Who owns BIG C?

[nong38]

BIG C, short for Big Chief I gather, well who owns them? The reason I ask is because I thought they were part of the French Casino group of supermarkets, but, yesterday whilst driving back from Pattaya to Nakhon Sawan I passed a BIG C delivery lorry its stated that on the back end of the taupalin, " A Big C delivery" but at the front end of the taupalin was....................unilever the British/Dutch conglomarate. That was a surprise.

[Tywais]

This says it is under Groupe Casino a French mass retailer.

//edit - Seems unilever does some marketing with BigC, especially in Viet Nam.

[jbrain]

This says it is under Groupe Casino a French mass retailer.

//edit - Seems unilever does some marketing with BigC, especially in Viet Nam.

It actually says that Casino has interests in Big C

in France and abroad, often through interests held in local retailers. Examples include Libertad and Mini Libertad in Argentina, Disco and Devoto in Uruguay, Big C in Thailand,

As far as I know Big C is owned by central group.

[Tywais]

This says it is under Groupe Casino a French mass retailer.

//edit - Seems unilever does some marketing with BigC, especially in Viet Nam.

It actually says that Casino has interests in Big C

in France and abroad, often through interests held in local retailers. Examples include Libertad and Mini Libertad in Argentina, Disco and Devoto in Uruguay, Big C in Thailand,

As far as I know Big C is owned by central group.

2010 – The Groupe acquires Carrefour’s interests in Thailand. BigC bought out Carrefour in 2010

Subsidiaraies of Groupe Thailand : Big C / Vietnam : Big C

Apr 10, 2012 - According to Big C's website, France's retail giant Groupe Casino owns 63.2% of Big C

[brit1984]

top 10 shareholders here www.bigc.co.th/ir/investor.html - #1 and #2 are entities controlled by groupe casino

unilever supplies products to big c and will own / lease the truck (maybe with an agreement to have big c stickers on the side)

[davejones]

This says it is under Groupe Casino a French mass retailer.

//edit - Seems unilever does some marketing with BigC, especially in Viet Nam.

It actually says that Casino has interests in Big C

in France and abroad, often through interests held in local retailers. Examples include Libertad and Mini Libertad in Argentina, Disco and Devoto in Uruguay, Big C in Thailand,

As far as I know Big C is owned by central group.

How did you come to think that?

[colin2]

Big Keeeee ! Just as bad as tesco es and Mc sHit !.

[jbrain]

This says it is under Groupe Casino a French mass retailer.

//edit - Seems unilever does some marketing with BigC, especially in Viet Nam.

It actually says that Casino has interests in Big C

in France and abroad, often through interests held in local retailers. Examples include Libertad and Mini Libertad in Argentina, Disco and Devoto in Uruguay, Big C in Thailand,

As far as I know Big C is owned by central group.

How did you come to think that?

Think what ? That it was owned by Central ?

Maybe because they are the founders of Big C and merged with Casino after the 1997 Asia crisis.

If you mean the part in blue, that was taken from the link Tywais provided.

[lopburi3]

One post removed for language issues.

[ezzra]

Big C has quite a number of products for sale under the Casino brand, but what

get me peed off is the fact that 99% of their Csino brand products doesn't have

product's description and information in English on them only French and Thai..

[nzvic]

Isn't it Dhanin Chearavanont & family? read in Economist years ago they bought Carrefours out...the IMF did a rotten job in the advice it gave Thailand and other parts of S E Asia re the Asian Ec. Crisis...they had little understanding of the region and based their strategy on another area altogether...World Bank and IMF usually attract people like that nearly head French sex-mad creep and Wolfowitz? was it, who put his mistress into a wellpaid position...and Asian countries pay towards their upkeep.

[Baerboxer]

Big C has quite a number of products for sale under the Casino brand, but what

get me peed off is the fact that 99% of their Csino brand products doesn't have

product's description and information in English on them only French and Thai..

France, and most French people still believe that French is an international language. It's still the official second language of the UN but really, outside of France and former French colonies, its hardly bothered with anymore.

[shaurene]

All contract delivery wagons have the name of the customer on the covers and the box wagons have it printed on, they are not owned by Big C.

