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Thailand

Capital: Bangkok | Area: 513 100 km² |
Population (2021): 70.1 mio | GDP (2021): € 428.1 bn

“Reducing the environmental footprint”

Mr. DIY Thailand launches EV fleet for logistics

The Thai operations of Asian home goods giant Mr. DIY has launched a fleet of electric trucks as part of its move to modernise logistics. In a statement, Mr. DIY Thailand, which is set to hold a maiden offering in the …

Distribution5. November 2024

Thai DIY chain

HomePro sales suffer from consumer caution and rainfall

The Thai DIY chain HomePro generated 2.81 per cent less turnover from its retail activities including services in the third …

Distribution29. October 2024

Thai Watsadu, BnB Home, Nguyen Kim

CRC’s hardline business flat in the second quarter

The hardline business of Thai retail conglomerate Central Retail Corp (CRC) ended the second quarter with flat sales, as a strong…

Distribution3. September 2024

Global House reverses sales decline in the second quarter

Siam Global House, one of Thailand’s biggest home improvement retailing chains, has managed an incremental rise in net …

Distribution20. August 2024

Stock Exchange of Thailand

Boonthavorn gets green light for planned offering

An independent home retailing chain in Thailand that has links to industrial conglomerate Siam Cement Group (SCG) has secured the …

Distribution19. August 2024

Promotions save DoHome’s second quarter

Thanks to its sales promotions and activities, Thai home improvement retailer DoHome managed to break even during the second quarter despite…

Distribution19. August 2024

Subsidiary dissolved

HomePro cancels plans for Vietnam

The Thai DIY chain HomePro is abandoning its goal of setting up stores in Vietnam. The company has dissolved its wholly-owned subsidiary Home …

Distribution12. August 2024

Thailand

Global's Q1 sales down 1.86 per cent

Thai home improvement retailer Siam Global House reported a slow start of the year as sales dipped in the first quarter of 2024. In its …

Distribution2. May 2024

Siam Global House and others

Asian DIY retailers on expansion mode

Thailand's Siam Global House, Indonesia's PT Caturkarda Depo Bangunan, Laos' Souvanny Home Center, Myanmar’s Pro1 Global: their expansion …

Distribution3. April 2024

Retail sales down by 2.6 per cent

Challenging market for SCG Distribution

The retail sales of Thai powerhouse Siam Cement Group's building materials distribution business Thailand’s industrial powerhouse saw a 2.6 …

Distribution20. March 2024

Thai industrial conglomerate

Siam Cement Group's retail business sees dip in 2023 sales

Within the group, SCG Distribution is responsible for managing subsidiaries and associated companies that sell cemen…

Distribution20. March 2024

Tiles, sanitary ware and other items

Maiden offering for Thai home improvement retailer Boonthavorn

Boonthavorn Retail Corporation Public Company Ltd, an independent home improvement retailer in Thailand which has …

Distribution18. March 2024

Tahiland

Global House revenues fall 8.4 per cent in 2023

Thailand-based home improvement retailing chain Siam Global House reported an 8.42 per cent fall in net sales for 2023, owing mainly…

News15. February 2024

CRC's hardline segment

Thai Watsadu's sales flat in the third quarter

Revenues of the hardline segment of Thai retailer Central Retail Corp. (CRC) were flat in the third quarter. The Thai retailing giant…

Distribution28. November 2023

Thailand

Global House sales falls 10.16 per cent

Siam Global House, one of the biggest home improvement retailing chains in Thailand, recorded a double digit fall in its consolidated …

Distribution15. November 2023

Offset by new openings

HomePro feels weak consumption in the third quarter

Thai home improvement group HomePro's third quarter sales were 3.11 per cent higher than the same period last year. Sales …

Distribution2. November 2023

Selection of best-selling articles

Mr. DIY Thailand enters e-commerce space

The Thailand operations of home improvement retailer Mr. DIY has fully entered the e-commerce space of the country when it launched its …

Distribution20. September 2023

Second quarter

DoHome’s same-store sales fall by almost 10 per cent

Thai home improvement retailer DoHome reported a drop of almost 10 per cent in same-store sales in the second quarter of the …

