CentralWorld Shopping Complex
The battle of Bangkok's mega shopping malls to be the biggest and the best has a new outright and undisputed winner: the supermodern, newly launched, revamped and rebranded CentralWorld. With 550,000 square metres of retail space and a total area size of 830,000 square metres that is 30% larger than any other shopping centre in central Bangkok, CentralWorld is now officially the largest lifestyle shopping complex in Southeast Asia, with an unrivalled mix of products and services at prices that put the fun back into shopping for Thai consumers and tourists.
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According to the official Fact Sheet, "every trip (to a mall) should be about the fulfillment of one's desire to buy something that one loves - rather than regretting what one cannot buy..." With more than 500 stores, 50 restaurants, 21 cinemas, a bowling hall, Kids' Zone and Learning Centre, two department stores, as well as a trendy food court, the largest supermarket in Asia and an outdoor square for large-scale events, there certainly is something for everyone. (READ MORE)
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Location: CentralWorld
Expect to find: Homesick Japanese expats, shrines to Anna Sui, women's finery, Japanese supermarket.
Value: Japanese quality control is for the most part, worth the expense.
Verdict: Isetan retains its unique character and is worth the visit. (READ MORE)
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Location: CentralWorld
Expect to find: Trendies, fascinating objects, affordable designer goodies and many other surprises (don't want to spoil it for you).
Value: Pricey, but look out for sales promotions.
Verdict: It's places like this that give Bangkok shopping an edge. (READ MORE)
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Unlike the Central Food Hall to which it is annexed - a supermarket with an astounding array of foods from every far-flung gastronomic corner - the 200-seat C Flavour draws its inspiration from closer to home, serving a broad selection of pan-Asian foods at respectable prices. On the seventh floor of the newly refurbished CentralWorld, its 19 open kitchens grill, steam, boil, fry and sear fresh ingredients for a steady stream of ravenous shoppers. (READ MORE)
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Reel off these facts while exploring Southeast Asia's largest lifestyle and shopping complex, and your shopaholic friends will be wowed. (READ MORE)
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The latest addition to the massive CentralWorld project in the heart of Bangkok, the Bangkok Convention Centre due to be launched in July 2007, is another step closer to the big-picture target of creating the city's first, fully integrated and world-class lifestyle destination. Ultimately it will consist of the convention venue, a 505-room luxury hotel, a retail and leisure complex (CentralWorld, already in place), and a few other surprises thrown in... (READ MORE)
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