื่อเป็น CENTRAL @ centralwOrld แล้ววันนี้ #CENTRALGroup…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  5. ^ 165036cfccfa2a903e76c48f38a18f1d-full.png[bare URL image file]
  6. ^ "Store Location". Robinson Department Store. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Hospitality".
  8. ^ ""เซ็นทรัล" ตอบจม.นายกฯ ควัก 2 พันล้าน ช่วยโควิด-19". 5 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Central Group Việt Nam và Big C tặng 3.600 phần quà cho trẻ em nhân ngày thiếu nhi".
  10. ^ "Central Group tặng 70.000 khẩu trang y tế và 9.000 kính chống giọt bắn cho bệnh viện". 16 April 2020.

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