Small local grocery stores are necessary for purchasing consumer products for daily needs; however, sales per store are considerably lower than is seen in modern convenience stores. In Thailand’s rural areas, farmers, factory workers and those with low incomes will make relatively frequent trips to these stores and purchase small amounts not exceeding THB300 per time.
In an emerging trend of modernised small local formats in Thailand, domestic brands like Tookdee, Donjai, and Buddy Mart, for example, are updating their stores and offers after going into partnership with top retailers such as CJ More Co Ltd (CJ Express), BJC Retail (Big C) and Siam Makro (Makro & Lotus's). CJ More Co Ltd began to introduce Tookdee convenience stores in 2021, pioneering modern grocery store expansion in provincial areas.
Small local grocers is still a retail segment that faces difficulties in generating sales, having to compete fiercely with large operators. Competition will only get fiercer as modern retailers vie for partnerships with rural small grocers, with the three major players expanding in this area benefitting from increased reach into provincial markets through such partnerships.
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Small local grocers are mostly independent retail outlets (with a selling space of under 400 square metres), kiosks, market stalls or street vendors, owned by families and/or run on an individual basis, and with a primary focus on selling food/beverages/tobacco and other groceries. Small local grocers also includes ethnic grocery stores that specialize in foreign brands and food types, health food stores, confectioners/newsagents/tobacconists (CTNs), food & drink souvenir stores, legally registered mobile shops that are run out of a truck, and regional specialty stores. Retail sales from farmers markets, farms, vineyards, or similar producers are also included in small local grocers. Outlets located within wet markets in Southeast Asia (often located in government-owned multi-story buildings) should be counted as separate outlets.
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