8 Oct 2021
Services
KResearch projects that the revenue of private hospitals in 2021 will grow 11.8 percent YoY, as opposed to 2020 which saw a contraction of 12.5 percent. Such recovery can partly be attributed to the low base of the previous year while revenue remains below pre-COVID-19 levels. Most of private hospit... Read more
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14 Sep 2021
KResearch projects that the 2021 B2C e-commerce (for products only) will likely expand 30 percent YoY, with an estimated value of THB 300 billion. Its growth is mainly attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic which has altered consumer behaviors including the number of buyers and product diversity. At th... Read more
8 Sep 2021
As Thailand is transitioning towards a digital economy amid the increasing role of technologies in the business sector and our everyday life, including trading, entering into business agreements, and conducting financial transactions via digital platforms at home and abroad, plus the fact that such ... Read more
1 Sep 2021
ศูนย์วิจัยกสิกรไทย ประเมินว่า ศูนย์วิจัยกสิกรไทย ประเมินว่า ในปี 2564 มูลค่าการใช้จ่ายสำหรับบริการทางการแพทย์ที่บ้านของไทย จะอยู่ที่ 2,200 – 2,300 ล้านบาท เติบโตได้เล็กน้อยที่ 2.4% (YoY) แม้ว่าตลาดจะเติบโตได้จากการเพิ่มขึ้นของผู้ให้บริการ ประเภทการบริการที่หลากหลายขึ้น รวมทั้งสถานการณ์โควิด-19 ที่ทำ... Read more
19 Aug 2021
Amid heightened COVID-19 control measures, food delivery service has become the primary income channel for restaurants. Marketing via online food delivery platforms, including promotional discounts and delivery fee waivers for restaurateurs, has also helped to attract new customers and increase orde... Read more
6 Aug 2021
KResearch projects that the value of medical equipment and assistive devices for the elderly in Thailand will amount to a range of THB8-9 billion in 2021, and register an compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.8 percent over the next five years as Thailand is approaching an aged society status. The... Read more
27 Jul 2021
Private hospitals are one of the businesses that have been severely affected by the COVID-19 outbreaks, especially private hospitals that are normally reliant on revenue from foreign patients through medical tourism. Like regular international travelers, medical tourists are presently unable to trav... Read more
14 Jul 2021
In KResearch’s view, spending on health tech in Thailand remains modest, at around THB 300-400 million in 2021. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has quickly elevated the role of technology in health services as it helps to reduce risk and provides greater convenience to patients. Moreover, Thailand’s ... Read more
5 Jul 2021
With the recent wave of COVID-19 in Thailand, the number of daily cases has surged in many areas, particularly the Bangkok Metropolitan Region (BMR), which is categorized as a zone of maximum and strict COVID-19 control. This development has prompted the government to raise COVID-19 control and prev... Read more
21 Jun 2021
KResearch maintains a cautious view towards the retail business during the remainder of 2021. For 2020, we expect that retail sales will contract 2.0 percent YoY. However, close attention must be paid to vaccine rollout at home over the coming few months (June-September), and whether there is a pote... Read more
8 Jun 2021
The 2021 school year marks yet another year that sees students taking their classes online. Some educational institutions have organized online sessions ahead of the new school term, which is presently set to begin on June 14, 2021. KResearch conducted a survey in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region to ... Read more
30 Apr 2021
Restaurants face ongoing challenges after the emergence of the third COVID-19 wave. While as of this writing the government has yet to announce a lockdown or ban dining-in at restaurants, the restrictions on restaurants’ business hours and consumer anxiety towards on-premise services have even more ... Read more
26 Apr 2021
The impact of the third COVID-19 wave is set to hinder consumer spending on food and beverages for 2021. As a result, businesses in this sector will continue to face difficulties in raising sales throughout the year. KResearch assessed that under a base-case scenario which sees the outbreak containe... Read more
18 Feb 2021
The economic recovery of Thailand’s trading partners should see further improvement from the previous year as they continue to adjust to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many countries still rely on importing goods from Thailand, especially IT products, which have steadily displayed signs of accelerated growt... Read more
25 Dec 2020
KResearch views that the business environment for restaurants in 2021 is still fraught with risks as in the preceding year, as a new wave of local COVID-19 transmission, fierce competition among businesses and the yet-to-recover purchasing power will affect any recovery of restaurants in 2021 to var... Read more
9 Dec 2020
Under the assumptions of no second wave of local COVID-19 outbreak, the government’s gradual easing of travel restrictions to allow for more international travelers and no escalation of domestic political situation, KResearch projects that the revenue and profit of listed private hospitals will make... Read more
26 Oct 2020
As global supply chains have been stalled by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, industrial sectors around the world are now aware of the weaknesses arising from the just-in-time inventory management strategy. Amid increased risks stemming from the resurgence of COVID-19 and trade war, the world’s ... Read more
30 Sep 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted many businesses to rely more on the use of digital technology in their operations, leading to dramatic changes across the operational landscape of business-to-business (B2B) digital market, from solely focusing on elevating efficiency and creating new business chan... Read more
29 Sep 2020
KResearch views that the government’s 3,000-Baht cash handout program (50 percent of all spending is subsidized by the state, but not exceeding THB3,000), effective October – December, 2020, for 10 million people has conditions that differ from other previous stimulus measures such as the “Chim-Sho... Read more
17 Sep 2020
Presently, cross-border data flows are imperative for business growth and global trade in the digital economy era. Business organizations now view that they have to rely on cross-border data flows in order to better understand market conditions and customers, as well as for international trade and s... Read more