Central Group

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Central Group is a Thai multinational conglomerate founded by Tiang and Samrit Chirathivat in 1947, and still privately owned by the Chirathivat family since 2025Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".. Its publicly traded subsidiaries include Central Retail, Central Pattana (commercial real estate development), and Central Plaza Hotel (hospitality group and restaurant operator). Its privately held subsidiaries operate several European department stores, including those acquired from the former KaDeWe Group and Selfridges Group, and financial services.

History

Founder Tiang emigrated from Hainan Island to Bangkok in 1925. 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.[1] In 1956, the family opened Central Department Store, the biggest department store in Thailand at that time, in Wang Burapa district, 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 1983. Besides expansion through physical presence in the Bangkok retail space, Central Group has in recent years built an online presence among ASEAN e-tailers and a strong presence of luxury department store collection in Europe.

Public subsidiaries

Central Retail

List of Central Retail department stores
Name Year
founded 		Notes
Big C 1993
Central Department Store 1927 One location in Indonesia[2][3]
Go!
Lanchi Mart
Robinson Department Store 1979 Acquired by Central in 1995
Tops Supermarket 1996
Robins 2014 Vietnamese rebranding of Robinsons Department Store
Zen 1989 Rebranded to Central in 2019

Central Pattana

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List of Central Pattana properties
City Name Year
opened 		Gross floor area
Ayutthaya Central Ayutthaya 2021 Script error: No such module "convert".
Bangkok Central Bangna 2001 Script error: No such module "convert".
Central EastVille 2015 Script error: No such module "convert".
Central Embassy 2014 Script error: No such module "convert".
Central Ladprao 1982 Script error: No such module "convert".
Central Pinklao 1995 Script error: No such module "convert".
Central Rama II 2002 Script error: No such module "convert".
Central Rama IX 2011 Script error: No such module "convert".
Central Rama III 1997 Script error: No such module "convert".
Central Ramindra 1993 Script error: No such module "convert".
CentralWorld 2002 Script error: No such module "convert".
The Esplanade Ratchada 2021 Script error: No such module "convert".
Marche Thonglor 2023 Script error: No such module "convert".
Chanthaburi Central Chanthaburi 2022 Script error: No such module "convert".
Chiang Mai Central Chiangmai Airport 1996 Script error: No such module "convert".
Central Chiangmai 2013 Script error: No such module "convert".
Chiang Rai Central Chiangrai 2011 Script error: No such module "convert".
Chonburi Central Chonburi 2009 Script error: No such module "convert".
Central Si Racha 2021 Script error: No such module "convert".
Khon Kaen Central Khonkaen 2009 Script error: No such module "convert".
Central Khonkaen Campus 2026 Script error: No such module "convert".
Ko Samui Central Samui 2014 Script error: No such module "convert".
Krabi Central Krabi 2025 Script error: No such module "convert".
Lampang Central Lampang 2012 Script error: No such module "convert".
Nakhon Pathom Central Salaya 2014 Script error: No such module "convert".
Central Nakhon Pathom 2024 Script error: No such module "convert".
Nakhon Ratchasima Central Korat 2017 Script error: No such module "convert".
Nakhon Sawan Central Nakhon Sawan 2024 Script error: No such module "convert".
Nakhon Si Thammarat Central Nakhon Si 2016 Script error: No such module "convert".
Nonthaburi Central Chaengwattana 2008 Script error: No such module "convert".
Central NorthVille 2003 Script error: No such module "convert".
Central WestGate 2015 Script error: No such module "convert".
Central WestVille 2023 Script error: No such module "convert".
Pattaya Central Marina 1995 Script error: No such module "convert".
Central Pattaya 2009 Script error: No such module "convert".
Phitsanulok Central Phitsanulok 2011 Script error: No such module "convert".
Phuket Central Phuket 2018 Script error: No such module "convert".
Rayong Central Rayong 2015 Script error: No such module "convert".
Samut Prakan Central Village Luxury Outlet 2019 Script error: No such module "convert".
Megacity Bangna 2021 Script error: No such module "convert".
Samut Sakhon Central Mahachai 2017 Script error: No such module "convert".
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Songkhla Central Hatyai 2013 Script error: No such module "convert".
Surat Thani Central Suratthani 2012 Script error: No such module "convert".
Ubon Ratchathani Central Ubon 2013 Script error: No such module "convert".
Udon Thani Central Udon 2009 Script error: No such module "convert".

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Central Plaza Hotel

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 Reserve, Centara Grand, Centara Boutique Collection, Centara, Centra by Centara and Cosi, while internationally branded hotels include Park Hyatt Bangkok and Hilton Pattaya. In the Maldives, Centara Grand is opening its fourth location on February 1, 2025. In Japan, Central Group is a co-investor in StayFactory Hotel Group, whose brands include Hotel Hillarys, Hotel Relief, and Hotel Stork. In Switzerland, Central Group has also comprised Central Hotel Zurich company and Globus supermarket.

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.[4]

Private subsidiaries

European luxury stores

List of Central Group department stores in Europe
Country Name Year
founded 		Year
acquired 		Notes
Denmark Illum 1891 2013
Germany Alsterhaus 1912 2015
Kaufhaus des Westens 1907 2015
Oberpollinger 1905 2015
Italy La Rinascente 1865 2011
Ireland Arnotts 1843 2022 Joint venture with the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund
Brown Thomas 1848 1983 Joint venture with the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund
Netherlands De Bijenkorf 1870 2022 Joint venture with the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund
Switzerland Globus 1907 2020
United Kingdom Selfridges 1908 2022 Joint venture with the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund

Financial services

One of Central Group's aspirations towards the New Central New Economy strategy is to create convenience for both merchants and consumers with financial services and Fintech, with the ultimate goal of a cashless society in Thailand.

  • Credit – The1 credit card, sales finance, personal loans
  • Payment – gift cards, e-payments, e-wallets
  • Insurance brokerage – motor, health, personal accident, property & casualty, group life [5]

Gallery

References

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External links

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