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New Era Philippines has opened its second store in Cebu, the Queen City of the South. The global lifestyle brand, which is the official headwear of sporting organizations including the US NBA, Major League Baseball and the NFL, has opened at Ayala Center…
Home improvement retailer Wilcon Depot has opened its 38th store, in Talisay City, Negros Occidental. It is the brand’s third branch in the Visayas region following its branch at Mandaue City in Cebu. A special feature is the Design Hub where customers can…
Mall chain The SM Store has launched a nationwide delivery service in conjunction with courier company LBC Express until the end of the year. Its “You Shop, We Move” promo offers shoppers a discount for every transaction through LBC, which has branches inside…
AirAsia expressed interest in expanding its services in the Philippines to include flights from Davao City to key cities in China, Korea and Malaysia, Department of Finance says in statement. THe deparment had issued the statement on Monday citing results of…
WINERY Philippines recently launched the country’s first online global “cellar door” at the Society Lounge in Makati City early this month. Australian Chef Chris Urbano, chairman and founder of Winery Philippines, imports his own boutique wine collection from…
After serving more than 150 million passengers in over two decades, Cebu Pacific has decided to waive fees on rebooking or flight changes as part of its push to improve customer experience. Passengers who decide to change flight schedules within 24 hours from…
Asus Philippines has launched the Zenfone 4 series as is seeks to carve out more market share. Country manager George Su says the Taiwanese smartphone maker is seeking higher second-half growth after posting a 42 per cent hike in smartphone sales during the…
Budget carrier Cebu Pacific on Wednesday announced new domestic and international routes, in efforts to increase connectivity within the country and the region starting October. In an emailed statement, Cebu Pacific said it will start flying to and from…
Property giant Megaworld Corporation, which specialises in developing integrated urban townships, achieved first-half net income of PHP6.69 billion (US$130.4 million), an 11 per cent improvement on the same period last year. Rental income drove its earnings…
Uber initially obeyed the order and shut down its app on Tuesday morning but relaunched in the afternoon. Ride-hailing giant Uber on Tuesday defied a Philippine government order to shut down, branding the suspension a “blatant violation” of its rights but…
Philippine 7-Eleven stores will be adding new concepts and initiatives over coming months to help differentiate from rival c-store chains. Parent Philippine Seven Corporation, revealing its trading figures for the first six months which included a decline in…
Irvins Salted Egg snack store from Singapore has opened its first Philippines outlet, in Metro Manila. On the ground floor of SM Mega Fashion Hall, the shop sells the brand’s signature snacks: salted egg fish skins and salted egg potato chips. Owner Irvin…
Japanese lifestyle brand Miniso Philippines has opened two more outlets in Manila, with four to follow soon. Its first store in the Philippines, at Robinsons Place Manila, opened in June, with the latest stores in SM City San Lazaro and SM City Manila. Miniso…
The Philippines will soon be the Asia’s fifth largest retail grocery market, according to data released today. Speaking on the first day of NRCE, the 24th National Retail Conference in the Philippines, today, IGD Asia-Pacific program director Shirley Zhu said…
Max’s Group plans to open up to 30 more stores this year, buoyed by a solid jump in first half profit on the back of network expansion. The casual restaurant chain operator announced Tuesday its total sales rose 12 per cent to P8.29 billion for the first six…
Quickly Philippines has opened its first outlet in Pampanga as it expands its local footprint. The Taiwanese tea chain, which opened its first store in Recto in Manila more than a decade ago, now boats 60 outlets across Metro Manila, Laguna, Cavite and Cebu.…
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