The Podium and Shangri-La Plaza is just a few meters away from SM Megamall, I don't see why they sticked with SM when their target market is actually the crowd that frequents Podium and Shang. What, the heavy pedestrian traffic of Mega? What's the use of that heavy crowd when the people there won't even want to buy a P30 donut or if have not yet even heard of KK?

actually kahit saan may market ang krispy kreme... baka mas lalo silang ma-stigmatize as "pang rich" if they opened at podium or shang... mas lalong walang bibili... at least sa SM, sobrang wide ng market, they could actually see where in the spectrum they are marketable... besides, donut lang naman un eh...

parang robinson's, they introduced themselves as an "up scale" mall... tapos when they expanded to the outskirts of manila, they flopped beacuse people thought that they couldn't buy anything dahil nga "up scale" sila... when SM opened, they never opened to a certain type of crowd, it's as if they where ready to cater everyone kaya sila naging successful... i thought that was the marketing principle behind krispy kreme's opening in megamall...

very true.. sabi nga nung mga nasa mega.. "ay bago.. donut.. masarap kaya yan.. ay ang mahal!" hehehe

The Podium and Shangri-La Plaza is just a few meters away from SM Megamall, I don't see why they sticked with SM when their target market is actually the crowd that frequents Podium and Shang. What, the heavy pedestrian traffic of Mega? What's the use of that heavy crowd when the people there won't even want to buy a P30 donut or if have not yet even heard of KK?

Panu naman nasabi ng ganito kaaga na mukang di cia magki-click e sa totoo lang, marami namang bumibili kahit ordinary mallers bumibili, wala siyang pila dahil mabilis ang service speed sa cashier, most of the customers order for take-out sa liit ng store and they buy the double dozen package of 2 boxes tas umaalis na...

At tsaka, hindi naman siguro ganon ka-naive ang franchisee para sabihing its a wrong decision to stick to Megamall, hindi naman pang-masa lang ang megamall, its a mall for all classes, and KK's target market is everyone, not just the social-climbing crowds of Podium & Shang... Tawagan nalang kaya natin ang Max's management & let's hear the opinions staright from them...

is krispy kreme really considered high-end in the philippines...?

It's a freakin' donut shop...it (Krispy Kreme) ain't even the best in donuts it's about a dime a dozen here in Canada (not literally) they're donuts aren't that good...too sweet. We don't have Dunkin Donuts here in Canada but i sure miss them a lot, my favorite and the best donuts in the world to me... I don't know why you back home are fussing about KK just because it's another American franchise there in the Phils.

is krispy kreme really considered high-end in the philippines...?

lahat ng imported na dinala dito nagiging high end... kahit taco bell nung dumating dito, it created the same fuzz :lol: buti nga nilagay nila sa megamall yung unang branch nila... kahit sino (basta may pambili) can experience KK

i never liked KK... ung best donut brands dito ay "gonuts donuts" at "dots and more"... not that sweet, not that bland... unlike dunkin and mister na nakakasuka sa tamis...:lol:

^^Mister Bonuts is the best for me kasi masarap yung bread na ginagamit nila doon :)

di na masarap ang Dunkin.. simula nung nag 10.00 parang nag deteriorate yung quality.. ang tigas tigas na nung choco honey dip nila..

lahat ng imported na dinala dito nagiging high end... kahit taco bell nung dumating dito, it created the same fuzz :lol: buti nga nilagay nila sa megamall yung unang branch nila... kahit sino (basta may pambili) can experience KK

i never liked KK... ung best donut brands dito ay "gonuts donuts" at "dots and more"... not that sweet, not that bland... unlike dunkin and mister na nakakasuka sa tamis...:lol:

Oh, is that true that Dunkin Donuts aren't as great quality as they used to be? I haven't been back home in the Phils in almost 10 years now I don't what it's like or how dunkin donuts tastes now....

Can someone send me boxed dozen dunkin donuts here to Canada, I'll pay you, so I can taste them again and compare to what we have here in Canada. Thanks.

Aba doughnut thread na pala ito ?

Oh, is that true that Dunkin Donuts aren't as great quality as they used to be? I haven't been back home in the Phils in almost 10 years now I don't what it's like or how dunkin donuts tastes now....

Can someone send me boxed dozen dunkin donuts here to Canada, I'll pay you, so I can taste them again and compare to what we have here in Canada. Thanks.

Di na masarap yun pagdating dyan, kasi minsan, isang araw o isang gabi lang at bukas matigas na yung donut nila.

di na masarap ang Dunkin.. simula nung nag 10.00 parang nag deteriorate yung quality.. ang tigas tigas na nung choco honey dip nila..

Hindi naman. Through the years, ang sarap pa rin ng Dunkin Donuts :banana:

Kelan ka ba unang nakatikim ng dunkin? There used to be a time noon-noon pa na masarap nga talaga yung donut nila, the best that we had ever had, pero ngayon, hindi na ganun kasarap.

12-13 years ago perhaps...:lol:

Kelan ka ba unang nakatikim ng dunkin? There used to be a time noon-noon pa na masarap nga talaga yung donut nila, the best that we had ever had, pero ngayon, hindi na ganun kasarap.

Matagal na, hindi ko na matandaan. Ngayong P10.00 na nga lang ang Dunkin, lumiit nga siya, pero I did not notice any deterioration in the taste in the quality. Baka nakapinta na sa isipan ko na matamis at masarap talaga ang Dunkin at pinagnanasahan ko ito everytime :rofl:

Kelan ka ba unang nakatikim ng dunkin? There used to be a time noon-noon pa na masarap nga talaga yung donut nila, the best that we had ever had, pero ngayon, hindi na ganun kasarap.

