BANGKOK -- Thailand's retail-to-hospitality conglomerate Central Group is set to open a shopping mall near Bangkok's main international airport on Aug. 31 despite opposition from the airport's state-owned operator, Airports of Thailand.
The Central Village luxury outlet mall is meant to be the last stop for free-spending tourists on their way out of the country. But for now it is a battleground where the retail group's property development arm, Central Pattana, is facing off against the operator.
