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| name = Central Group<br />กลุ่มเซ็นทรัล |
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| name = Central Group |
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| logo = Central_Group_Logo.svg |
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| type = Family-owned ] |
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| founder = ], Samrit Chirathivat |
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| foundation = 1947 |
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| location = ], ] |
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| key_people = ], Executive Chairman and CEO |
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| industry = Retail, Property development, Brand management, Hospitality, Food and beverage, Digital lifestyle |
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| native_name = กลุ่มเซ็นทรัล |
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| products = ]s, ]s, ]s, ]s. |
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| area_served = ''']'''<br/>]<br/>]<br/>]<br/>]<br/>]<br/>]<br/>]<br/><br/>''']'''<br/>]<br/>]<br>]<br/>]<br/>]<br />]<br/>] |
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* Retail |
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* property development |
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* brand management |
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| num_employees = 80,000<ref>{{cite web |title=Achievements: Employees |url=https://www.centralgroup.com/en/about-us/about-central-group |website=Central Group |access-date=2022-02-11}}</ref> |
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* hospitality |
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| subsid = ] PLC ({{SET|CPN}})<br />Central Plaza Hotel PLC ({{SET|CENTEL}})<br />] PLC ({{SET|CRC}}) |
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* food and beverage |
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* digital lifestyle |
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| founded = {{Start date and age|1947}} |
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* Tiang Chirathivat |
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* Samrit Chirathivat |
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| key_people = ] (executive chairman and CEO) |
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* Central Retail |
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* Central Plaza Hotel |
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| website = {{URL|centralgroup.com}} |
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| footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |title=Achievements: Employees |url=https://www.centralgroup.com/en/about-us/about-central-group |website=Central Group |access-date=2022-02-11}}</ref> |
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'''Central Group''' is a Thai ] ] founded by Tiang and Samrit Chirathivat in 1947, and still privately owned by the ] {{as of|2025|lc=yes}}. Its publicly-traded subsidiaries include Central Retail, ] (] 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 ] and ], and financial services. |
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'''Central Group''' is a Thai multinational conglomerate consisting of subsidiaries in retail, property development, brand management, hospitality, and food and beverage sectors. |
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== History == |
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== History == |
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Founder Tiang emigrated from ] to Bangkok in 1925. He set up his first shop in the ] 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 ]), where he opened a store with his eldest son, Samrit, in 1947.<ref name="NAR-20170910">{{cite news|last1=Ono|first1=Yukako|title=For Thailand's retail giant Central Group, it is no longer all in the family|url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/AC/For-Thailand-s-retail-giant-Central-Group-it-is-no-longer-all-in-the-family|access-date=10 September 2017|work=Nikkei Asian Review|date=10 September 2017}}</ref> In 1956, the family opened Central Department Store, the biggest department store in Thailand at that time, in Wang Burapa district, ], ]. The company's ] arm, Central Pattana, was founded in 1980, and opened its first shopping centre, ] in ], ], in 1983. Besides expansion through physical presence in the Bangkok retail space, Central Group has in recent years built an online presence among ] ]s and a strong presence of luxury department store collection in Europe. |
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Founder Tiang emigrated from ] to ] in 1925. He set up his first shop in the ] on the outskirts of Bangkok across the ] from the city center. He moved across the Chao Phraya River to a location near the grand Oriental Hotel (now the ]), where he opened a store with his eldest son, Samrit, in 1947.<ref name="NAR-20170910">{{cite news|last1=Ono|first1=Yukako|title=For Thailand's retail giant Central Group, it is no longer all in the family|url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/AC/For-Thailand-s-retail-giant-Central-Group-it-is-no-longer-all-in-the-family|access-date=10 September 2017|work=Nikkei Asian Review|date=10 September 2017}}</ref> In 1956, the family opened Central Department Store, the biggest department store in Thailand at that time, in Wang Burapa district, ], Bangkok. The company's property development arm, Central Pattana, was founded in 1980, and opened its first shopping centre, ] in ], Bangkok, in 1983. Besides expansion through physical presence in the Bangkok retail space, Central Group has in recent years built an online presence among ] ]s and a strong presence of luxury department store collection in Europe. |
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== Key business line== |
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== Public subsidiaries == |
