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Chicago-based travel product retailer Travelon has opened its first standalone store in the world – in the Philippines. The brand specialises in anti-theft luggage – bags with straps that cannot be cut, slash-proof materials, locking zips and even…
Owndays Philippines has opened its largest optical shop yet, at SM Megamall in Manila. With 1500 frames to choose from, the Japanese eyewear retailer can provide prescription glasses in 20 minutes. Its 280sqm flagship has a children’s department featuring the…
Continuing mall expansion helped drive a 14 per cent rise in SM Prime Holdings’ net profit last year. In a stock exchange filing yesterday, the company said it achieved a net income of P23.8 billion (US$473.7 million) last year. Strong sales by its…
Lenovo has opened two Moto Concept Stores for its mobile phone brand in Metro Manila as part of its Philippine “full-throttle” expansion. Both run by smartphone retailer MemoXpress, the stores are in the Cyberzone areas of SM North Edsa Annex and SM Megamall.…
Partnering with the SM Group, Bata Philippines has opened its first store at SM Megamall in Manila. “We never hesitated,” says Thomas Archer Bata, who attended the launch, referring to the brand’s linking up with the Sy family, which grew a shoe outlet into…
An 80,000 sqm mall has been opened in eastern Metro Manila by Southeast Asian integrated property company SM Prime Holdings. As its 60th mall in the Philippines, SM City East Ortigas reinforces its commitment to continue expanding there given the economy’s…
Singapore food culture company Makansutra has created what it describes as one of the most modern but retro looking heritage food halls in Manila. Founded in 1997 by entrepreneur-photojournalist, KF Seetoh Makansutra aims to celebrate and promote food culture…
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has opened the third Manila NBA Store. “[The new branch] has the most complete assortment of [NBA] products and merchandise in the Philippines,” said NBA Philippines MD Carlo Singson during a press conference. The…
L&L Hawaiian Barbecue has opened its first store in the Philippines, with a second one planned by November. The ‘plate lunch’ QSR brand made its debut quietly last month in a shopping mall at Edsa which will be followed by a second outlet in SM Megamall in…
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