'tumatanda lang siguro tayo! ...or may natikman ka nang mas masarap sa donut :lol:

@sinjin... bilib ako sa tastes mo! (yun lang) :lol:

si thomasian kase mabilis magsawa yan sa mga donuts.

'tumatanda lang siguro tayo! ...or may natikman ka nang mas masarap sa donut :lol:

@sinjin... bilib ako sa tastes mo! (yun lang) :lol:

Tumatanda nga siguro kayo, kasi bata pa ako at ang bata, mahilig sa matatamis :lol: :jk:

Anyway, back to the topic of the thread: Hay naku, I'm so excited na talaga about Trinoma, puntahan ko yan by May :D

^^ sigurado ako, super traffic nyan sa East ave. at EDSA pag nag-open yung trinoma.. sa SM pa nga lang pag weekdays or pag sale sobrang traffic na e. pano pa kaya pag nag-open na yung trinoma.

^ Baka maging parking lot na! :lol:

diba there's a planned edsa-north ave interchange?

diba there's a planned edsa-north ave interchange?

Yes... there is... and the main entrance area of Trinoma shall face on this side...

^^Wow, Trinoma will be like Robinson's Galleria (but definitely grander & more beautiful)...It will be flanked by an major flyover interchange

^^Oooh, that would be good for them right? People passing the interchange would say "Uy! Ganda ng mall, punta tayo mamaya!". Just like what's happening with Galleria, people could see it easily.

^ Yeah, the exposure would really be good for Ayala since alam naman natin na SM lang ang alam ng masa ;)

I'm not really sure if this interchange would be good for TriNoma. You see, they placed the Greenbelt-like garden thing at the back and on the top-floor to avoid the pollution and noise from passing vehicles, now wouldn't an elevated road defeat the purpose of trying to hide that garden from the noise and pollution of the ground-level vehicles?

I'm not really sure if this interchange would be good for TriNoma. You see, they placed the Greenbelt-like garden thing at the back and on the top-floor to avoid the pollution and noise from passing vehicles, now wouldn't an elevated road defeat the purpose of trying to hide that garden from the noise and pollution of the ground-level vehicles?

And I don't think that area will need an interchange probably in the next 5-10 years... but just a flyover parallel to edsa pwede pa cguro...

I'm not really sure if this interchange would be good for TriNoma. You see, they placed the Greenbelt-like garden thing at the back and on the top-floor to avoid the pollution and noise from passing vehicles, now wouldn't an elevated road defeat the purpose of trying to hide that garden from the noise and pollution of the ground-level vehicles?

I agree,no more place to protect the park from pollution...On the brighter side people will get a better view of the park & hypnotize them to go to the mall:lol:

^^ What park? Parks and Wildlifes? Diba masyado na syang malayo? And, won't the Biofuels bill already help lessen the pollution problem by next year when it is implemented fully?

i guess he's refering to the landscapes in TriNoMa..

I agree,no more place to protect the park from pollution...On the brighter side people will get a better view of the park & hypnotize them to go to the mall:lol:

Hmm, but isn't Trinoma tall enough (4 level structure but as tall as a 5 level building) to hide itself from the proposed interchange? ;)

^^Nice to know that

Hmm, but isn't Trinoma tall enough (4 level structure but as tall as a 5 level building) to hide itself from the proposed interchange? ;)

Well yeah, but not enough to hide it from the pollution/car fumes.

Oh well, but we're talking about an Ayala Mall here, they want their patrons to have the best experience in the signature Ayala brand :D

A question to all...I haven't been back home in the Phils and I don't know when I'll be back... down the road do any of you think there'll be more malls bigger than SM Mall of Asia or the Trinoma in the Philippines?

Who will build it? where and what will it be? for how long will it be the biggest in the Philippines?

well.. I read before that SM City North EDSA maybe expanding and it's expansion may make it bigger than Mall of Asia...

^ Yeah, actually those 4 biggies have potential for future expansion.

Ayala has the reputation of having huge malls and all of them that are already established have been expanded already, so Trinoma has a huge change of expanding further especially with the vast areas available adjacent to it.

SM North EDSA, yes, will be expanding come 2008.

SM Megamall will be expanding too.

SM Mall of Asia, will further expand too.

;)

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What are the approx. seating capacities of some of our largest movie theatres there? eg. like in SM Megamalls or cineplex etc. and how big are the screens with approx dimensions
...because here in Canada it's a 1st world country but they can't boast about their cinemas here some screens are tiny and not much seating capacity.

^ Hmm, I don't know about dimensions but as far as I know, Gateway Cineplex has the widest screens, they even publish it daily. On the other hand, our average cinemas have seating capacities of 500-800 each and the large ones have a thousand or more. Not sure though

largest screen is the IMAX at SM MOA

The old stand-alone cinemas have wider screens than the present cineplexes. They had also very large seating capacity - with orchestra, loge and balcony sections. Now the mall cinemas have only one level. I think this is already the trend, smaller theaters but more in number in one location.

^^ Just like the original Greenhills Theater, which was renovated into two smaller cinemas with the still remaining space converted into mall space.

Most Moviehouses in the Philippines are located inside malls, well the "decent" ones I believe. We don't have any popular and praiseworthy stand-alone cinemas here right? Like in the US, they have Loews and other moviehouses, we don't have any of that. Perhaps someone should refurbish the Metropolitan Theater and turn it into one, kikita pa.

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Most Moviehouses in the Philippines are located inside malls, well the "decent" ones I believe. We don't have any popular and praiseworthy stand-alone cinemas here right? Like in the US, they have Loews and other moviehouses, we don't have any of that. Perhaps someone should refurbish the Metropolitan Theater and turn it into one, kikita pa.

