Who owns Tops?
Tops is owned by Central Retail (Thailand, SET: CRC).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Understanding Central Retail, Central Retail Corporation Public Company Limited. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Central Retail Corporation Public Company Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇹🇭 Thailand, Bangkok
- Origin
- 🇹🇭 Thailand
- Category
- Retail › Grocery › Supermarkets
- Parent ticker
- SET: CRC
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Tops
Tops is the supermarket banner in Central Retail's food segment. It sells premium local and imported produce, meat, seafood, deli and bakery goods and wine, and organises its stores into concept zones such as Snacker for imported snacks and Petster for pet products.
Ownership timeline of Tops
- Current owner Central Retail [1] reported
Where Tops sits in Central Retail
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Central Retail
Central Retail controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in retail.
Also in retail
Other brands in supermarkets, and who owns them
About the owner: Central Retail
Central Retail is a publicly listed company headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control, and it is listed as SET: CRC.
Central Retail Corporation is the listed retail arm of Thailand's Central group and describes itself as the country's leading multi-format, multi-category and omnichannel retail and wholesale platform, with a growing presence in Vietnam. Its banners are organised into food, fashion, hardline and property segments, and it ties them to the "Central" name, whose department-store reputation it dates to more than 78 years in Thailand.
Central Retail: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇹🇭 Tops 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; Tops is not one of them.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Tops?
The parent company of Tops is Central Retail, a publicly listed company headquartered in Thailand.
Is Tops Thai?
Yes. Tops originated in Thailand and its owner, Central Retail, is also headquartered in Thailand.
Is Tops still owned by Central Retail?
Yes. As of 8 October 2026, Tops is still owned by Central Retail. 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] Understanding Central Retail — Central Retail Corporation Public Company Limited, Official document; retrieved 8 October 2026.
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