Who owns aro?
aro is owned by CP Axtra (Thailand, SET: CPAXT).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: CP Axtra — Company Overview, CP Axtra Public Company Limited. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- CP Axtra Public Company Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇹🇭 Thailand, Bangkok
- Origin
- 🇹🇭 Thailand
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Retailer own brands › Grocery own brands
- Parent ticker
- SET: CPAXT
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About aro
aro is one of Makro's own brands. A June 2025 CP Axtra release names it with Savepak and Petz Friend as the three own brands that together make up about 18.5 per cent of Makro's sales, and says Makro's own-brand goods are exported to ten countries including Cambodia, Myanmar and Malaysia.
Ownership timeline of aro
Where aro sits in CP Axtra
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full CP Axtra ownership tree →
See the full CP Axtra brand portfolio (5) →
Other brands owned by CP Axtra
CP Axtra controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in home, garden & diy.
Also in home, garden & diy
Other brands in grocery own brands, and who owns them
The 168 brands in grocery own brands on Brandtree belong to 53 owners. The largest is Cencosud, with 12.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bretas | Cencosud | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Lucerne | Albertsons | 🇺🇸 United States |
| City Gross | Axfood | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Chalo | Empire | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Checkers | Shoprite Group | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Amanhecer | Jerónimo Martins | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
| K-Citymarket | Kesko | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| Farmer's Market | Loblaw | 🇨🇦 Canada |
About the owner: CP Axtra
CP Axtra is a publicly listed company headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand, founded in 1988. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as SET: CPAXT.
CP Axtra is the Bangkok-listed company that operates the Makro wholesale chain and the Lotus's retail business. Its overview page says it was established as Siam Makro in 1988, opened its first Makro store in the Ladprao district in 1989 and listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand in 1994. It took over Lotus's in October 2021 and later changed its name to CP Axtra.
🇹🇭 aro and other Thai brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 72 brands that began in Thailand. 6 of them (8%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; aro is not one of them.
- SCG Cement — SCG 🇹🇭
- All Coco — Sappe 🇹🇭
- Anantara Hotels & Resorts — Minor International 🇹🇭
- Authentic Asia — CP Foods 🇹🇭
- BTS SkyTrain — BTS Group 🇹🇭
- Babi Mild — Osotspa 🇹🇭
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of aro?
The parent company of aro is CP Axtra, a publicly listed company headquartered in Thailand.
Is aro Thai?
Yes. aro originated in Thailand and its owner, CP Axtra, is also headquartered in Thailand.
Is aro still owned by CP Axtra?
Yes. As of 14 October 2026, aro is still owned by CP Axtra. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] CP Axtra — Company Overview — CP Axtra Public Company Limited, Official document; retrieved 14 October 2026.
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