...but Metropolitan Theater is more known for performances and not for staging movies. We used to have a quite popular stand-alone cinema before, the Louie's THX Cinema/Premiere THX Cinema in Mile Long compound, Makati.

there used to be a lot of stand alone Cinemas in Cubao.. I remember ARCEGAS was once famous back then for the Tito Vic Joey movies.. then came New Frontier Cinema which was the classiest one during its time.. unfortunately napabayaan na ang mga ito..

I also remembered the opening of FARMERS cinema in the early 90s.. I think that was the first cinema that doesn't have a balcony.. and their seats back then was really class A.

The first cinema with love seats that I saw was in AGORA in San Juan.. hehehe

Louie's THX I think is still operational.. But I think it changed it name na.. I'm not sure lang..

...but Metropolitan Theater is more known for performances and not for staging movies. We used to have a quite popular stand-alone cinema before, the Louie's THX Cinema/Premiere THX Cinema in Mile Long compound, Makati.

^^ oo nga marami sa cubao, meron yung cinemas dun na dun pinalabas ang unang star wars film sa pinas eh... tapos yung new frontier naman pinang tapat sa Radio city music hall ng US, kaya classiest sya that time... :D

I think economic realities brought the demise of "grand" stand-alone cinemas of old, like the New Frontier, Magallanes, or the really old ones in Avenida and Quiapo. It is very expensive to maintain these huge structures which house only single screens, and with few patrons. Besides most of these theaters (those located in downtown Manila) are also victims of the overall neglect and decay of the whole areas, making renovation or restoration not feasible financially. Sadly, most of them, with great architecture have already been torn down. There is still one standing though, the Times Theater in Quiapo with elaborate lobby and hallway designs (it has bas reliefs), which still shows mostly mainstream English movies (double feature) and struggles to keep decency in its premises.

^ Yeah and if people will watch movies, they would rather pick the malls because of the convenience that our malls offer, one-stop lang sila ;)

Just asking friends...

What does MCS stand for? Are there a lot of pirated DVDs sold there? Just asking.

speaking of pirated.. grabe yung Carriedo station nang LRT.. nagkalat pirated DVDs.. ang uso na pala ngayon eh yung 8-in-1.. for 60 pesos 8 movies na!!! san ka pa!

speaking of pirated.. grabe yung Carriedo station nang LRT.. nagkalat pirated DVDs.. ang uso na pala ngayon eh yung 8-in-1.. for 60 pesos 8 movies na!!! san ka pa!

Yup, yung mga "n"-in 1 na ang uso ngayon. At ang mura. Aaminin ko nakabili na kami ng tatlong "n"-in 1 DVDs :D

Just asking friends...

What does MCS stand for? Are there a lot of pirated DVDs sold there? Just asking.

MCS is the former Makati Cinema Square. It has been "overran" by pirated DVD merchants. Parang Greenhills sa Makati.

Yup, yung mga "n"-in 1 na ang uso ngayon. At ang mura. Aaminin ko nakabili na kami ng tatlong "n"-in 1 DVDs :D

malas mo! nabiktima na rin ako, malas tayong pareho, hehe

Anong decade pa ba ginawa ang Makati Cinema Square ?

speaking of pirated.. grabe yung Carriedo station nang LRT.. nagkalat pirated DVDs.. ang uso na pala ngayon eh yung 8-in-1.. for 60 pesos 8 movies na!!! san ka pa!

oo, yung sa may good earth yun!!! dami nga nagtitinda dun eh... at di lang 60 pesos, yung iba 50 pesos pa eh!!! tapos meron yung ibang mga series na isang dvd lang buong season na yun!!

^^Oh god, I love buying pirated dvd's especially anime ones! Biruin nyo ba, Full Metal Alchemist the Series isang DVD lang!

There is still one standing though, the Times Theater in Quiapo with elaborate lobby and hallway designs (it has bas reliefs), which still shows mostly mainstream English movies (double feature) and struggles to keep decency in its premises.


Nakita ko na 'to ng malapitan, pero di ko naisip na manood kasi di ako sanay sa stand-alone cinemas, pangit kasi ang reputation nila ngayon lalo na sa area na 'yan, ang naisip ko kaya di ako nanood nung nakita ko kasi mamaya bigla na lang ma-raid! Buti na lang now I know it's still decent pala. I might consider watching there na, probably, if there's a good movie. Or at least just to see the inner grandeur of it.

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Greenbelt 5 phase-1

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Greenbelt 5 phase-2

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^ Construction seems fast, eh? Thanks for the usual updates, busog na naman ako :D

speaking of pirated.. grabe yung Carriedo station nang LRT.. nagkalat pirated DVDs.. ang uso na pala ngayon eh yung 8-in-1.. for 60 pesos 8 movies na!!! san ka pa!

Mas grabe sa may Recto. Nagkalat ang mga pirated VCDs and DVDs. Mga XXX nga, nakalantad lang eh. :ohno:

MCS is the former Makati Cinema Square. It has been "overran" by pirated DVD merchants. Parang Greenhills sa Makati.

Former? Ano na ang pangalan niya ngayon?

Makati Cinema Square pa rin.....

