- Business
- Central Pattana Public Company Limited (CPN-R.BK) develops and invests in retail-led mixed-use properties in Thailand and select international markets. The company owns and operates 41 premium shopping centers including CentralWorld, CentralPlaza, and CentralFestival brands with over 2.3 million square meters of net leasable area; 16 community malls; 32 food courts; 10 office buildings; 9 hotels; and 33 residential projects encompassing condominiums and housing units for sale. It provides property management consulting, corporate services, utility services for shopping centers, food and beverage sales, education services, play lands, water theme parks, and manages real estate investment trusts such as CPN Retail Growth Leasehold REIT (CPNREIT) and CPN Commercial Growth Leasehold Property Fund (CPNCG); operations span Bangkok, major provincial cities across more than 30 provinces, and one project in Malaysia. Founded in 1980 and headquartered at the Offices at Centralworld, 999/9 Rama I Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok, Thailand, it functions as a business unit under parent Central Group. Recent developments include a 121 billion baht five-year investment plan for 2024-2028 targeting expansion to 50 shopping centers, 25 mixed-use projects, and new launches such as Central Nakhon Sawan, Central Nakhon Pathom, Central Krabi in 2025, Central Northville, Central Khonkaen Campus, Central Chiangmai Airport, and Central Phuket; a 120 billion baht commitment to create a new central business district in Bangkok; and strong Q2/2025 performance with net profit growth driven by shopping center operations.