Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Philippines, updated continuously by our newsroom.
McDonald’s Philippines has partnered with mobile services provider Smart Communications in its latest marketing promo to encourage customers to purchase value meals. Every order of any McDonald’s Value Meal plus fries or sundae comes with a free Smart…
Telecommunications companies in the Philippines are making it easier for Filipino shoppers to purchase digital goods such as apps, games, books, magazines, music and movies. With only around four percent of Filipinos owning credit cards, according to the CIA…
Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC), the property development arm of tycoon John Gokongwei, is opening more shopping centers over the next two years as it intends to retain its foothold as among the top mall developers in the country. RLC said it intends to put up…
Puregold Price Club Inc. of retail tycoon Lucio Co is expanding its presence in Nueva Ecija and other provinces north of Metro Manila as it gobbles up more supermarkets and commercial properties owned by Nueva Ecija-based retailer NE Inc. Puregold told the…
The new casino is an imposing structure on Manila Bay with 6 gleaming golden towers surrounding a giant egg-shaped dome, and industry and government leaders hope it will attract cashed-up tourists from other parts of Asia Manila aims to rival Macau and Las…
US-based Buffalo Wild Wings opened its first restaurant in the Philippines on Thursday, (January 29). The new restaurant at Capitol Commons in Pasig City is the first of several to open in the Southeast Asian country, joining more than 1070 Buffalo Wild Wings…
Listed Philippine Seven Corporation (PSC), the local licensee of 7-Eleven Convenience Stores, will boost its capital spend this year by 50 per cent to expand its network. The company says it ended 2014 with 1282 stores – 273 more than at the same time a year…
An online store recently launched in the Philippines by Stores Specialists will soon become the nation’s online gateway to global brands. Stores Specialists Inc is a member of the SSI Group, the number one lifestyle specialty retailer in the Philippines, a…
Thai homewares giant Index Living Mall has signed a Philippines partner as its Asian expansion continues. Index will team up with the Philippines largest retail and mall operator SM Group to run the franchise for the concept for at least five years. Index…
A unique retail advertising concept trialled in Hong Kong has grabbed attention for both its innovation and its relevance. Get caught in a rain shower when walking on the streets of Hong Kong and glance down you might just see one of the most unique…
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