Distribution29. August 2023

Thailand

CRC's hardline segment up 2.6 pct

The hardline segment of Thai retailing giant Central Retail Corp. (CRC) reported a 2.6 per cent increase in sales in the second quarter of 2023 on…

Distribution22. August 2023

election impact

DoHome posts muted sales in H1

Thai home improvement retailer DoHome reported muted sales revenues for the second quarter of 2023 on weak consumer spending stemming from election …

Distribution11. August 2023

Schedule for new stores in other markets pushed back

Global House sets Q4 timeline for expansion in Cambodia

Thai home improvement retailer Siam Global House has set the opening of its second branch in Cambodia for the fourth quarter…

Distribution9. August 2023

Second quarter

Siam Global House sees 7.7 per cent fall in consolidated sales

The consolidated sales of Thai home improvement retailer Siam Global House slipped by 7.7 per cent in the second …

Distribution4. August 2023

Thai Watsadu

Hardline sales of Thailand’s Central Retail rise slightly

The hardline segment of Thai multi-format and multi-category retailing giant Central Retail Corp. (CRC) saw a 2.9 per cent…

Distribution30. June 2023

Thailand

HomePro grows by 9.28 per cent in the first quarter

Thai home improvement chain HomePro has increased its first-quarter sales by 9.28 per cent year-on-year to 17.223 billion baht …

Distribution27. April 2023

Central Retail Corp.

Thai Watsadu to firm up positioning in Thai home improvement

Thai retail group Central Retail Corp. operates stores in the home improvement segment under the Thai Watsadu and the …

Distribution20. March 2023

Thai Watsadu and other brands

CRC’s hardline business up 14.6 per cent

The hardline segment of Thai retail company Central Retail Corp. (CRC) posted a 14.6 per cent rise in sales for 2022 as economic activity …

Distribution20. March 2023

Thailand

DoHome sales up 21.4 per cent in 2022

A better economic outlook dampened by global issues and inclement weather resulted in a 21.4 per cent jump in Thai home improvement retailer …

Distribution24. February 2023

South East Asia

Global House reports uptick in sales

Thai home improvement retailer Siam Global House reported a 5.29 per cent rise in sales for 2022, crediting this to same-store sales growth as …

Distribution21. February 2023

Affected by floods

Dohome posts 23.8 per cent rise in sales

Thai home improvement retailer Dohome recorded a 23.8 per cent rise in sales for the third quarter on more robust business stemming from …

Distribution15. November 2022

Floods on the one hand, more tourists on the other

HomePro sales grow by 21 per cent in the third quarter

The development of sales at HomePro, the Thai home improvement retailer, was characterised in the third quarter by partly …

Distribution27. October 2022

At the turn of the year

Shake-up at the top of HomePro

HomePro, the Thai home improvement group, has announced three changes at the top of its management team. Manit Udomkunnatum, currently chairman of t…

Distribution30. September 2022

Thai home improvement

DoHome sales soar, net income plunges

Thai home improvement retailer Dohome Public Co Ltd., a SET 100 company, reported a 24.1-per cent rise in sales, but continues to be hounded …

Distribution10. August 2022

Current year 2022

Mr. DIY Thailand to add more stores than initially planned

The Thai operation of Malaysian home improvement chain Mr. DIY has revised its store expansion target upwards after it …

Distribution5. August 2022

2nd Quarter 2022

Siam Global House manages slight rise in net sales

Siam Global House Public Company Ltd, a Thai home improvement retailer that also operates in Cambodia and has interests around …

Distribution4. August 2022

Upward spending spiral

Strong DoHome revenues in the first quarter

Thai home improvement retailer DoHome posted a stellar 36-per cent surge in sales for the first quarter of the year, but high costs put …

Distribution17. May 2022

“Shopping and Payback”

HomePro benefits from government stimulus programme

Thai home improvement retailer HomePro has reported an increase in sales for the first quarter of 2022. Sales revenue increased …

Distribution26. April 2022

Thai home improvement retailer

Second salvo for Siam Global’s ASEAN expansion begins

Siam Global House, one of the biggest home improvement retail chains in Thailand having 75 stores in the country, has …

