Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Philippines, updated continuously by our newsroom.
Japanese furniture retailer Nitori will launch its first presence in the Philippines with a store planned to open next month, as part of its plan to push growth in Asia countries. The 1100sqm facility will be at the Mitsukoshi BGC shopping area in Manila. The…
SM Prime Holdings Inc (SMPH), one of the largest property developers in the Philippines, is set to open four shopping malls this year, adding 440,000sqm of retail space. The company plans to open SM City Caloocan, with 94,000sqm of gross floor area, in the…
Last week, Philippine delegates pitched Clark International Airport’s viability as an attractive regional hub for global aerospace and aviation companies Airport developer Berthaphil is calling on maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) companies to consider…
Vietnam has agreed with Thailand as well as the Philippines to strengthen rice export cooperation to ensure regional and global food security. The consensus was reached when Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Thai counterpart Srettha Thavisin…
Filipino-Australian entrepreneur Siggy Bacani seeks to bring the best of both worlds together by launching 7000 Islands, a cross-cultural business venture that imports Filipino liqueurs and spirits to Australia while exporting small-batch Aussie wines to the…
AirAsia Philippines is gearing up for the holiday season and expects a surge in air passenger traffic after the foreign traveler vaccine certificate requirement was lifted. The Department of Health Circular 2023-06 applies to all airports and seaports in the…
Philippine carrier Cebu Pacific has increased its aircraft deliveries for 2023 to a record high of 21 to further improve its operational resiliency amidst growing demand for air travel. The airline originally had plans to add 15 aircraft to its fleet, and now…
Arabica PH returns! The Japanese coffee shop has announced that it will be back in the Philippines this year with upcoming new branches in Bonifacio Global City (BGC), Taguig City. In a Thursday, January 5 Instagram post, Arabica Journal – the global account…
Vietnam continued to be the biggest rice provider to the Philippines in the first five months of this year with a turnover of $772.4 million, surging 31.1% year-on-year. During January-May, the Philippines imported 1.5 million tons of rice from Vietnam,…
Philippine low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific has attributed its series of flight cancellations to engine manufacturer Pratt and Whitney, citing the delay of jet engine deliveries as the reason for operational disruptions. This was the essence of the airline’s…
PAL and Airbus officials sign the Purchase Agreement for 9 Airbus A350-1000s on the sidelines of the Paris Air Show: PAL President Capt. Stanley Ng (center), PAL Holdings President Lucio Tan III (leftmost), Airbus Chief Commercial Officer Christian Scherer…
When it comes to espadrilles, Toni Pons, a Spanish footwear company, is known as one of the pioneers in this design concept. Finally, the brand has officially opened the doors to its first official store in the Philippines at SM Megamall and Robinsons Place…
AirAsia Philippines is strengthening its international presence in two of its major hubs – Manila and Cebu, with the return of the Manila-Shanghai flight and two new routes out of the Queen City of the South to Shenzhen and Narita. ‘The reopening of…
Home-grown fast food giant Jollibee Foods Corp. (JFC) is planning to expand its global presence by opening up to 600 new stores this year. In a Thursday disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, JFC said it plans to open 550 to 600 owned and franchised…
The baby food market in the Philippines is expected to decline by 4.5% on average annually to reach $826.7m by 2028 as the government pushes for public access to contraceptives and family planning that resulted in childbirth rates. In a report, GlobalData…
Cebu Pacific is set to restore 100% of its pre-Covid network and capacity by March 2023. It now flies to 34 domestic destinations and is set to bring back all its 25 international destinations before the end of the first quarter. To support the return of…
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