Coronavirus, baht appreciation take 10 percent toll on Thailand seafood importer

Compared to February 2019, retail sales are down around 10 percent this year at Bangkok, Thailand-based seafood retailer Thammachart Seafood Retail Co Ltd, creating a "more significant" impact for the company’s F&B outlets, according to CEO Julian G. Davies. Thailand’s popularity among Chinese tourists had driven seafood sales in Bangkok in recent years, but many have been staying away due to the coronavirus outbreak, COVID-19 ...

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