Nightingale-Olympic: Bangkok's first department store
Bangkok has many large shopping malls in the center of the city, which are tightly built in concrete and modernly furnished to serve the shopping public. However, I read on various websites about the first and now oldest department store in Bangkok: Nightingale-Olympic in Triphet Khwang Road.
Tesco Lotus is a supercenter or hypermarket group in Thailand, founded in 1998. It is a collaboration of the Thai Charoen Pokphand Group Lotus and the British retail giant Tesco. They sell everything from food and clothing to housewares, electronics and furniture.
News from Thailand – March 6, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Insurers have to pay for arson in 2010; no terrorism
• Former Finance Minister: Sunny economy is an illusion
• Re-elected Governor Sukhumbhand: My only problem is PR
Central Retail goes Global
Who doesn't know the Thailand-based department stores of Central, Zen and Robinson? It all sounds a bit English and especially with Robinson you have the feeling that you are dealing with a Western company.
Thai Shopping Malls
The large shopping malls in Thailand are shooting up like mushrooms. The Terminal 21 department store recently opened on Sukhumvit Road in Bangkok and a Japanese-oriented department store near the Ekamai bus station.