Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Philippines, updated continuously by our newsroom.
Home improvement retailer Mr DIY is planning to open 135 new stores in Malaysia this year. The move, which will take the total number of Mr DIY trading locations to 500, comes on the heels of the launch of the brand’s new e-commerce platform. The site targets…
Capillary Technologies, a Singapore-based company that provides consumer insights, personalised engagement, omnichannel commerce and loyalty solutions, has been appointed as a strategic partner of Bata, a leading shoe brand. The partnership will help Bata…
Uniqlo Philippines has set the opening date for what will be the Japanese brand’s largest store in Southeast Asia. The new store will open on October 5 in Glorietta 5 at Makati City, in Metro Manila. Uniqlo says the store will have a sales area of 4000sqm and…
Korean chain Zoo Coffee has launched its third and largest outlet in the Philippines, at Ayala Vertis North. Zoo Coffee stands out for its jungle-themed interiors and staff wearing safari costumes. The menu includes the popular Korean iced dessert bingsu,…
Most Southeast Asian stock markets declined on Tuesday, in line with broader Asia, as U.S. President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs on Chinese goods in an escalating trade war between the world’s top two economies. Trump warned on Monday that Washington…
Japanese eyewear retailer Jins has opened its first store in the Philippines. Located at SM Aura Premier in Taguig, the Jins Philippines store will offer up to 1000 styles of frames and match them with lenses within about 30 minutes. Jins has about 350 stores…
Online marketplace startup Winery Philippines has raised an undisclosed amount in a new round of financing. It says it will use the cash to boost its sales and marketing efforts and grow its customer and vendor base. The second round of funding, backed by a…
Cebu Pacific said Monday it broke its own record for the most number of passengers flown in a single day, as summer season demand boosted traffic. The Gokongwei-led airline said it flew 65,298 on May 7, breaking the previous record of 64,684 on Dec. 27, 2016.…
Cebu Pacific is scheduled to resume flights between Manila and Busuanga, Palawan on Sunday, June 10 – two days after an airport mishap there. On Saturday, June 9, flights to and from Busuanga were canceled after a Skyjet plane overshot the runway of the…
Cebu Pacific is staging a two-day exclusive seat sale for GetGo Visa cardholders in celebration of the 120th Independence Day. Cardholders will be able to book flights to select domestic destinations for as low as P699 and P1,199 to select international…
Among the 28 largest internet companies in the world, 11 are e-commerce businesses. Per Statista, Global retail e-commerce sales are forecasted to reach $2.77 trillion this year. Consider that 62 percent of the world’s 7.2 billion population already owns a…
Filipino fast-food chain Jollibee Food Corporation plans to open 100 stores in Canada within the next five years. The company says it is eyeing the wave of new locations because the country is a key growth market and a big part of its North American expansion…
Active lifestyle smartwatch Garmin Philippines will introduce its expanded line to the Philippine market and open another location this year in Vertis North Mall Quezon City and its first-ever branch in Mindanao at the SM Lanang Premier (Davao). Garmin…
Cebu Pacific will increase flights to Cebu by 20 percent next year, the airline’s chief Lance Gokongwei said Thursday as the Queen City of the South inaugurated its new “resort-airport” terminal. The new 65,500-square meter Mactan-Cebu International Airport…
After the opening of designer Virgil Abloh’s store in Vancouver, Off-White has finally announced its next location will be Manila in the Philippines. It will be the first Off-White retail store to open in Asia for four years. An official announcement via…
The American company which has deployed more than half of all automated teller machines in the Philippines remains bullish on its expansion in the country despite the increase in cashless transactions made possible by electronic commerce. Diebold Nixdorf, the…
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