Distribution6. April 2022

Plus 3.8 per cent

HomePro’s growth in 2021 impacted by temporary closure of stores

Thai DIY store chain HomePro increased its sales in 2021 by 3.81 per cent to THB 60 567.91 mio (EUR 1.657 bn). …

Distribution28. February 2022

“Economic conditions still affected by Covid-19”

Siam Global net sales up 25 per cent in 2021

Siam Global House, a Southeast Asian home improvement retailer from Thailand, reported a 24.98 per cent rise in consolidated net sales …

Distribution24. February 2022

Malaysian chain

Mr. DIY Thailand aims for 524 stores this year

The Thai operations of Malaysia based Southeast Asian home improvement retailer Mr. DIY plans to grow its store network in the market…

Distribution24. February 2022

Thailand

DoHome net sales surge 38 per cent in 2021 despite pandemic restrictions

Thai home improvement retailer DoHome reported a 37.8 per cent surge in net sales for 2021 as alternative …

Distribution23. February 2022

Thai chain

Siam Global’s international arm invests in Indonesian company

The international unit of Thai home improvement chain Siam Global House Public Co Ltd has acquired 22 per cent of a …

Distribution17. February 2022

Thailand

Double digit sales growth for DoHome despite store closures

Thai home improvement retailer DoHome's revenues rose 27.3 per cent in the third quarter amid the closure of several …

News18. November 2021

Thailand

Siam Global net sales up 19.34 per cent in Q3

A rise in same store sales and revenues from six new stores buoyed Thai home improvement retailer Siam Global House Public Co Ltd in …

News5. November 2021

Third quarter

Store closures cause HomePro double-digit decline

Due to the closure of a part of their stores lasting several weeks, the Thai chain of DIY stores HomePro saw a significant …

News2. November 2021

New restrictions in the third quarter

Thailand’s DoHome sees 36 per cent increase in first half sales

An overall improvement in store turnover led to a 36.1-per cent rise in Thai home improvement chain DoHome's sales …

News17. August 2021

First half of 2021

Siam Global consolidated earnings up 30 per cent

The Thailand-based home improvement retail chain Siam Global House Public Company Ltd. disclosed a 30.17 per cent rise in sales for…

News5. August 2021

Plus 18 per cent in the second quarter

HomePro grows, economy in Thailand remains under pressure

The Thai chain HomePro made sales to the amount of THB 16.15431 bn (EUR 416 mio) in the second quarter. This is an …

News28. July 2021

Thailand

DoHome soars in the first quarter despite store closures

Thai home improvement retailer Dohome reported stellar financial results in the first quarter of 2021 as the company …

News26. May 2021

Thailand

Siam Global sees double digit growth for the first quarter

Thai home improvement retailer Siam Global House posted double-digit growth in the first quarter of 2021, supported by …

News11. May 2021

First quarter

HomePro reports growth of 3.5 per cent

The Thai home improvement store chain HomePro increased its sales in the first quarter 2020 by 3.48 per cent to THB 15.05241 bn (EUR 397 mio)…

News30. April 2021

Thailand

Dohome increases revenues by 5.3 per cent

Thai home improvement company Dohome saw growth, with consolidated revenues going up 5.3 per cent to THB 18.92 bn, buoyed by a 15 per cent…

News3. March 2021

Store closures and higher costs

Thai chain Siam Global House sees fall in revenues for 2020

Siam Global House, a Thai home improvement chain with a presence in Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos, saw revenues slip 4.44 …

News2. March 2021

Figures 2020

Store closures cause HomePro a decline in sales for the first time

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Thai HomePro group had to accept a drop in sales for the first time in the year…

News25. February 2021

Subsidiary

Thai chain HomePro invests in Vietnam

The Thai DIY retailer HomePro is planning an expansion into Vietnam. The board of directors passed the resolution regarding the approval of …

News26. November 2020

Despite changing consumer behaviour

HomePro gets Covid-19

The Thai DIY chain HomePro was massively impacted by the Covid 19 pandemic in the second quarter. Revenue from contracts with customers which comprised of …

