Thailand

Buoyed by improving tourism levels and strong economic growth, Thailand's alcoholic drinks sector should experience some considerable dynamism this year. With the Thai alcoholic drinks... 2011-01-17

Dynamism in the Thai hypermarket sector is set to intensify this year after French retailer Casino agreed to acquire Carrefour's Thai operations in November 2010. Casino's acquisition... 2011-01-06

BMI's near-term expectations for the (F&D) industry largely revolve around ongoing weakness in developed markets and the outperformance of emerging markets (EM). Led by the US,... 2010-12-09

US retail giant Wal-Mart, France's Casino Guichard-Perrachon and South Korean retailer Lotte Shopping have all reportedly advanced to the next round of bidding for Indonesian retailer... 2010-11-24

Thailand's positive consumer sentiment, strong economic recovery and increasing tourist arrivals paint a positive consumer picture this year. While we remain wary of the impact that... 2010-11-22

French retailer Carrefour withdrew its 23 Malaysian stores and two Singaporean stores from sale on November 19 after a strategic review, according to Bloomberg. As part of its strategy... 2010-11-19

Impressive FY10 financial results from Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) have continued to reflect and support our core industry view of emerging market (EM) outperformance. While we cannot... 2010-11-19

Casino has successfully acquired Carrefour's 42 stores in Thailand with a bid that corresponds to 1.2 times Carrefour's annual Thailand net revenues. While the acquisition will provide... 2010-11-18

Against the backdrop of domestic demand weakness, Japan-based food group Ajinomoto has renewed its commitment to emerging markets (EMs) with plans to invest THB5.4bn (US$182.7mn) to... 2010-11-11

With exports to the US accounting for the bulk of Thai Union Frozen Products (TUF)'s revenues, the canned tuna producer has struggled to grow revenues in its latest quarter due to an... 2010-11-10