Central Group

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.

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
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Netherlands
Switzerland
United Kingdom
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

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
NameOpeningFloor area (m²)Location
Central LardpraoApril, 198376,000Bangkok
Central RamindraNovember, 199386,000Bangkok
Central PinklaoMarch, 1995370,000Bangkok
Central MarinaJuly, 199570,000Chonburi
Central Chiangmai AirportMarch, 1996250,000Chiang Mai
Central Rama IIIOctober, 1997220,000Bangkok
Central BangnaDecember, 2001340,000Bangkok
Central Rama IIDecember, 2002210,000Bangkok
CentralWorldDecember, 2002550,000Bangkok
Central RattanathibetDecember, 2003300,000Nonthaburi
Central Phuket – FestivalSeptember, 2004120,000Phuket
Central ChaengwattanaNovember, 2008310,000Nonthaburi
Central PattayaJanuary, 2009250,000Pattaya
Central UdonApril, 2009250,000Udon Thani
Central ChonburiMay, 2009127,400Chonburi
Central Khon KaenDecember, 2009260,000Khon Kaen
Central ChiangraiMarch, 2011110,000Chiang Rai
Central PhitsanulokOctober, 2011100,000Phitsanulok
Central Rama IXDecember, 2011214,000Bangkok
Central SuratthaniOctober, 2012130,000Surat Thani
Central LampangNovember, 2012120,000Lampang
Central UbonApril, 2013140,000Ubon Ratchathani
Central ChiangmaiNovember, 2013260,000Chiang Mai
Central HatyaiDecember, 2013295,000Songkhla
Central SamuiMarch, 201490,000Ko Samui
Central Embassy (Mixed Use Development)May, 20141,000,000+Bangkok
Central SalayaAugust, 2014185,500Nakhon Pathom
Central RayongMay, 2015155,000Rayong
Central WestGateAugust, 2015500,000Nonthaburi
Central EastVilleOctober, 2015150,000Bangkok
Central Nakhon SiJuly, 2016125,000Nakhon Si Thammarat
Central KoratNovember, 2017355,000Nakhon Ratchasima
Central MahachaiNovember, 2017170,000Samut Sakhon
Central Phuket – FlorestaSeptember, 2018300,000Phuket
Central i-City[lower-alpha 1]March, 2019278,000[3]Shah Alam, Malaysia
Central Village Luxury OutletAugust, 201940,000Samut Prakan
Central Si RachaOctober, 2021140,000Chonburi
Central AyutthayaNovember, 2021160,000Ayutthaya
Central ChanthaburiMay, 202292,000Chanthaburi
Central WestVilleQ4/202393,000Nonthaburi
Central Nakhon SawanQ1/202476,000Nakhon Sawan
Central Nakhon PathomQ2/202469,000Nakhon Pathom
  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
ChainsCountryBranches
Central Department StoreThailand22 (In 2019, Zen Department Store was rebranded as Central[4])
Indonesia1 (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)Thailand44[6]
Vietnam2
RinascenteItaly9 (2 in Rome)
Illum[lower-alpha 1]Denmark1
Alsterhaus[lower-alpha 1]Germany1
KaDeWe[lower-alpha 1]Germany1
Oberpollinger[lower-alpha 1]Germany1
Globus[lower-alpha 1] Switzerland 13
Selfridges England 4
Brown Thomas Ireland 5 (6 including BT2 Blanchardstown)
Arnotts 1
De Bijenkorf Netherlands 7
  1. 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. https://cdn1.imggmi.com/uploads/2019/1/11/165036cfccfa2a903e76c48f38a18f1d-full.png
  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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