Click on Big C Thailand on google it will tell you. Big C bought out the large French supermarket chain in Thailand and called them Big C Extra.

[Aforek]

Casino products are exactly the same than those sold in France, and at the beginning not intended to be sold outside France ; may be a good occasion to learn an other language ?

For the behavior of Big C in Thailand ( wrong prices and so on ) I think the problems come from Thai staff.

The boss is not Casino, they only have 62 % of the business.

[Estrada]

This says it is under Groupe Casino a French mass retailer.

//edit - Seems unilever does some marketing with BigC, especially in Viet Nam.

It actually says that Casino has interests in Big C

in France and abroad, often through interests held in local retailers. Examples include Libertad and Mini Libertad in Argentina, Disco and Devoto in Uruguay, Big C in Thailand,

As far as I know Big C is owned by central group.

How did you come to think that?

Big C stands for "Big Central". Originally Central opened as Central Supermarket in 1993 and then changed the name to Big C. Due to the Asian financial crisis of 1997, they were forced to sell to Groupe Casino. Big C is listed on the SET.

[stoneyboy]

Is it really that difficult to type in Big C Thailand in your search engine.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_C

[Danbit]

Informations of to-day SET:

Paid-up Shares (m) 825.00 Par (Bt) 10.00 Market Cap. (Bt m.) 162,525.00 Free Float 41.44 % Foreign Limit 49.00 % Foreign Holding 49.00 % Shareholders 1. GEANT INTERNATIONAL B.V. 32.1 % 2. บริษัท เสาวนีย์โฮลดิ้งส์ จำ... 26.46 % 3. บริษัท ไทยเอ็นวีดีอาร์ จำกั... 7.7 %

[lucien62]

I'm very glad to shop at Big C in Thailand.

Unlike Tesco, Big C has plenty of good farang products: bread ,cheese, meat, biscuits, mayonnaise, cereals etc.

I'd take Big C over Tesco every time!

[yveric50]

big C is owned by Casino for 63,2 % of the entire capital and that since 1999. That why there are French products in some of the stores.

[Tywais]

Post removed.

English is the only acceptable language, except within the Thai language forum, where of course using Thai is allowed.

[watcharacters]

no one wants a "nanny state" where there may be some accountability. It's better they stay hidden from view.

[nanoth]

Easy solution:

-Majority capital (Under thai law):Central Group;

-Minoriry capital:Casino Group.

I have used BigC for many years:never any problem!

[sniffdog]

I know when they started Big C (I believe Big C Ramjadamri (not the original place but the 'Hifi' place opposite was their first outlet)) they were owned by a combination of Central, Robinson and Ahold (The Dutch Tops people).

[sms747]

I have used BigC for many years:never any problem!

I would say at least 50% of the times we go there there are at least one or two items priced higher at the till than on the shelves. They never take responsibility and even try to blame customers for moving the prices about. When the manager turns up then you do get a wai and a khotort, but you have to work at it, first response is denial. They used to give you the overpriced item free but it seems they stopped that (lost too much?) and now the give you the item at the shelf price. Other shops have this problem, but big C is the worst.

[churchill]

I have used BigC for many years:never any problem!

I would say at least 50% of the times we go there there are at least one or two items priced higher at the till than on the shelves. They never take responsibility and even try to blame customers for moving the prices about. When the manager turns up then you do get a wai and a khotort, but you have to work at it, first response is denial. They used to give you the overpriced item free but it seems they stopped that (lost too much?) and now the give you the item at the shelf price. Other shops have this problem, but big C is the worst.

Depends on the store ... In Samui Tesco is much worse with their pricing ... I have never had a problem in Big C and the Casino products are very well priced and very welcome... Big C staff better as well ...

[Scott]

A number of posts which are French Bashing or a completely off-topic discussion about language have been deleted along with replies.

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[Tchooptip]

A number of posts which are French Bashing or a completely off-topic discussion about language have been deleted along with replies.

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(cry) No, Scott why deleting French bashing...it would have changed a little from Thai bashing

[ayayay]

A number of posts which are French Bashing or a completely off-topic discussion about language have been deleted along with replies.

Stay on topic.

(cry) No, Scott why deleting French bashing...it would have changed a little from Thai bashing

I agree