Central Group

Central Group
กลุ่มเซ็นทรัล

Type	Family-owned Holding Company
Industry	Merchant, Real estate, Retailing, Hospitality, Restaurants
Founded	1947 (1947)
Founder	Tiang Chirathivat
Headquarters	Bangkok, Thailand
Area served	Thailand Italy Germany Denmark Vietnam Malaysia Indonesia Maldives Sri Lanka
Products	Shopping centres, department stores, restaurants, hotels.
Revenue	US$9.17 billion (2016)^[1]
Total assets	US$9.7 billion (2014 est)
Number of employees	70,000
Subsidiaries	Central Pattana (SET: CPN) Central Plaza Hotel PLC (SET: CENTEL) Central Department Store Group Central Restaurants Group Central Marketing Group Central Hardlines Group Central Online Group Central Food Retail Group Central Group Vietnam Nguyenkim Shopping Center
Website	www.centralgroup.com

The Central Group of Companies (Thai: กลุ่มเซ็นทรัล) or Central Holding is a family-owned conglomerate holding company in Thailand that is involved in merchandising, real estate, retailing, hospitality and restaurants. Among its subsidiaries are Central Pattana and the Central Retail Corporation. Its current CEO is Tos Chirathivat, grandson of the company founder. Its chief rival is The Mall Group, which owns Siam Paragon and The Emporium and several suburban shopping centres.

History

Tiang Chirathivat, an overseas Chinese from Hainan, started a general merchandise store in 1947 in Samphanthawong District, Bangkok's 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.

Major subsidiaries

Central Embassy, Pathum Wan, Bangkok

CPN (Central Pattana) real property development and malls management: CentralPlaza, CentralFestival, and CentralWorld.^[2]
CDG (Central Department Store Group), legally named Central Retail Corporation (CRC) operates its department and retail stores: Central Department Store, Robinson Department Store, Central Embassy, ZEN, CRC Sports, La Rinascente, ILLUM, Alsterhaus, KaDeWe, and Oberpollinger.^[3]
CHR (Centara Hotel and Resort) operates more than 40 hotels and resorts and private residences in Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Maldives, and Sri Lanka.^[4]
CRG (Central Restaurant Group) food franchises in Thailand: Mister Donut, KFC (malls branch only), Auntie Anne's, Pepper Lunch, Chabuton, Coldstone, Ryu Shabu Shabu, The Terrace, Yoshinoya, Ootoya, Tenya, and Katsuya.^[5]
CFG (Central Food Retail Group) offers fresh, grocery and household merchandise in multiple food retail formats to suit customer segment's needs. The format include Central Food Hall, Tops market, Tops SUPERSTORE, Tops daily, Tops superkoom, Eathai, Central Wine Cellar, Segafredo, Tops Shop Online, and FamilyMart. The business unit also bought Matsumoto Kiyoshi - Japan's number 1 drugstore.^[6]
CHG (Central Hardline Group) home and electric appliances store: Power Buy, Baan and Beyond, HomeWork, and Thai Wassadu.^[7]
CMG (Central Marketing Group) high-end fashion imports such as: Casio watches, G-Shock, and Mango clothing.^[8]
COL (Central Online) books, stationery, and office store. It operates central group's e-commerce system and applications: B2S, OfficeMate (formerly, Office Depot), and Cenergy Innovation.^[9]

Malls

CPN Malls

CentralFestival, Chiang Mai

CentralPlaza, Udon Thani

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Name	Opening	Floor area (m²)	Location
CentralPlaza Lardprao	April, 1983	7005310000000000000♠310,000	Bangkok
CentralPlaza Ramindra	November, 1993	7004860000000000000♠86,000	Bangkok
CentralPlaza Pinklao	March, 1995	7005340000000000000♠340,000	Bangkok
CentralPlaza Pattaya	July, 1995	7004620000000000000♠62,000	Chonburi
CentralPlaza Chiang Mai Airport	March, 1996	7005250000000000000♠250,000	Chiang Mai
CentralPlaza Rama III	October, 1997	7005220000000000000♠220,000	Bangkok
CentralPlaza Bangna	December, 2001	7005450000000000000♠450,000	Bangkok
CentralPlaza Rama II	December, 2002	7005210000000000000♠210,000	Bangkok
CentralWorld	December, 2002	7005830000000000000♠830,000	Bangkok
CentralPlaza Rattanathibet	December, 2003	7005140000000000000♠140,000	Nonthaburi
Central Phuket	September, 2004	7005136000000000000♠136,000	Phuket
CentralPlaza Chaengwattana	November, 2008	7005310000000000000♠310,000	Nonthaburi
CentralFestival Pattaya Beach	January, 2009	7005210000000000000♠210,000	Pattaya
CentralPlaza Udon Thani	April, 2009	7005250000000000000♠250,000	Udon Thani
CentralPlaza Chonburi	May, 2009	7005156000000000000♠156,000	Chonburi
CentralPlaza Khon Kaen	December, 2009	7005186000000000000♠186,000	Khon Kaen
CentralPlaza Chiang Rai	March, 2011	7005110000000000000♠110,000	Chiang Rai
CentralPlaza Phitsanulok	October, 2011	7005130000000000000♠130,000	Phitsanulok
CentralPlaza Grand Rama IX	December, 2011	7005220000000000000♠220,000	Bangkok
CentralPlaza Surat Thani	October, 2012	7005130000000000000♠130,000	Surat Thani
CentralPlaza Lampang	November, 2012	7005110000000000000♠110,000	Lampang
CentralPlaza Ubonratchathani	April, 2013	7005140000000000000♠140,000	Ubon Ratchathani
CentralFestival Chiangmai	November, 2013	7005260000000000000♠260,000	Chiang Mai
CentralFestival Hatyai	December, 2013	7005295000000000000♠295,000	Songkla
CentralFestival Samui	March, 2014	7004900000000000000♠90,000	Ko Samui
CentralPlaza Salaya	August, 2014	7005180000000000000♠180,000	Nakhon Pathom
CentralPlaza Rayong	May, 2015	7005200000000000000♠200,000	Rayong
CentralPlaza Westgate	August, 2015	7005500000000000000♠500,000	Nonthaburi
CentralFestival EastVille	October, 2015	7005150000000000000♠150,000	Bangkok
CentralPlaza Nakhon Si Thammarat	July, 2016	7005125000000000000♠125,000	Nakhon Si Thammarat

Department stores

ZEN at CentralWorld

Oberpollinger in Munich

All chains are operated by Central Department Store Group (CDG)

Chains	Country	Branches
Central Department Store	Thailand	21
	Indonesia	2
	Malaysia	1
Robinson Department Store (Robins in Vietnam)	Thailand	39^[10]
Robinson Department Store (Robins in Vietnam)	Vietnam	2
ZEN Department Store	Thailand	1
La Rinascente	Italy	13
Illum	Denmark	1
Alsterhaus	Germany	1
KaDeWe	Germany	1
Oberpollinger	Germany	1

References

↑ Central Group sales revenues 2016
↑ "Central Pattana Group (CPN)". Central Group. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
↑ "Central Department Store Group (CDG)". Central Group. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
↑ "Centara Hotels and Resorts Group (CHR)". Central Group. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
↑ "Central Restaurants Group (CRG)". Central Group. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
↑ "Central Food Retail Group (CFG)". Central Group. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
↑ "Central Hardlines Group (CHG)". Central Group. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
↑ "Central Marketing Group (CMG)". Central Group. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
↑ "Central Online (COL)". Central Group. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
↑ "Store Location". Robinson Department Store. Retrieved 24 July 2015.

External links

Central Group website

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