AbouThai

AbouThai (阿布泰國生活百貨) is a Hong Kong retail chain that was founded in 2015 by former Hong Kong Customs officer Lam King-nam and his Thai wife Bowie Kanokwon. The chain specialises in Thai imported snacks, household goods, health products and personal care products, and it also sells Hong Kong local products. From 2019 onwards AbouThai expanded continuously, and by 23 August 2023, before its sale to Big C, it operated 24 stores across Hong Kong. The brand is positioned as a specialist lifestyle department store bringing Thai everyday consumer goods to Hong Kong shoppers. In 2023 the business was sold to Big C, a major Thai retail group, making AbouThai part of a larger regional retail operation.

AbouThai (阿布泰國生活百貨) was founded in 2015 by Lam King-nam, a former Hong Kong Customs officer, and his Thai wife Bowie Kanokwon. The chain was established as a specialist lifestyle department store focusing on Thai imported snacks, household goods, health products and personal care products, and it later added Hong Kong local products to its range. From 2019 onwards the company expanded continuously across Hong Kong. By 23 August 2023, before its sale to Big C, it operated 24 stores in Hong Kong. In 2023 the business was sold to Big C, a major Thai retail group, making AbouThai part of a larger regional retail operation.

• 2023

  Sold to Big C; at the time of sale on 23 August 2023 it had 24 stores in Hong Kong.

• 2019

  Began continuous expansion across Hong Kong.

• 2015

  Founded by Lam King-nam and Bowie Kanokwon.

Specialist lifestyle department store offering Thai imported goods and Hong Kong local products.

• Thai imported snacks

• Household goods

• Health products

• Personal care products

• Hong Kong local products

1. 1AbouThaiwikidata.org
2. 2阿布泰國生活百貨zh.wikipedia.org