Company Profile: The Central brand of retail, services and products has become synonymous with trusted quality and excellence in Thailand and continues to remain at the top of the marketplace.
Central Group consists of a variety of diverse investments in various corporations, each of which has become the leader in the retail, property development, brand management, hospitality, and food and beverage industries. These complementary businesses continue to strengthen the position in the marketplace, both domestically and internationally.
Central is among Thailand’s five largest business groups, and one of the most successful conglomerates in all of Southeast Asia; a family-held corporation that began life as a general merchandise store in 1947, and now has 70 years of experience in the retail industry; one of the largest employers in Thailand, employing over 84,000 people in various business sectors ranging from retail to real estate.
Central Group also determines to create a unique collection of historic luxury department stores in Europe by acquiring la Rinascente (Italy), Illum (Denmark), and the KaDeWe Group (Germany), which consists of KaDeWe, Oberpollinger, and Alsterhaus. We operate a number of overseas stores in Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia as well as hotel properties in the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Qatar, and Oman. www.centralgroup.com