Btw, since donuts were once the topic of this thread, I'd like to revoke my statement about Dunkin Donuts not losing its quality despite it being cheaper and more affordable now. Kahapon kasi, due to my curiosity, and to compare with your views in this thread, bumili ako ng 1 dozen of donuts (at may papromo-promo pa silang nalalaman huh. Kasi, originally, my plan was to buy 10 only but sabi nung girl na may free 3 donuts kapag 1 dozen, so sinulit ko nalang ang pagbili ko) and first Dunkin Donuts ko siya for the year. Anyway, assorted yung pinili ko para mataste test ko ang lahat ng flavors. I was really very keen when I took a bite of each and now I agree na hindi na ganun ka masarap ang Dunkin Donuts. Case closed :lol:

Makati Cinema Square pa rin.....

I see. Akala ko kasi biglang nagbago name kasi sabi ni toledonhon, former. Pero anyway, it's still there. And useful.:D

Closed @ 500.

WELCOME to the Mega Metro Malls (Thread 9)!

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currently has a large number of malls in the Philippines, and the largest of these is the SM Mall of Asia in the Pasay City reclamation area. Before the Mall of Asia was completed, the largest was SM Megamall in Ortigas Center.

Other shopping centers in Ortigas Center include Robinson's Galleria, Shangri-la Plaza, and The Podium.

Recently opened in Pasig is a new development called Frontera Verde, which currently hosts Tiendesitas, a tiangge-style shopping center. Soon to rise are a new SM development as well as several other malls.

In the Central Business District of Makati, the Ayala Center hosts other malls, including Glorietta and the upscale Greenbelt shopping districts. Also in Makati is the Rockwell Center. These places are frequented by most of Metro Manila's rich.

Taguig City has a mall named Market-Market!, which is strategically located in a transportation hub.

In Manila itself, the largest malls include SM City Manila and Robinson's Place-Ermita.

Cubao is Quezon City's Central Commercial Area that hosts 5 malls that includes the ultra-modern Gateway Mall. Other malls include various SM chains in the metropolis. Aside from Cubao, there is also Eastwood, located along Libis.

Metro Manila has a lot of markets, locally called palengke. One of these are the Central Market, located in Quiapo district of Manila, and Divisoria Market, also in Manila. Cloverleaf Market in Balintawak, Quezon City supplies most of Metro Manila's fruit and vegetable products. Navotas Port Market supplies most of Metro Manila's fish products. Other smaller markets include the markets of Cubao Farmers, Nepa-Q Mart, Muñoz, Balingasa, Galas, Santa Mesa, Novaliches Talipapa, Baclaran, Pasay Libertad, and Pasay Cartimar, the latter also being one of the finest pet markets in the Philippines.

Midway between a mall and a market are the Philippine-only tiangges, or airconditioned markets selling goods such as clothes, shoes, accessories, computer parts, mobile phones, CDs, VCDs, MP3s, iPods, and DVDs. Among these can be found in Greenhills Shopping Center in the municipality of San Juan and St. Francis Square in Mandaluyong City.

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Btw, since donuts were once the topic of this thread, I'd like to revoke my statement about Dunkin Donuts not losing its quality despite it being cheaper and more affordable now. Kahapon kasi, due to my curiosity, and to compare with your views in this thread, bumili ako ng 1 dozen of donuts (at may papromo-promo pa silang nalalaman huh. Kasi, originally, my plan was to buy 10 only but sabi nung girl na may free 3 donuts kapag 1 dozen, so sinulit ko nalang ang pagbili ko) and first Dunkin Donuts ko siya for the year. Anyway, assorted yung pinili ko para mataste test ko ang lahat ng flavors. I was really very keen when I took a bite of each and now I agree na hindi na ganun ka masarap ang Dunkin Donuts. Case closed :lol:

Nag deteriorate na ang lasa ? baka mas masarap pa dun yung tig -7 pesos na nasa cart , nakita ko kanina may flavors like bavarian , mango , buko pandan . Kamukha talaga ng DD but cheaper nga .
Saka ayoko ng DD now kasi I dislike the old guy who now endorses it ..pumangit pala lasa ng DD ..

Philippine Shopping Mall Vacancies May Rise This Year
By By Ian C. Sayson
Source: Bloomberg News

Philippine shopping mall vacancies may rise this year, keeping rents from growing as Ayala Land Inc., SM Prime Holdings Inc. and other commercial center operators add more retail space in Manila, a local builder said.

Mall vacancies in metro Manila, made up of the capital and its neighboring cities and towns, will probably reach 15 percent this year as the region is expected to add 10 to 15 percent more retail space, said Rex Drilon, chief operating officer of Ortigas & Co.

"When there's plenty of supply don't expect rates to go up,'' said Drilon, who runs Manila-based Greenhills Shopping Center, which is popular with bargain-hunters. ``It will be imprudent to increase when there is a lot of supply coming in.

''Philippine mall operators are on a building spree, betting rising inflows from Filipinos working overseas and declining interest rates will boost consumer spending. This year's expansion will increase retail space in metro Manila to about 5 million square meters (53.8 million square feet) from 4.5 million square meters in 2006, Drilon said.

"We favor a moratorium in building new malls because it's the retailers who are really paying for the cost of this build-up,'' Drilon said. "Retailers are essentially paying for the same pie that isn't growing very much.'' Drilon said vacancies in metro Manila's shopping malls reached 12 percent last year, compared with a peak of 19 percent in 2002.

Although rentals rose about 3 percent to 5 percent in 2006, the rates "haven't really moved up in the past four years'' because of the new retail space being added, he said. Ayala Land, the third-largest Philippine shopping mall operator, said vacancy isn't a problem in its TriNoMa project, its biggest commercial center with 200,000 square meters of gross leasable space. The mall, scheduled to open later this year, is already 90 percent leased, Ayala Land Chief Financial Officer Jaime Ysmael said.

