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Aptos Inc, a leading retail technology solutions company, on Wednesday announced that Central Group, Thailand’s largest multi-format retailer, will deploy Aptos Planning technology to optimise their merchandise planning functions.

With the plan to list Central Retail Corporation (CRC) on the Stock Exchange of Thailand this year, Thai conglomerate Central Group will have its three core businesses listed on the SET with market capitalisation at more than Bt700 billion, or about four per cent of the bourse’s Bt17.67 trillion market cap.

Central Retail, a subsidiary of the Central Group, today (July 31) announced a consolidation of its retail units in Thailand, Vietnam and Italy under a holding company, ahead of the company's listing on the Thai stock market.

Central Group will invest US$200 million (Bt6.3 billion) to acquire a significant non-controlling stake in Grab Holdings (Grab) Thai entity, the company announced in a press release on Thursday.

KBank has teamed up with Central Group for the “K Day Hey [email protected] Zen” campaign for K-credit cardholders.

JD Central – a joint venture between Central Group and ‪JD.com‬, China’s one-stop e-commerce platform – will engage DHL eCommerce to enable quality delivery with nationwide geographical reach in Thailand.

Central Group is launching “passport privileges” organised by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), investing over Bt500 million in the Amazing Thailand sale.

CENTRAL GROUP of Companies yesterday announced the launch of a new department store, Porto de Phuket, to cater to the increasing number of high-spending tourists visiting the area.

JD Central, an e-commerce joint venture between Central Group, the biggest retail conglomerate in Thailand, and JD.com, the largest retailer in China, has announced its official launch in Thailand.

CENTRAL Group continued its growth path in the first-half of the year with the government’s infrastructure spending as one the key drivers, said Tos Chirathivat, chairman of executive committee and group CEO, in announcing the company’s performance in the first six months of the year.

Central Group has joined Pracharat Raksamakkai of Ratchaburi to host a two-week “Pineapples in the City” series of events, helping local growers from Ban Kha district to sell their produce during a period of excess supply and low prices.

An ecommerce workshop was held for government officials and international micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) at JD Central’s headquarters in Gaysorn Tower.