Tops Daily Named Asia-Pacific Convenience Retailer of the Year

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA—Tops Daily Soi Teedin Bang Bua Thong, a small-format brand by Central Food Retail Co. Ltd., has won the coveted 2024 NACS Convenience Retailer of the Year Award Asia-Pacific. The award, sponsored by The Hershey Company, was presented on March 6 at the NACS Convenience Summit Asia.

Central Food Retail is the leading food retailer in Thailand. The company operates the supermarket brands Tops, Tops Food Hall and Tops Fine Food as well as the convenience store brand Tops Daily in the highly competitive Thailand retail market.

In 2023, Central Food Retail rebranded FamilyMart locations as Tops Daily, recognizing the store’s strong brand and offer. During the new brand integration, Central Food Retail kept a focus on culture and its people. The company developed a human resource management framework and implemented various corresponding initiatives to help make Tops Daily a great place to work.

Tops Daily continues to grow its Group Loyalty program, The1, to increase personalization offers to its customers. Tops Daily also rolled out lively in-store displays, as well as a DIY Korean noodle station and soft serve ice-cream. Customers know Tops Daily for its assortment of daily conveniences, including an array of snacks, beverages, health and beauty products and other grocery items. The stores also provide counter service for bill payments that accepts both cash and credit.

For more than a decade, the NACS Convenience Summit Asia has hosted the NACS Convenience Retail Awards Asia-Pacific. The awards—judged by the pillars of the convenience industry—provide one of the greatest benchmarks of global convenience retailing excellence.

The NACS Convenience Summit Asia offers an immersive look into the future of convenience retailing and insights on regional and global perspectives. Visit Convenience Summit Asia event page for more information.