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Big C, operated by Big C Supercenter Public Company Limited under Big C Retail Corporation Public Company Limited, is a grocery and general merchandising retailer headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand.[5] Big C is as of 2016 Thailand's second-largest hypermarket operator after Tesco Lotus.[6] It has operations in five countries, namely Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Hong Kong.
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Company type | Public |
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Industry | Retail |
Founded | 1993; 31 years ago (1993)[1] |
Founder | Central Group |
Headquarters | Bangkok, Thailand |
Area served | Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Hong Kong |
Key people | Mr. Notash Ali, Owner/CEO[2] Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi, Chairman |
Products | Discount Stores, Grocery Stores, Hypermarkets |
Revenue | 140 billion baht (2018)[3] |
6,976 million baht (FY2013) | |
Number of employees | 27,000[4]:ā14ā |
Parent | TCC Group (Thailand, Laos and Cambodia) Central Group & Nguyen Kim Group (Vietnam) |
Website | bigc.co.th TH bigc.vn VN |
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The company was founded by Central Group in 1993 and the first Big C opened on Chaengwattana Road in Bangkok in 1994. As of 2019[update] Big C operates 153 hypermarkets, 63 Big C markets, and 1,018 Mini Big C stores.[3]