- CEO
- Suthisarn Chirathivat
- Full Time Employees
- 56,186
- Sector
- Retail trade
- Industry
- Department stores
- Address
- 22 Soi Somkid Ploenchit Road Bangkok BM Thailand 10330
- IPO Date
- Feb 20, 2020
- Business
- Central Retail Corporation Public Company Limited Central Retail Corporation Public Company Limited (CRC.BK) is a Thailand-based multi-format, multi-category omnichannel retail and wholesale platform operating primarily in Thailand, Vietnam and Italy. The company conducts its business across four key segments: fashion, offering apparel and accessories through banners such as Central Department Store, Robinson Department Store, Supersports, Central Marketing Group and Rinascente; food, providing groceries, deli, baked goods, pet products and professional food solutions via Tops Food Hall, Tops, Tops Daily, Tops Care, Matsukiyo, GO Wholesale, Big C/GO!, go! Supermarket, Tops Market and Lan Chi Mart; hardline, encompassing home decoration, improvement, electronics, stationery, office supplies and e-books under Thaiwatsadu, Thaiwatsadu x BnB home, AUTO1, Power Buy, OfficeMate, B2S, MEB and Nguyen Kim; and property, including lifestyle centers like Robinson Lifestyle, Tops Plaza and GO! Mall. Founded in 1947 and headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand, Central Retail Corporation Public Company Limited serves diverse customer segments from everyday consumers to professionals and businesses through extensive retail networks, e-commerce and wholesale channels, and operates as a subsidiary of Central Group.
In recent developments, the company approved the sale of its Italian department store business Rinascente to Central Group in November 2025, securing approximately THB 14.7 billion and realizing a profit of THB 6 billion to reinforce expansion strategies in Thailand and Vietnam. This strategic divestment follows earlier shifts, including Central Group's October 2024 partnership with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) for a 60% stake in Selfridges Group's operating and property companies.