Ms. Aromorn Traiphutham, Director-General of the Department of Business Development, Ministry of Commerce, assigned Ms. Suthida Ngernmuen, Director of the Business Promotion and Development Division, to preside over the opening ceremony of the 16th “Makro Grocery Shop Tour” at Makro Rangsit branch (on Thursday, June 26, 2025) because the government has a policy to reduce expenses, increase income, expand opportunities, and strengthen SME businesses, which is in line with the mission and goals of the Department of Business Development, which aims to create sustainable driving forces for Thai businesses by working closely with partner networks to strengthen entrepreneurs in all business sectors, especially the grocery store business, which plays an important role and is the foundation for the country’s economic development. The ultimate goal is to develop local grocery stores into “smart grocery stores” to create marketing opportunities and increase the capabilities of small entrepreneurs. Strong smart grocery stores will become an important force that will help create jobs and careers for people in the community and serve as a mechanism to drive the country’s local economy.

Currently, there are more than 400,000 grocery stores in various communities and villages. Every region in Thailand, the Department of Business Development, Ministry of Commerce has a policy to promote and develop local grocery store entrepreneurs to become “Smart Grocery Stores” and in 2025, there will be an additional target group for development to cover related retail stores such as drug stores, miscellaneous goods, stationery, bakery equipment, construction materials, and agricultural equipment by cooperating with both government and private sector partners to jointly develop the potential of entrepreneurs by using knowledge in technology and modern trade systems, including POS technology to help manage stores, as well as adjust the image of the store to be beautiful, have online sales channels to increase marketing opportunities to reach more customers, helping entrepreneurs to be able to compete in the market, be strong smart grocery stores, ready to be an important force that will help create jobs, create careers for people in the community, and be a mechanism that helps drive the local economy of the country.

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