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=== Central Retail === |
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=== Central Pattana === |
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Central Group has substantial operations in developing Thai retail and commercial properties, and currently holds the largest market share of net leasable area in Thailand. Besides retail, Central Group has also developed offices, co-working spaces and residential projects. |
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| ] || align = "right" | December, 1982 || align="right" | 310,000 || ] |
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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. |
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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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.centralgroup.com/en/our-business/hospitality|title=Hospitality|website=www.centralgroup.com|accessdate=19 November 2023}}</ref> |
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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 Japan, Central Group is a co-investor in StayFactory Hotel Group, whose brands include Hotel Hillarys, Hotel Relief, and Hotel Stork. |
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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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.centralgroup.com/en/our-business/hospitality|title=Hospitality|website=www.centralgroup.com|accessdate=19 November 2023}}</ref> |
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'''Insurance brokerage''' : motor, health, personal accident, property & casualty, group life <ref>{{Cite web |title=Financial Services & FinTech |url=https://www.centralgroup.com/en/our-business/financial-services-fin-tech |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=www.centralgroup.com |language=en}}</ref> |
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Central Tham is a sustainability initiative and social development project founded by Central Group, with the focus on minimizing inequality and providing opportunities to all members of society together by transforming education into a hub of learning. Furthermore, it intends to promote careers for people with disabilities, as well as develop community economies, create jobs with stable income, share knowledge, support marketing communication channels, preserve and protect the environment in order to create a green world, and eventually guide all sectors toward sustainable tourism. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Central Tham Projects |url=https://www.centralgroup.com/en/sustainability/central-tham-projects |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=www.centralgroup.com |language=en}}</ref> |
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Jing Jai Market, Chiang Mai is a community tourism project based on organic agriculture that started in 2012 and covers more than 11.07 acres in the Central Group's "Jing Jai Central Chiang Mai" area. The market is organized into 3 sections: Food, Art & Design, and Craft. In addition, there is a Tops Green store, the first green store, as well as a Good Goods store, which is a Thai social enterprise brand that carries on local wisdom and has developed in quality and modernized design to be contemporary with an emphasis on creating sustainable happiness for both locals and tourists. |
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Over 200 years of history of the largest weaving source in the country with up to 39 original fabric patterns that should be preserved and carried on, Na Muen Sri is considered a revered item of Trang Province that has helped bring together people in the community to inherit local wisdom perfectly. |
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Central Tham collaborates with Pramaha Vuttichai Wachiramatee (Than W. Wachiramethi), the founder of Cherntawan International Meditation Center (Chiang Rai), and network partners to expand the Chuentawan Phuttha Niwet organic farming initiative towards "a prototype of a learning center for organic farming innovation." |
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Bhu Chee Duen is an origin of single and natural organic Arabica coffee cultivated with care under preserved trees for the healthy growth of coffee trees and the sustainability of the environment and the community. |
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Help farmers in the area earn more income by approaching sustainable agriculture. Hass Mexican avocados are the community's primary product which is the best breed in the world. Growing Hass avocados was started for sustainable agriculture and to help farmers in the area earn more income. Avocados are valuable cash crops with high demand in both domestic and foreign markets. |
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In 2017, Central Group presented gifts to 3,600 disadvantaged children.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enternews.vn/index.php/central-group-viet-nam-va-big-c-tang-3-600-phan-qua-cho-tre-em-nhan-ngay-thieu-nhi-111539.html|title=Central Group Việt Nam và Big C tặng 3.600 phần quà cho trẻ em nhân ngày thiếu nhi}}</ref> |
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In 2020, Central Group donated 70,000 medical masks and 9,000 anti-drop glasses to two leading hospitals in ] and ], 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 ] patients.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thitruong.nld.com.vn/vnmoney/central-group-tang-70000-khau-trang-y-te-va-9000-kinh-chong-giot-ban-cho-benh-vien-2020041616190238.htm|title=Central Group tặng 70.000 khẩu trang y tế và 9.000 kính chống giọt bắn cho bệnh viện|date=16 April 2020 }}</ref> |
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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.
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.
Central Embassy, Pathum Wan, Bangkok
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