21 September 2012
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hua hin, THAILAND If you have ever been along the stretch of Phetkasem Road by the Intercontinental Hua Hin Resort, you may well have noticed the large area of land opposite, a strange oasis of open land and trees among a sea of developed and developing projects, between sois 100 and 102. It will come as no surprise then that this week it has been announced that the 20 rai (32,000 square metres) plot is to be developed, although given it’s proximity to the Hua Hin Market Village, that it is slated to be primarily a shopping mall may be. The Mall Group, the country’s second-largest retail chain, is forming an alliance with the Liptapanlop family to jointly develop the large-scale shopping and entertainment complex on the site next year. An estimated 5 billion baht investment will be made to fund the development. Construction is scheduled to start by early next year and will be completed in 2014. The Mall Hua Hin will be a mixed-use complex with retail space between 80,000-100,000 square metres. It will comprise The Mall department store, a retail plaza, a financial services area, entertainment anchors, international fashion brand name stores and a five-star hotel. It will be the eighth retail project under the Mall Group and the second provincial branch after the Mall Korat in Nakhon Ratchasima, which was opened several years ago. Sales of The Mall Group are expected to reach 50-60 billion baht within three years, up from 45 billion this year. This is good news for Hua Hin in terms of jobs and opportunities, and once again demonstrates the confidence the business sector has in the future of the city, although at odds with the global economic situation. 2014 is shaping up to be an exciting time to be here!
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