"There are corridors in metro Manila that are a bit over-malled and the players in those areas are competing for a limited customer base,'' Ysmael said. TriNoMa is in one of the "few areas that can still absorb big mall developments.''

Ayala Land is also expanding this year its Greenbelt Mall in Makati, the nation's main financial district, after adding shops and restaurants in its neighboring Fort Bonifacio development. "The inventory is there and the name of the game is how to increase your market share,'' Ysmael said.

"We do that by being a niche player and offering a different shopping experience.'' SM Prime is expanding its two shopping malls in Manila including Mall of Asia, one of Asia's five biggest shopping centers.

SM Prime is the nation's largest shopping-mall operator. Robinsons Land Corp., the second largest, is also expanding at least one of its malls in Manila. "Retailers, before, are fighting for space,'' said Manuel Siggaoat, owner of Manels, a chain of shops that sells leather bags, shoes and belts, and former chairman of the Philippine Retailers Association. "They aren't anymore.''

Retailers, developers complain of oversupply in mall spaces
By Kristine L. Alave
Source: BusinessWorld

Malls and retailers are considering a moratorium in building malls in the metropolis, claiming a "glut" in mall spaces. The "over-supply" in retail spaces has been driving prices of mall spaces down, putting pressure on expansion plans and bottom lines.

Rex C. Drilon II, Ortigas and Company Partnership Ltd. chief operating officer, said retail space vacancy has gone up to 15% in 2006 from 12% in the previous year. In the past, retailers fought for floor space, said Manuel Siggaoat, vice-chairman of the Philippine Retailers Association.

"Today, that’s not the case anymore. Some rental rates are even decreasing," he said. As of the end of 2005, leasable space in Metro Manila reached 3.3 million square meters, property reports said.

Last year, SM Prime Holdings opened the third largest mall in the world, the Mall of Asia, which is about 400,000 square meters. Because of the excess retail spaces, rental rates have been flat for the past few years, Mr. Drilon said.

"When you have a lot of supply, you don’t have much increase in rates," he said. In a report last year, property consultant Colliers International said effective rates at the Ayala Center in Makati remained the same, averaging at P1,185 per square meter a month as of end-June.

The average in Pasig’s Ortigas Center, was unchanged at P935 per square meter a month. Recent years saw a boom in mall construction, fueled by Filipinos’ increased consumption power, thanks to remittances from overseas workers and high-paying jobs from business process outsourcing.

Elections in May will mean bigger public spending, Mr. Drilon said. Mr. Drilon’s company runs the Greenhills Shopping Center in San Juan, as well as Tiendesitas, which caters to small and medium merchants in Pasig.

The industry expects more floor space this year, with Ayala Land Inc. completing the expansion of its Greenbelt mall and the construction of the Triangle North of Manila retail complex. The Sys are building more SM branches within and outside the metropolis.

Ricardo Z. Cuna, president of the Association of Filipino Franchisers Inc., said the mall construction boom brought negative effects to retailers. People shift easily to the newest mall, and if a retailer does not have a presence there, customers might forget about that store, he said. "Clients shift to different malls.

We need to do more research and more homework," Mr. Cuna said. Branches in adjacent malls, meanwhile, eat up income. While more stores may be good for the company’s gross sales, it also means reduced income because of added operation costs, Mr. Cuna said. Mr. Drilon said he favors the regulation of mall construction to curb the increase in retail spaces in Metro Manila.

"I am personally in favor of a moratorium in building malls," he noted. "There is continuing liquidity and purchasing power... We are bullish about this year. There is growth, but you have to know where to go," Mr. Drilon said. For SM Prime Holdings, the Metro Manila market is not yet saturated. A company official said the occupancy rate in the Sy-owned malls is still at the "average 97%."

"A lot of retailers still apply," the source said. The Metro Manila market, the source said, may be getting too crowded, but there is still plenty of room to grow, especially on the city’s periphery and in the provinces. SM is set to open new malls in Muntinlupa, Marikina, and Taytay, Rizal. It will also expand its Fairview mall.

How about American mall on Pasong Tamo ext.? Is it still operating?

Finally , yesterday ay narating ko na rin yung Robinson Metro East along Marcos Highway . May pinuntahan ako kasi along that area at nakita ko na malapit lang pala yung mall so after ko mapuntahan yung appointment ko ay dumaan muna ako sa mall at pinuntahan ko na rin ang katabing Sta.Lucia Grand Mall .

Medyo malaki at 5 -levels yung Robinson East at 8 cinemas pala . Maayos ang pagkakagawa at na-maximize nila yung space complete with a multi-level parking . May foodcourt ba dati sa 4th level ? kasi nung i-check ko wala naman ako nakita . Marami pa ring spaces na vacant . I like the huge fountain . Okay din at malalaki talaga ang anchor stores na Robinson Supermarket , Dept. Store at Handyman .

Yung Sta. Lucia naman , second time ko pa lang napuntahan at nung 1st time ay wala pang Robinson . Nagulat naman ako sa Sta. Lucia because parang nag-deteriorate ito at hindi na well -maintained . Maski nga yung expansion , although maganda naman ang interiors ay mababa ang ceiling . Nakakalito rin ang mga hallways nila . Malaki pa naman yung mall , medyo disorganized nga lang at nawala na ba yung ice skating rink ? Yung cinemas anim na lang ba from as high as 15 .

^ Hmm, yeah only 6 Sta. Lucia Cinemas are operational after renovation and improvement, at ginagawa pa yung ibang 4, so 10 nalang from the original 15

actually 10 cinemas na ata ulit. and nakakalito nga sa sta. lu.., specially the old building.

and yep, may food court dati... pinalitan na siya nung bodysenses... :) sa tabi ng fitness first.

