Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Philippines, updated continuously by our newsroom.
Cebu Pacific and 7 other allied low-cost carriers relaunched their website on Wednesday, with the Filipino airline offering a seat sale to Athens, Berlin and Male in the Maldives. The Value Alliance website offers cross-sales among its members including Cebu…
Toast Box Philippines, the Singaporean restaurant chain known for its kaya toast, eggs, and coffee sets, is closing – but plans to re-open with a new concept. Announcements at its Manila branches have cited tomorrow as the final day of trading in the…
Robinsons Malls has strengthened its presence in the Visayas region with the opening of Robinsons Place Ormoc, a three-level, full-service mall in Ormoc City. It offers a variety of national and global brands along with the chains of Daiso Japan, Handyman,…
Del Monte Philippines Inc, the wholly-owned Philippine subsidiary of global branded food and beverage firm Del Monte Pacific Limited, has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to raise up to P17.55 billion (about $333 million)…
Indonesian ride-hailing and online payment firm Go-Jek on Thursday said it would enter Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines in the next few months, investing $500 million in its international push. The move will start with ride-hailing services…
Cebu Pacific Air has opened its first branch office in Japan to serve as the hub for all its activities and business transactions in the country. Heading the office in Chou-ku Tokyo is Tomohiko Matsumoto, who was appointed country manager for Japan in…
Jollibee, the largest and most popular fast food chain in the Philippines, is re-entering the Guam market with the ongoing $2 million construction of a restaurant within the Micronesia Mall compound in Dededo. The restaurant is expected to open by early 2019.…
Chief executive Dexter Comendador tells FlightGlobal that PAA will operate 22 Airbus A320s by end of 2018, and add five new aircraft annually between 2019 and 2028. Flight Fleets Analyzer shows that PAA now operates 20 A320s. Should the plan proceed as…
Pizza parlour chain Shakey’s Pizza Asia Ventures grew its first-quarter net profit by 6.4 per cent to PHP184 million (US$3.5 million), even as higher input costs tempered the impact of double-digit growth. Shakey’s grew its first-quarter systemwide sales by…
AirAsia is waiting for the government to provide the adequate infrastructure so that it can fly to San Vicente, the latest Palawan municipality to catch tourists’ attention. San Vicente’s nearly 15-kilometer white sand beachfront is one of the emerging beach…
AirAsia has asked the government to waive travel taxes and grant other incentives for Filipinos who will opt to fly from Clark to help decongest the main airport in Manila, the airline said Thursday. The Southeast Asian carrier also said it was transferring…
Cebu Pacific opened an office in Japan, as the budget airline continues to expand in Asia Pacific and boost its presence in the Japanese market. Located in Chuo-ku, Tokyo, the airline’s Japan office will serve as the hub for Cebu Pacific’s activities and…
Philippine Airlines (PR, Manila Ninoy Aquino Int’l) is looking to enter India by the fourth quarter of 2018 with two new planned services out of Manila Ninoy Aquino Int’l to each of Delhi Int’l and Mumbai Int’l, the Business World has reported. The carrier…
Southeast Asian budget airline AirAsia is looking to add several more flights to its operations this year, including a route from Manila to Osaka during the last quarter of 2018. This development comes just weeks after Philippines AirAsia opened its…
Uniqlo Philippines will open a global flagship store this year, saying it will be the biggest in Southeast Asia. The Japanese fashion giant says the new flagship will be in Glorietta 5 in Makati. It will be the brand’s 15th global flagship store in 11…
Jollibee Foods Corp. said Friday net income rose 17.3 percent in the first 3 months of the year, as higher expenses offset growth in revenues, according to a stock exchange filing. Net income attributable to shareholders grew to P1.8 billion in the first…
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