Bangkok's booming suburbs are fast becoming the new retail hot spots
The major thoroughfares into the city, with their huge catchment areas, are the perfect locations for mega-malls and retail parks
- Published: 9 Dec 2012 at 00.00
- Newspaper section: Spectrum
The retail market in suburban Bangkok has grown in line with the outward expansion of residential development and major roads. Retail developments located along key roads _ Rama II, Srinakarin, Bang Na, Ratchaphruek, Phahon Yothin and the Rangsit-Nakhon Nayok Road in Pathum Thani _ have the potential to thrive. They can draw customers from their immediate surrounding areas as well as inner-city residents looking for something different, and also customers from provinces linked by these roads to the capital. The four most fashionable areas for retail development are as follows:
RANGSIT-NAKHON NAYOK ROAD
The area along Rangsit-Nakhon Nayok Road, and another small connected road is the most popular area for residential projects. Some date back 10 years or more, but there is still room for expansion.
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