- Title: Messaging app Line opens themed store in Bangkok
- Date: 21st June 2017
- Summary: SMART PHONE CASES PEOPLE LOOKING AT BAGS LINE CHARACTER T-SHIRTS HANGING CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF LINE VILLAGE BANGKOK, KAMPANART WONGHONGKUL, HANDING OUT LINE PLUSH TOYS (SOUNDBITE) (Thai) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF LINE VILLAGE BANGKOK, KAMPANART WONGHONGKUL, SAYING: "There are two parts to the Line Village Bangkok. The first part is the Line Village store which has now opened, selling licensed Line products. We will also have a 200 square metre snack bar cafe and the second part will be the Line Village Bangkok which is an indoor theme park." PEOPLE CHOOSING PRODUCTS IN THE STORY GIANT PLUSH DOLLS ON A TUKTUK VARIOUS OF PEOPLE LOOKING AT PRODUCTS PEOPLE QUEUING AT COUNTER CASHIER HANDOVER SHOPPING BAG CUSTOMER HOLDING LINE SHOPPING BAG (SOUNDBITE) (Thai) COMPANY EMPLOYEE, THANITA THARIYA, 36, SAYING: "I'm excited and am looking forward to what kind of products they will bring in. Personally, I'm a fan of Line characters and I heard they will open a cafe and Experience (themed park) zone, which I'm looking forward to." PEOPLE HOLDING BROWN PLUSH TOYS (SOUNDBITE) (Thai) CUSTOMER TANINRAT KANPVALIWONGS, 25, SAYING: "This is good, we can buy Line products in Thailand. Before, people had to go buy them in Japan and South Korea. The products here are also the same price as in Japan and Korea so it's very convenient, I don't have to carry them all the way from there." LINE VILLAGE STORE VARIOUS OF PEOPLE TAKING PHOTOS IN FRONT OF STORE SIGN ON SCREEN (Thai/English): "SAWADEE, LINE VILLAGE BANGKOK" EXTERIOR OF SIAM ONE WHICH HOUSES LINE VILLAGE STORE
- Embargoed: 5th July 2017 10:56
- Keywords: Line message app Line village store products
- Location: BANGKOK, THAILAND
- City: BANGKOK, THAILAND
- Country: Thailand
- Topics: Company News Markets,Economic Events,Human Interest / Brights / Odd News
- Reuters ID: LVA0036M804T5
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Thailand introduced its first ever Line Village store in Bangkok's commercial area, which will be followed by an indoor theme park.
The messaging app, known for its vast array of emoticon characters, hails from South Korea.
After Japan, Thailand has the most number of Line users. About 94 percent of the smartphone internet users in Thailand use Line, according to the messaging app.
Kampanart Wonghongkul, CEO of Line Village Bangkok, said that an interactive theme park and a snack bar cafe are expected to be open to the public by the end of the year.
The three-storey themed park is expected to welcome at least 12 million foreign tourists per year. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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