^ 6 cinemas pa lang ang operational ayun sa ClicktheCity. :yes: Anyway, kailan ba ang Sta. Lucia Mall nag-open? Parang wala kasi silang long-term planning for the mall ah.

tagal na din... bakit 6 lang? baka hindi yan updated... parang 10 ata nakita ko kahapon... i'll check it bukas. :)

^ Updated siya daily actually :)

Never knew there was an American mall, and i regularly visit Makati, i guess that alone makes it a failure

...

^ What do you mean? There's an Ever to be constructed in North EDSA, or is there an existing Ever there already?

OT:parang familiar to ah.. kw din ba nagpadala sakin neto?
It's hard to love someone who doesn't love you back. Time would give you chances to talk, chances to be together, chances to share. See how it hurts? You only have chances. Just chances.

Hey if the Philippines or the Filipino people are so crazed out about the great malls there (I'm sure no other countries have forums that talk so much about the malls in their country than the Philippines) why don't someone, some companies or Mall developers and owners create a better and extensive website showcasing their great malls and all other great malls in the Philippines we're in the digital age now almost everything and anything can be done and shown in the internet. I know the Philippines has a lot of webmasters and computers geniuses better than the western world...use them to promote tourism on these great mall so everyone in the world (and those Filipinos in other countries can see).

I know it's nice to see people posting pictures but some people just don't have time to view them or look for them in forums...websites would be more appropriate.

thanks.

^ Indeed, I've constantly sent e-mails to SM, Ayala and Robinsons to provide comprehensive and extensive information about their malls on their websites since a lot are really interested on them. I also told them about SkyscraperCity and that we'd be happy if they would send in official representatives to update us on their malls on the pipeline :)

^^ Yup. Actually, sa lahat ng globe sa phonebook ko.

and tell then to remove the parking charge for legitimate patrons or have a more efficient validation system.

^^ May meaning ba yang sig mo? May gusto kang paringgan?

Naku, IA 2007! :nocrook:

Agora Mall, San Juan.

^^ It's now under redevelopment, transforming it into a two-level mall. I hope it turns out good.

^ Who's the developer?

Speaking of parking charges did you know that tutuban shopping complex charges P100 parking fee. I mean watda?! its a complex that caters to the C, D, E crowd and they charge more than ayalas. Oh well maybe the owners are in desperate need of cash since most of the stalls are empty.

^^ It's now under redevelopment, transforming it into a two-level mall. I hope it turns out good.

Ahh ganon ba?:)

^^ May meaning ba yang sig mo? May gusto kang paringgan?

Wala. Bakit?

^^ Ang liit kasi eh, parang ayaw mong ipabasa.

^^ Actually, ayoko talagang ipabasa. Kaso pinost na ni Lew eh. So wala na akong magagawa.

LOLS..edi tanggalin mo jan..:lol:

^^ Eh sa gusto kong gawing sig eh.

may pinapatamaan naman talaga si kevin eh :lol:

hmmmmmmmnnnnn..........:bash:

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san nga ba may escalators na sobrang kikitid? Sa LandMark ba yun?

^ Speaking of "makitid" escalators, I like the escalators of some Robinson's Malls na iisang tao lang ang kakasya per layer of the escalator :lol:

yan ang ibig ko sabihin... GreenHils ba yun or LandMark..

^^ Wow, Greenbelt area keeps on changing! Nice Pics

Meron sa Robinson's Place Ermita na makatid na escalator...

^sa tapat ng mcdonalds yun db, meron din sa tapat ng KR and wendys

^^ opo. Hirap nga eh nagkakaroon ng pila pag sobrang dami ng tao :lol:

ganda talaga ng greenbelt!!

san nga ba may escalators na sobrang kikitid? Sa LandMark ba yun?

Hindi naman sobrang kitid ng escalator sa LandMark. A little bit lang. :colgate:

^^ opo. Hirap nga eh nagkakaroon ng pila pag sobrang dami ng tao :lol:

At minsan pa, pagkababa, ang bagal bagal pang maglakad palayo, ang tendency tuloy ngbabunch up ang mga tao sa end ng escalator.

Speaking of parking charges did you know that tutuban shopping complex charges P100 parking fee. I mean watda?! its a complex that caters to the C, D, E crowd and they charge more than ayalas. Oh well maybe the owners are in desperate need of cash since most of the stalls are empty.

that just proves how scarce safe parking spaces are in that area... baka yung nagpapark dun mga mangangalakal ng divisoria :lol: barya lang siguro sa kanila yung 100 :lol:

P100 na ba ang parking fee sa Tutuban? Ang laki ng itinaas ah, last time ko d'yan mga May 2006, P40 pa 'yan :lol:

Yung P100 sa sidewalk ng tutuban mall pa yun ang parking. Uncovered. Imagine if your just goin to buy a toothbrush worth P40 and u'll pay P100 for parking, isnt dat ridiculous? No wonder tutuban mall is dying. Lots n lots of empty stalls. Ceiling is falling apart too.

Parking Fees should be outlawed it's just too ridiculous, it will drive away tourism for a bit...like foreigners who drive to any of the Philippines' beautiful malls and pay for parking! The heck with that!, says the foreigner I wouldn't recommend going here even if the Philippines has low cost of living (products are cheaper here) The government should step up someone should act on this lunacy.

If malls can't figure something out, find a system that works....then why don't they just relieve it during weekends when you know that people will go to the malls and shop or as well as at night Free Parking after 8pm... Malls and other establishments charging parking fee will reap their actions someday they better act now and do something about it.

