BUSINESS: Hype was intense on Friday (Sept 16) for the launch of the iPhone 14 lineup in Thailand, with fans flocking to stores, buoyed by Apple’s promotion of the country to its first tier for new
Hype was intense yesterday for the launch of the iPhone 14 lineup in Thailand, with fans flocking to stores, buoyed by Apple's promotion of the country to its first tier for new products.
Thailand's smartphone market is expected to experience flat growth or even decline this year due to the economic slump and a weaker baht, but flagship 5G smartphones, loans and trade-in programmes could help prop up the segment, according to IT product distributors.
Index Creative taps into laundry market
Diversification offers new income source
published : 12 Mar 2021 at 06:24 Mr Kreingkrai is offering a franchise opportunity to entrepreneurs interested in operating coin-operated laundry shops. Pitsinee Jitpleecheep
SET-listed event and marketing services firm Index Creative Village Plc is diversifying into coin-operated laundries to raise revenue as the events business has been devastated by the pandemic.
Kreingkrai Kanjanapokin, the company s co-founder, said he hopes the coin-operated laundry business under the KK Wash brand would provide a new source of income for the company. Thailand s coin-operated laundry market is estimated to be worth 400-500 million baht a year. Although there are 300-400 players in the market, it remains a blue ocean, said Mr Kreingkrai.