News30. July 2020

Quarterly sales drop

Shutdown affects Home Pro in Thailand and Malaysia

The shutdown in Thailand since 22 March and in Malaysia since 18 March is significantly affecting business for in the Thai chain …

News30. April 2020

Bangkok and four provinces

Home improvement stores closed in parts of Thailand

The government in Thailand has now ordered the temporary closure of all businesses except supermarkets, pharmacies, takeaway …

News24. March 2020

Thailand

Home Pro increases sales income by 1.77 per cent

The Thai DIY retailer Home Pro, which has enjoyed double-digit growth rates for some time, is now growing much more slowly than …

News28. February 2020

Third quarter

Thai chain Home Pro reports first sales declines

The Thai DIY store chain Home Pro reports sales declines for the first time. In the third quarter, the company's sales income at …

News30. October 2019

Stronger second quarter

Home Pro growth rate recovers

After a poor start to the year, the Thai DIY chain Home Pro saw its growth rate rise again in the second quarter. Sales income increased compared with…

News16. August 2019

Thailand

Home Pro achieves steady growth in a fragile economic environment

Thai home improvement group Home Pro is growing steadily, but without coming anywhere near to replicating the hig…

News6. May 2019

Second Quarter

Home Pro expands primarily through same store sales growth

The Thai DIY store chain Home Pro reports a sales income of THB 15.44464 bn for the second quarter, an increase by 4.34 …

News3. August 2018

Growth below target

Home Pro feeling economic differences in the regions

The home improvement store chain Home Pro is experiencing varying levels of regional success with its stores in Thailand. …

News25. April 2018

Thailand

Home Pro grows by five percent in 2017

The Thai chain of DIY stores Home Pro increased its sales income in the past year by 5.20 per cent to THB 59.88832 bn (EUR 1.56 bn). Stores …

News8. March 2018

Third quarter

Home Pro returns to higher growth rates

The Thai DIY store chain Home Pro performed somewhat better in the third quarter, which it attributes to the improvement in the Thai economy…

News6. November 2017

Second quarter

Home Pro experiences slower growth rates

The Thai DIY store operator Home Pro reports much lower growth figures than in the past for the second quarter also. The company reports …

News31. July 2017

Thailand

New Home Pro S format in a shopping mall

The Thai DIY store operator Home Pro has been piloting its new format Home Pro S since the start of July. The store is on the first floor …

News26. July 2017

Suspected of money laundering

Chairman of Home Pro in Thailand steps down

Anant Asavabhokhin, the chairman and director of the Thai DIY store group Home Product Center Public Company Limited, stepped down from …

News23. May 2017

Nine new stores

Home Pro sales grow by more than eight per cent

The Thai DIY store operator Home Pro increased its sales by 8.41 per cent to THB 56.928 bn in 2016. This growth was generated, …

News3. March 2017

Thailand

Home Pro plans to launch a new store format

The Thai chain of DIY stores Home Pro is planning a new store format and business model. Within this year still, the company wants to …

News7. December 2016

Thailand and Malaysia

Home Pro grows by nearly ten per cent in 2015

The Thai DIY chain Home Pro has continued to grow at a substantial albeit slightly reduced rate. In 2015, sales increased by 9.48 per …

News25. February 2016

Thailand

Home Pro not quite as strong in the third quarter

The Thai DIY store operator Home Pro recorded sales of THB 12.88347 bn in the third quarter of 2015. Its growth rate of 8.28 per …

News28. October 2015

South-East Asia - Euromonitor International

Increasing labour costs as opportunity

The “do it for me” culture hampers growth in both Indonesia and Thailand, says Cruz del Barrio, head of home and garden research at …

Distribution17. July 2014

Scope 3

Putting the plan into action

As some of the world’s leading retailers confirm their commitment, Jamie Pitcairn, Corporate …

Distribution20. November 2024

Debate in Germany

The leaflet remains – for now

The printed brochure, still an important advertising medium for the DIY industry, is under pressure…

Distribution28. October 2024

Obi

The Myth of the Supplement

Christian von Hegel, a brand expert with a doctorate, sees himself as a scientist even as head of …

Distribution21. October 2024