Bata´s business in Thailand dates back to the opening of a shop in Bangkok in the year 1932. A few decades later, the footwear factory was founded in 1955. The company still continues to do business in country at the beginning of our century.
- In the first half of 1932, Bata opened its store in Bangkok. In August 1933, the newspapers announced opening of a new store in Bangkok and several retail outlets. In 1939 there were 25 outlets in the country
- In May 1955, the company started production of leather shoes in its own factory and in November of that year a sister company was registered
- In 1962, Bata Shoe Company of Thailand Limited (Thailand) was in the inventory of historically registered Bata companies for Thailand
- In 1992 Bata in Thailand had several production units in the country:
- Bata Thailand, Bangkok
- Branch Factory, Bangna
- Branch Factory, Bangplee
- Fortis, Bangkok
Sources:
- Jaroslav Pospíšil – Hana Pospíšilová, Rub a líc baťovských sporů, Zlín 2012, ISBN 978-80-7473-037-5
- Thomas J. Bata, Remmembered, Zlín 2016, ISBN 978-80-7473-398-7
- Moravský zemský archiv v Brně – Státní okresní archiv Zlín, Česko
- Podnikový archiv Bata, Batanagar, India
