Get Thai groceries at Thai Market in Jurong

Jurong residents looking for Thai curry pastes, sauces and toiletries will soon be able to get them at Jurong Point.

- Tan Hsueh Yun Senior Correspondent

The owners of Thai Supermarket at Aperia mall in Kallang are spreading their wings by opening a store in the western part of Singapore next week.

Called Thai Market, the new store, says Mr Loh Yuen Seng, 61 - who started the supermarket with his four brothers — is part of an expansion plan. He wants to open stores in the north, east and central parts of Singapore too, adding that he is now looking for a space in the east.

Thai Supermarket opened at Golden Mile Complex in 1987 and was a fixture there, attracting other Thai businesses, such as restaurants and clothing shops, to create a Little Thailand. It moved to Aperia in 2023, when the building was sold in a collective sale for $700 million.

Since then, a mini Thailand has sprung up at Aperia, with restaurants such as Nana Original Thai Food and Im-Em Thai Kitchen opening there. The 10,000 sq ft supermarket includes a dining space, where Thai restaurant operator Folks Collective has a restaurant and a noodle bar.

Mr Loh says that both the Covid-19 pandemic, when the supermarket started offering online shopping, and the supermarket’s relocation to Aperia have been instrumental in attracting new customers.