Thailand’s Central Food Retail is to launch a new warehouse-style grocery concept similar to the Costco and Sam’s Club models made popular in the US and now expanding globally.

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Central Retail to launch Tops Club wholesale concept in Thailand

Drumroll, please! We’ve just unveiled Asia’s most influential list at Inside Retail Asia, a collection of the region’s changemakers, rulebreakers and innovators. Each week, we will shine a light on the brilliant leaders who made the top 10. Here, we profile Yol Phokasub, CEO of Thai retail giant, Central Group, who came in third on the list. At a time of great global uncertainty, Yol Phokasub has driven the retail business of Central Group to major growth in sales and profitability despit certainty, Yol Phokasub has driven the retail business of Central Group to major growth in sales and profitability despite Covid-19’s impact.

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Meet Yol Phokasub, CEO of Thai retail giant, Central Group

Thailand’s Central Retail has reported improved sales across all three of its global markets during the first quarter, fuelling a 189-per-cent improvement in net profit.

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Central Retail reports solid growth in Thailand, Vietnam and Italy

Sports brand Reebok has appointed CRC Sports, a subsidiary of Central Retail, as its sole distributor in Thailand.

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Central Retail becomes Reebok’s sole Thai distributor

Thai retail conglomerate Central Retail is set to launch a blockchain-powered supermarket in the metaverse in partnership with digital tech asset platform Zipmex.

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