eBay to launch e-commerce site in Thailand
Published May 28th, 2007
eBay Inc on Monday announced plans to launch an e-commerce site in Thailand in partnership with the local portal Sanook! to cater to the estimated 16 million internet users in the kingdom.
The Thai-language site, which is expected to be launched within five to seven months under the name Sanook!eBay, will make Thailand the 38th market where eBay has a local presence.
‘Thai sellers are among the most active on eBay worldwide,’ said Dan Neary, vice president of eBay Emerging Markets. ‘Through this agreement, we are combining our core competency in cross border trade with Sanook’s local market expertise,’ he added.
‘We expect the Sanook!eBay web site will quickly become a popular place for people to buy and sell a wide variety of items both within Thailand and internationally,’ said Torboon Puangmaha, chief executive officer of Sanook Online Limited. Sanook means ‘fun’ in Thai.
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