When I was back there the gov't devised a color code scheme for vehicles to control or improve traffic did it work? I dunno I left in '98 Does Metro Manila still have that scheme or something?

So if the gov't can do that why not do it for the malls think of something do something that both mall owners and the public can both agree and benefit.

Time to improve Philippines! come on! What's the point of having these tall beautiful majestic buildings and malls if nothing else is improving especially the economy and the government. Get together, work together Filipinos

When I was back there the gov't devised a color code scheme for vehicles to control or improve traffic did it work? I dunno I left in '98 Does Metro Manila still have that scheme or something?

So if the gov't can do that why not do it for the malls think of something do something that both mall owners and the public can both agree and benefit.

Time to improve Philippines! come on! What's the point of having these tall beautiful majestic buildings and malls if nothing else is improving especially the economy and the government. Get together, work together Filipinos


it's now called the number coding scheme... it works almost like the color coding scheme... basing on the last digit of your plate number. kaso over the years, car buyers apply for plate numbers that fall on tuesdays to thursdays... basically it is still super traffic on mondays and fridays.

pero this today may twist... from 11am to 3pm all plate numbers are allowed. meron ding truck ban... large vehicles are only allowed before and after the rush hours.

Parking Fees should be outlawed it's just too ridiculous, it will drive away tourism for a bit...like foreigners who drive to any of the Philippines' beautiful malls and pay for parking! The heck with that!, says the foreigner I wouldn't recommend going here even if the Philippines has low cost of living (products are cheaper here) The government should step up someone should act on this lunacy.

If malls can't figure something out, find a system that works....then why don't they just relieve it during weekends when you know that people will go to the malls and shop or as well as at night Free Parking after 8pm... Malls and other establishments charging parking fee will reap their actions someday they better act now and do something about it.

i find charging parking fees legitimate... it's because of the culture of filipino drivers, scarcity ng parking space and basic economics. i think it has been discussed before dito... pero siyempre there is a line between reasonable and too much.

it's now called the number coding scheme... it works almost like the color coding scheme... basing on the last digit of your plate number. kaso over the years, car buyers apply for plate numbers that fall on tuesdays to thursdays... basically it is still super traffic on mondays and fridays.

pero this today may twist... from 11am to 3pm all plate numbers are allowed. meron ding truck ban... large vehicles are only allowed before and after the rush hours.

and worse, some folks own more than two vehicles. so the coding system is practically useles if you consider the number of people who drive cars nowadays. the best way to regulate traffic congestion and pollution is to regulate the number of cars being sold. we have to get rid of the mentality that progress entails the increase in purchase of automobiles. even if you decrease the pollution emitted by cars, the sheer increase in number compensates for the decrease in pollution.

Yung P100 sa sidewalk ng tutuban mall pa yun ang parking. Uncovered. Imagine if your just goin to buy a toothbrush worth P40 and u'll pay P100 for parking, isnt dat ridiculous? No wonder tutuban mall is dying. Lots n lots of empty stalls. Ceiling is falling apart too.

why of all places na bibili ka ng tootbrush sa tutuban pa! :lol: magdadala ka pa ng sasakyan... hehehehe...

i think tutuban is dying because of competition, nandyan ang 168, meiji, tapos yung mga chinese smugglers sa vicinity... people park at tutuban and walks to 168... now imagine kung free yung parking ng tutuban... mas nawalan sila income.

Has the Philippines ever adopted the concept of having those Hybrid engine vehicles? and alternative fuels like what's going on here in North America and Europe? Major car companies like Honda and Toyota are the front runners in this technology and gas prices per litre here in North America are ridiculously higher compared to there in the Philippines.

The biofuels act has been signed last week, but of course it will take so many years pa to see the real effect. Wala pa kong nakikitang hybrid na tumatakbo dito eh, kase hindi pa cia binibenta dito. Honda naman ang frontrunner ng hybrid awareness dito.

That's just too slow of a progress then for the Philippines...but I understand, the hybrid technology for cars or alternative fuels are so expensive and scarce the general public can afford them only the upper middle to upper class can get them. It will catch on soon, the technology will be better and cheaper and better air there someday.


Now let's talk about malls again...can someone update on the TRINOMA please and more pictures. thanks

and everytime you return something you cannot avoid paying a parking fee of 40 pesos , even if it's a quick stop. It's highway robbery and so redundant.
You're already patronizing their malls yet you still have to pay for parking. what a crock!

Parusa talaga. parusa na sa traffic parusa pa sa mga wayward drivers ,parusa na sa paghanap at paglabas sa parking, parusa pa sa pagbayad ng parking fee. I think their goal is to empty philippines and make everyone migrate.

mas makitid pa escalators sa RUSTANS eh..

Hindi naman sobrang kitid ng escalator sa LandMark. A little bit lang. :colgate:

and everytime you return something you cannot avoid paying a parking fee of 40 pesos , even if it's a quick stop. It's highway robbery and so redundant.
You're already patronizing their malls yet you still have to pay for parking. what a crock!

Ayala Center Cebu doesn't let you pay any fee if it just took you less than 15 minutes to do your quick stop :okay:

But most of all, Festival Supermall doesn't charge parking fees yet parking in their parking areas is very convenient. There are these covered walkways and friendly security guards :okay:

they should all follow their example. Never been to festival mall but ayala malls in makati all charge parking fees. tiendesitas is free. Swapang si Mr sy. Oh and they have validation at SM hypermart in pasig but the line is like a mile long and there is a litany of papers to fill out ,by the time you're done you'd have wasted your entire day.

Oh and they have validation at SM hypermart in pasig but the line is like a mile long and there is a litany of papers to fill out ,by the time you're done you'd have wasted you're entire day.

