Central Group

Central Group is a Thai multinational conglomerate founded by Tiang and Samrit Chirathivat in 1947, and still privately owned by the Chirathivat family as of 2025. Its publicly traded subsidiaries include Central Retail, Central Pattana, and Central Plaza Hotel. Its privately held subsidiaries operate several European department stores, including those acquired from the former KaDeWe Group and Selfridges Group, and financial services.

The Central Group operation covers Commerce. Its headquarters and primary operations are based in Bangkok. Thailand's largest retail conglomerate operating Central department stores, Robinson, and Zen. Central Group's acquisition of European brands including KaDeWe and Selfridges made it a global luxury retail powerhouse.

Profile compiled from public sources including Wikipedia's article on Central Group (accessed July 2026).