Zen (department store)
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Type | Private |
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Industry | Retail |
Genre | Department Store |
Founded | 1989 |
Founder | Central Group |
Defunct | 2019 |
Fate | Folded into Central |
Headquarters | Pathum Wan, Bangkok, Thailand |
Key people | Kobchai Chirathivat |
Owner | Central Group |
Website | www www |
ZEN (Thai: เซน ดีพาร์ทเมนท์ สโตร์; Simplified Chinese: 先; Pinyin: Xiān) was a chain of two Thai luxury department stores owned by the Central Group, with branches in Thailand and China. The final store was re-branded as Central Department Store in 2019.
Overview[]
ZEN was launched in 1989 as an anchor tenant of the Central World shopping mall in the Pathum Wan District of Bangkok, Thailand.[1]
A second branch was opened in April 2011 in Shenyang, China as part of the Central Group's planned 18 billion baht expansion into the country.[2] It was later closed in 2013.[3]
In 2018, three floors of the Zen Department Store in Bangkok were renovated in the hope of bringing more business to the store. A new beauty zone was introduced on the first floor. The fourth and fifth floors, encompassing 11,000 square meters, were remodeled to accommodate 300 new brands and fashion shops.[4]
In 2019, the remaining ZEN location in Bangkok was re-branded, bringing an end to the brand.[5]
Branches[]
Bangkok Metropolitan Area[]
- Ratchaprasong (CentralWorld) – rebranded in 2019.
China[]
See also[]
- Robinson Department Store
- Central Department Store
- The Mall Department Store
References[]
- ^ "Zen Department Store … Bangkok's Fashion". ryt9.com (in Thai). Retrieved 2020-09-11.
- ^ "PressReader.com - Your favourite newspapers and magazines". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
- ^ "Central looks at opportunities beyond China". 2020-05-11. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
- ^ "ZEN dedicates two newly-revamped floors to men's and unisex fashion". TimeOut. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
- ^ "Billion-baht Central@CentralWorld ready for action". Bangkok Post. 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
- ^ "Central-Zen Department Store Shenyang - Project References-Projects-UNIQUE". www.unique.org.cn. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
- ^ "Central gives up on China". Inside Retail Asia (in American English). 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
External links[]
- Central Group
- Retail companies established in 1989
- Companies based in Bangkok
- 1989 establishments in Thailand
- Thai brands