awayfoe Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 bad news for farang quality food lovers a major Thai company well know for industrial chicken and food buy and control makro now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 So it will be open 7/11 and sell only farmhouse bread ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiNiro Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Will they charge the farang double now? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keemapoot Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Yes, orders have gone out to all the stores they will only be carrying CP chicken and sausages. Seriously, does anything think the richest man in Thailand who just bought Makro is stupid? Wouldn't surprise me to see them position Makro with even more upscale foreign products to erode market share from Tops/Villa, etc., even Tesco Extra, which is looking for the higher end customer now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurwait Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Yes, orders have gone out to all the stores they will only be carrying CP chicken and sausages. Seriously, does anything think the richest man in Thailand who just bought Makro is stupid? Wouldn't surprise me to see them position Makro with even more upscale foreign products to erode market share from Tops/Villa, etc., even Tesco Extra, which is looking for the higher end customer now. Are you new here ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Never saw Makro as a purveyor of anything uniquely farang or 'farang quality'. Then again, I never shopped much at Sam's Club in the US either. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keemapoot Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Yes, orders have gone out to all the stores they will only be carrying CP chicken and sausages. Seriously, does anything think the richest man in Thailand who just bought Makro is stupid? Wouldn't surprise me to see them position Makro with even more upscale foreign products to erode market share from Tops/Villa, etc., even Tesco Extra, which is looking for the higher end customer now. Are you new here ? Haha, interesting move by the old boy after what happened with his interests in Tesco lotus TH. He's probably got an attack plan already in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apetley Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Never saw Makro as a purveyor of anything uniquely farang or 'farang quality'. Then again, I never shopped much at Sam's Club in the US either. Their Cumberland sausages are quite nice:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummiebob Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 What many of you may not know is that Makro was CP's first venture into retail to begin with, way before their Lotus, they were the Thai contact that brought Makro to Thailand in the beginning, and still hold shares in Siam Makro until these days, This deal would means that CP would take controls of the remaining shares and Makro Nederland would exit Makro's main market is never concerned with the middle or upper class, their bulk buys are mom&pops stores in the little shophouses around the markets throughout Thailand, sue there are high-end restaurants that shop there for certain things to... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailaw Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Yes, orders have gone out to all the stores they will only be carrying CP chicken and sausages. Seriously, does anything think the richest man in Thailand who just bought Makro is stupid? Wouldn't surprise me to see them position Makro with even more upscale foreign products to erode market share from Tops/Villa, etc., even Tesco Extra, which is looking for the higher end customer now. I hope that you are right. I have been a big fan of Makro. But if the sale of Carrefour to Big C is any indication, it suggests a change that may not be so good from a food selection/quality perspective. I will hold judgment, but I am not pleased to hear this news. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Yes, orders have gone out to all the stores they will only be carrying CP chicken and sausages. Seriously, does anything think the richest man in Thailand who just bought Makro is stupid? Wouldn't surprise me to see them position Makro with even more upscale foreign products to erode market share from Tops/Villa, etc., even Tesco Extra, which is looking for the higher end customer now. I hope that you are right. I have been a big fan of Makro. But if the sale of Carrefour to Big C is any indication, it suggests a change that may not be so good from a food selection/quality perspective. I will hold judgment, but I am not pleased to hear this news. With keemapoot alluding to a CP withdrawal from the Tesco venture and the recent comments about empty shelves at Tesco's, maybe we can expect the hugely deep pockets of a CP investment will make Makro better? Certainly the Pattaya outlet needs a bloody shakeup. The Rayong branch is so much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrain Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 What many of you may not know is that Makro was CP's first venture into retail to begin with, way before their Lotus, they were the Thai contact that brought Makro to Thailand in the beginning, and still hold shares in Siam Makro until these days, This deal would means that CP would take controls of the remaining shares and Makro Nederland would exit Makro's main market is never concerned with the middle or upper class, their bulk buys are mom&pops stores in the little shophouses around the markets throughout Thailand, sue there are high-end restaurants that shop there for certain things to... Makro Nederland have branches all over the world for decades, but they exit there Thailand branch. Maybe it should give an indication, same as why Carrefour left Thailand, and Delhaize and Carlsberg and .................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrZM Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Central festival food shop/supermarket has the best quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 With keemapoot alluding to a CP withdrawal from the Tesco venture and the recent comments about empty shelves at Tesco's, maybe we can expect the hugely deep pockets of a CP investment will make Makro better? Certainly the Pattaya outlet needs a bloody shakeup. The Rayong branch is so much better. Really? I'll have to give the Rayong brach a shot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelaway Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Central festival food shop/supermarket has the best quality. ...and the highest prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Makro Nederland have branches all over the world for decades Sold all their European branches to Metro Group (German) in 1998, still are the owners in Asia and South America, except now for Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awayfoe Posted April 24, 2013 Author Share Posted April 24, 2013 Makro Nederland have branches all over the world for decades Sold all their European branches to Metro Group (German) in 1998, still are the owners in Asia and South America, except now for Thailand. yes .....correct information ...and in some country in Europe the name is METRO not MAKRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raro Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Central festival food shop/supermarket has the best quality. ...and the highest prices. wasn't there a correlation between quality and price? What many of you may not know is that Makro was CP's first venture into retail to begin with, way before their Lotus, they were the Thai contact that brought Makro to Thailand in the beginning, and still hold shares in Siam Makro until these days, This deal would means that CP would take controls of the remaining shares and Makro Nederland would exit Makro's main market is never concerned with the middle or upper class, their bulk buys are mom&pops stores in the little shophouses around the markets throughout Thailand, sue there are high-end restaurants that shop there for certain things to... Makro Nederland have branches all over the world for decades, but they exit there Thailand branch. Maybe it should give an indication, same as why Carrefour left Thailand, and Delhaize and Carlsberg and .................. Carrfour exit the Thai market as they needed cash to invest in China. 1 billion consumers versus 55 Million Since this thread is not exactly Pattaya specific, I move it into the General topics forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevvy Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Central festival food shop/supermarket has the best quality. and the highest prices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potosi Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Siam Makro PCL had been independent for many years, it owned 99.99% of the shares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 please continueThai Tycoon In $6.6 Bn Bid For Discount Retailer Siam Makrohttp://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/634767-thai-tycoon-in-66-bn-bid-for-discount-retailer-siam-makro/ //CLOSED// Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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