Boom in Thailand

Last year Homepro, a DIY retailer in Thailand, increased sales by 17.8 per cent to THB 28 363 bn (baht). After the opening of five new stores in 2011 the operator’s total number of outlets now comes to 45, 19 of them in Bangkok and surroundings. Here the inventory offers a range of some 60 000 products at any one time. The company was founded in 1995 as a joint venture between the Land and Houses Group and American International Assurance.