• Promoting the Happy Mall model, enhancing shopping and rental spaces by over 60%, aimed at creating a community happiness space and a lifestyle hub that caters to all generations in Khon Kaen and nearby provinces.
  • Bringing in IKEA and the first IKEA Cafe in the Northeast, along with Decathlon, True Coffee, Lotus’s EATS, and many other leading brands such as Jetts Fitness, 7-Eleven, and 1:2 Coffee to enrich the comprehensive lifestyle experience.

Lotus, a leader in the retail business under CP AXTRA Public Company Limited, is advancing its regional strategy by announcing a significant development and expansion plan for "Lotus’s Khon Kaen," transforming it into a "Happy Mall, a community happiness space" to elevate the shopping center and rental areas under the concept of "The Everyday Lifestyle Hub," a new lifestyle center for the community that meets the needs of modern consumers in terms of food, lifestyle, health, and sustainable growth alongside the community.

Joining forces with leading global and national partners, led by IKEA and the first IKEA Cafe in the Northeast, along with Decathlon, True Coffee, Lotus’s EATS, and many other top brands, to enhance consumer lifestyle experiences, making it a new lifestyle hub that caters to all generations comprehensively.

Transforming over 28,000 square meters, attracting global magnets “IKEA – Decathlon” to enrich lifestyles.

This transformation is a development and expansion of lifestyle spaces to enhance customers' daily living experiences. The project includes an expansion of the shopping center by over 60%, covering a total project area of more than 28,000 square meters, with over 12,000 square meters dedicated to lifestyle mall space, more than 5,000 square meters for hypermarket space, and parking for over 400 vehicles.

A key highlight of the upgrade at Lotus’s Khon Kaen is the introduction of global partners to create a new phenomenon, preparing to welcome IKEA and the first IKEA Cafe in the Northeast, covering a total area of over 880 square meters, which will be a destination for home and lifestyle enthusiasts, strengthened by leading lifestyle and health brands such as Decathlon, True Coffee, Lotus’s EATS, and many other renowned restaurants like Jetts Fitness, 7-Eleven, 1:2 Coffee, etc., to fulfill the needs of a workspace, relaxation, and socializing all in one place. The project is scheduled to open its first phase in the third quarter of this year and will be fully completed by the first quarter of 2027.

Establishing the concept of “The Everyday Lifestyle Hub” to comprehensively meet the needs of all generations.

The new Lotus’s Khon Kaen has been developed under the concept of “The Everyday Lifestyle Hub” to comprehensively address the target audience across all generations, starting with families and children who will enjoy happy moments together through the Kid Playground - Playland zone and leading restaurants, while also supporting health and active lifestyle enthusiasts to improve their quality of life through a fitness zone and comprehensive sports equipment from Decathlon. At the same time, it serves as a space connecting people in the community for socializing and daily life with café and restaurant zones, concluding with home and lifestyle groups that will experience new inspirations for home decoration accessible to everyone, thanks to IKEA's arrival, completing the perfect daily lifestyle hub in one place.

Highlighting the potential of ‘Khon Kaen’ as a strategic city driving the “Happy Mall” model to elevate the regional economy.

With Khon Kaen's potential as an economic, educational, medical, and transportation hub in the Northeast, home to over 1.7 million people and a center for regional living, CP AXTRA has chosen Lotus’s Khon Kaen as a key strategic area to create a new lifestyle hub that is ready to meet the needs and grow alongside the city, driving sustainable local economic growth in the long term.

The upgrade of Lotus’s Khon Kaen represents a significant step for CP AXTRA in expanding the Happy Mall model through four main pillars (Food Destination, Lifestyle, Wellness, Sustainability) to deliver experiences and create a better community happiness space, aligning with CP AXTRA's vision to be a leading wholesale and retail player in ASEAN and a platform of opportunities connecting producers, entrepreneurs, communities, and consumers to grow together sustainably.