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Business Overview and Performance Corporate Governance Financial Statements Enclosure
The following table presents an overview of major acquisitions, joint ventures and other business partnerships.
Retail Banner or Brand Year Business Model
Robinson Department Store 1995 Acquisition of existing business in Thailand
2019 Tender offer for all securities of Robinson Public Company Limited
(ROBINS)
Tops 1996 Acquisition of existing business in Thailand
Watsons 1996 Joint venture formed with Watson’s The Chemist (Thailand)
Holdings Limited and other parties
Nike 1999 Preferred Sporting Goods Strategic Partner for Southeast Asia
Marks & Spencer 2002 Exclusive partnership for the opening of physical brandshops in
Thailand and non-exclusive partnership to operate an internet website
or a multi-channel ordering system
Samsonite 2006 Joint venture formed with Samsonite Corporation for existing
business in Thailand
Rinascente Department Store 2011 Acquisition of existing business in Italy
FamilyMart 2012 Joint venture formed with FamilyMart Co., Ltd. and other parties
for existing business in Thailand
2020 Acquisition of an additional 49% interest in Central FamilyMart Co.,
Ltd, increasing its ownership interest from 51% to 100%
Muji 2012 Joint venture formed with Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd. for existing
businesses in Thailand
Komonoya 2013 Joint venture formed with Watts Co., Ltd. for existing businesses
in Thailand
Sunglass Hut 2014 Joint venture formed with Luxottica Group S.p.A and Luxotica S.r.l
for the opening of Sunglass retail stores in Thailand
Lan Chi Mart 2015 Joint venture formed for existing business in Vietnam
Matsumoto Kiyoshi 2015 Joint venture formed with Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings Co., Ltd. for
the opening of health and beauty stores in Thailand
Nguyen Kim (1) 2015 Joint venture formed for existing business in Vietnam
2019 Nguyen Kim became Central Retail’s wholly owned subsidiary
Big C Vietnam 2016 Joint venture formed for existing business in Vietnam
Gucci 2017 Acquisition of existing business after cooperative venture in
Vietnam
Bottega Veneta 2017 Joint venture formed with G Distribution BV for existing businesses
in Thailand
OfficeMate, B2S, and MEB 2021 Acquisition of existing business in Thailand
GrabTaxi Holdings (Thailand) 2021 Acquisition of existing business in Thailand by acquiring stake
(Central Retail indirect in Porto Worldwide Limited (or Porto WW), which invests in Grab
hold through Porto business (Thailand), Porto WW holds a 40 % stake in the Company.
Worldwide Limited) GrabTaxi Holdings (Thailand) Co., Ltd., a Grab operator with
a wide range of services in Thailand.
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