Retail/Central Pattana

Editorial staff

SET-listed retail and property developer Central Pattana Plc (CPN) has announced a makeover of Central Marina to be the latest outlet in the eastern region and new attraction for Thai and foreign tourists.

Central Marina outlet is a ‘beach vibe’ themed outlet that fits well with the atmosphere of Pattaya, along with beautiful decorations and photo spots throughout the outlet.

Central Marina outlet’s night market brings together over 100 local street food vendors and restaurants, with special shows throughout the month.

In addition, its strategic location in the tourist spot in the heart of the city allows tourists to conveniently hop into the outlet without the need for long-distance travel. For this reason, Central Marina outlet is the latest attraction of the city to invite tourists from around the world, and serves as the shopping destination everyone is eager to visit.

Nattakit Tangpoonsinthana, CPN's chief marketing officer, said that at Central Marina outlet, the first day-to-night lifestyle outlet in Thailand, Customers can shop and chill out until midnight every day at over 100 shops at the night market under the concept of the first ‘day-to-night lifestyle outlet’ in Thailand, a new Center of Life that elevates and connects the lifestyles of Pattaya residents, tourists and people from nearby areas, reflecting Pattaya’s outstanding potential in economic and tourism strengths.

The new outlet will support the growth of the EEC, with expected customer traffic of 30,000-35,000 visitors/day.

Central Pattana is highlighting its success in the eastern region, led by Central Pattaya, the destination of choice for famous brands – the Hilton Pattaya is fully booked throughout the year.

Mr Nattakit said that Pattaya is a city with great potential in economic and tourism growth. There are more than 5 million residents in the catchment area and Pattaya is a world-class tourist city with a large number of Thai and international tourists visiting on weekdays and weekends.

“The launch of Central Marina outlet will help to complement the city’s retail landscape and add to its variety,” he said.

Pattaya ranked 15th in ‘The Most Visited Cities in the World’ in 2023, with over 9.44 million international tourist visitors. Chonburi has a total GPP of 1,173,449 million baht and houses several ongoing government mega-projects such as three monorail lines in Pattaya (Green Line, Red Line and Purple Line), high-speed rail project connecting three airports (Don Mueang, Suvarnabhumi and U-Tapao) together and the ability to accommodate a total of 200 million passengers per year.

Chonburi has a large number of families with high purchasing power and based on the 2023 data from the Office of the Private Education Commission, Chonburi has a total of 13 international schools, the third largest in the country after Bangkok and Chiang Mai. The average school tuition fees are around 80,000-650,000 baht per semester or around 250,000-2,000,000 baht per year.”

Central Marina Outlet will gather together a complete range of famous brands such as the first Nike Factory Store in Pattaya, the largest Adidas Outlet in the East, the largest Puma Outlet in the East, the largest Skechers Outlet in Pattaya (opens on November 22, 2024), the first Supersports Factory Store in the East, the first New Balance Outlet in Pattaya (opening in 2025), the first Pan & Arena Outlet Flagship Store in the East, the only Naraya in the East, the new zone of Hug Craft, a hub for tourist products, Marina Night Market, the only night market in Pattaya that has everything you need where you can shop, chill out, eat, drink, hangout and enjoy cultural performances every weekend.