Bangkok, 22 July 2008: Central Retail Corporation has celebrated the grand opening of “Tops Market Place Udomsuk”, its first Tops Stand Alone by showcasing a special fashion show “Nature” collection from “Kwanggy” designer’s room. The company invested total 150 million Baht on the site construction, which now have 24 retail shops available to provide goods and services. Tops Market is the magnet for customers.

Thanapon Tangkananan, Vice President for Business Development, Central Retail Corporation Limited, the Tops- stand -alone operator reveals “ Tops Market Place Udomsuk is  the new retail format of the company, apart from department store and specialty store and the first site to be launched for customers. We hope that Tops Market Place Udomsuk will be the spree for family and neighborhood in Udomsuk vicinity where they don’t have to face traffic congestion in larger malls.

The total retail space is 5,000 sq.m. on 4.5 rai land plot which nature- based design is applied to create relaxation atmosphere.

Tops Market is the main anchor while other retail shops would be salon, optical, women ware, baby ware, book store, dental clinic and many more sumptuous restaurants and restaurants run by TV stars, for example, “Chalit’s Kitchen” by Chalit Fuang-Arom and his son Vorarit Fuang-Arom and “Chom Yuth Dim Sum” by Phuri Hirapruek. More, nails manicure can be magnificently done at “Caf? de Nail” by Chalita Fuang –Arom

The main targets are office people and residents who live in 3 – 5 kilometer radius, along Sukhumvit Road 103, Bangna-Trat Road, Sri Nakarin Road, Chalermprakiati Ror Kao Road and future road heading to Suvanaphumi International airport. The population in the targeted area is around 53,889; mostly live in high-end housing estates for example, Laddawan, Nanthawan, Nusasiri, Plus City Park and Suan Luang Home Place. Likely, more housing estates are tended to increase in the near future.

Moreover, to celebrate the opening of Tops Market @ Tops Market Place Udomsuk, customers who shop at Tops Market this branch every Sat –Sun are satisfied with special promotion “Happy Hour for Highest Spending”, which top spenders at every hour during 9 am – 10 pm receive a Tops Gift Voucher worth 1,000 Baht and other interesting promotions. Also provisions by staff are free delivery and English translators.

The grand opening of “Tops Market Place Udomsuk” is officiated by Busaba Chirathivat, Senior Vice President for Corporate Communications, Central Retail Corporation and Mr. Ian Pye, President of Central Food Retail who grow plants, reflecting sign of the beginning and environment preservation. Also, fashion show for “Nature” collection from “Kwanggy” designer’s room run by - Thitirat “Kwang” HengSakul, Thai hi-society person is featuring by actress – actor models and celebritieslike “Jenny Tiensuwanpo”, “Nana Raibina”, “Wirithipa VJ Woonsen Pakdiprasong”, “Sasiwimon Na Ranong”, “Vichuda Leenutapong”, “Kornkanok Yongsakul”, “San Bhirombhakdi”, “Chatchaval Naja Hetrakul” and so on.

About Central Retail Corporation
Central Retail has successfully operates  nine "department store" brands and category-killer specialty stores in Thailand and has received numerous domestic and international awards, including “Best of the Best” from Retail Asia magazine, Euromonitor and KPMG. The company has introduced well–known  retail brands among Thais and foreigners : Central, Robinson, Power Buy, B2S, Supersports, Tops, HomeWorks, Office Depot and ZEN

Today, Central Retail has around 400 stores nationwide and plan to open its first overseas department store in Hangzhou, China on September 9th, 2009.