Commerce opens first Thong Fah Pracharat store at Pak Kret

 

The Ministry of Commerce yesterday officially opened the first Thong Fah Pracharat discount store at Pak Kred district in Nonthaburi province to sell consumer products to people in nearby communities at reasonable prices in another effort of the government to lower living cost for the public.

 

It is the first among the target of 19,000 stores to be set up across the country by the ministry next year.

 

The opening ceremony was presided over by Mr Sonthirat Sonthi-Jirawong, the deputy commerce minister.

 

The store is located at the Pracharat market next to the Pak Kret district office in Nonthaburi province.

 

Mr Sonthirat revealed that by July there will be 5,000 Thong Fah Pracharat discount stores established all over the country.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/commerce-opens-first-thong-fah-pracharat-store-pak-kret/

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-06-24

Is this the OTOP-shop?

10 hours ago, fruitman said:

Is this the OTOP-shop?

No, not at all.

OTOP= One Tambon(district ) One Product

Those are shops to promote Regional products

So these 5000 new shops will sell consumer products..something like a Tesco?

 

And the reason why they open them is to make living cheaper for the locals....they must be cheap shops in that case, cheaper than Tesco and the lot.

 

Why not let Aldi or Lidl or Walmart do this? Thailand needs more competition to get lower prices but i don't see it work if the government starts doing it.

 

But even local Thai products are far to expensive compared to worldmarket prices. Things like coffee, peanuts, banana's, peppercorns cost more than in W-Europe in a supermarket.