Grabe naman niyan. In other malls where they have validation, all you have to do is present your receipt of purchase together with the parking ticket, and they stamp it and there you go.

I really can't take SM having parking fees. Sila pa nga yung pang-masa, eh sila pa yung pumapataw ng malaki. Ano, um, taking the opportunity? Law of supply and demand? :lol:

There's 2 new resto sa GB3.. wala na yung MYLK and CASCADA..

on MYLK place, open na yung Rockefeller Oyster / Ribs / Steaks..

don sa CASCADA.. parang fajita fiesta yata bubuksan..

Wala naman ata kasing pumapasok ata sa MLYK hehehe

I hope someone posts updates of Trinoma, Greenbelt 5, SM Marikina, SM Muntinlupa, SM Vito Cruz, Robinsons Otis, Robinsons Ermita, Robinsons Galleria, etc. :D

Trinoma - last week lang...

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^ Hi Aaron, thanks for the photos. Since you're the one who saw the construction site live, do you think they could make it to the May '07 soft opening?

trinoma is huge.. will this be connected sa MRT?

I hope someone posts updates of Trinoma, Greenbelt 5, SM Marikina, SM Muntinlupa, SM Vito Cruz, Robinsons Otis, Robinsons Ermita, Robinsons Galleria, etc. :D

Nakita ko 2 weeks ago yung u/c na SM Marikina along Marcos Highway and its quite huge , its across the river facing Riverbanks Marikina .

SM Vito Cruz, parang wala pa anumang activity ..Robinson Galleria ..tapos na yung WestWing at okay naman .. they are also renovating the department store ..nakita ko today kasi.

Yung Robinson Place Manila , ginagawa pa rin yung Midtown mall expansion .

About SM Muntinlupa , siguro mga 20% pa lang ang pagiging u/c but its quite shaping up ..hindi masyadong mahaba ang frontage niya ..but it seems mahaba sa likod ....wala pa rin ako idea kung ilang levels .

Robinsons Place Manila Midtown Wing - from the street-view, they're now doing the 4th level.

SM Vito Cruz - The old SM ACA structure is still standing pero parang wala nang laman.

@ Dvorak - Yes, will be very much connected.

saang station ka bababa pag galeng sa mrt?

Hey Guys! Good Afternoon! This is my first post and I accidentally found this forum looking for a map of Manila on-line. From what I see this forum's great! BTW, I'm working for a school and one of my jobs is to organize field trips for the kids. Does anybody know of a Makati map on-line showing the elevated walkways? Thanks guys. :) (Sorry kung off-topic)

^^Welcome to SSC! :)

^^ you mean youre organizing a field trip for kids in the ctrl business district??

You can try google maps, type in Manila or Makati and then switch it to Satellite view it gives you a view looking down at Makati and it might show some elevated walkways there...just try.

:) Go Raptors! Go Oilers!

Hey Guys! Good Afternoon! This is my first post and I accidentally found this forum looking for a map of Manila on-line. From what I see this forum's great! BTW, I'm working for a school and one of my jobs is to organize field trips for the kids. Does anybody know of a Makati map on-line showing the elevated walkways? Thanks guys. :) (Sorry kung off-topic)

^^ you mean youre organizing a field trip for kids in the ctrl business district??

Yep. First go to Ayala Museum then to Greenbelt 1 for the repertory play. By kids, i mean, High School Students... Tnx guys.

I really can't take SM having parking fees. Sila pa nga yung pang-masa, eh sila pa yung pumapataw ng malaki. Ano, um, taking the opportunity? Law of supply and demand? :lol:

Opportunity Cost.

SM Vito Cruz - The old SM ACA structure is still standing pero parang wala nang laman.

What's SM ACA?

Where's exactly the SM Vito Cruz?

Its near the northbound lane of South Superhigway cor . Vito Cruz .

Its also near the PNR railway tracks ..the lot area seems very small .

since SM Southmall was built here in Las Piñas, rumors have it that Robinson's also plans to build a mall here and call it "Robinson's Place Las Piñas"

years have passed... and the question is "Robinson's, is there really a plan??"

since SM Southmall was built here in Las Piñas, rumors have it that Robinson's also plans to build a mall here and call it "Robinson's Place Las Piñas"

years have passed... and the question is "Robinson's, is there really a plan??"

Mas okay pa if di ka nag-eexpect na magkakaroon ng ganitong mall sa lugar nyo . It's better when nasusurprise ka na lang na may itinatayo na pala na mall sa least expected place within your town or city .

Years ago , I was won'drin why SM still do not build a mall in Muntinlupa . I expected that if it will build a mall , it could be in Alabang , but unexpectedly sa Tunasan pala magtatayo ng SM Mall ( near their Lindenwood project inside Susana Heights ) which is also good para ma-distribute ang developments within the city at well populated din naman yung lugar with the numerous village within that part of the city at sa succeeding town .

corner of Zobel Roxas and Kamagong..

parang may demolition nang ginagawa don ngayon.

Where's exactly the SM Vito Cruz?

I went to Paranaque , along Sucat Road .. first time ko napasok yung expansion ng SM - Sucat ( now an SM City mall ) . Okay naman , maganda yung department store nila at @ 3 levels cause its airy and spacious , well-lit pa .
C5 extension ba yung road na ginagawa under nung overpass connecting the 2 buildings of SM Sucat ? Okay yun pag nagawa , parang yun na ang magiging growth area ng Paranaque coz malawak na vacant lands yung nasa track ng u/c road . Nasa area na yun kasi ang SM , Avida at may natatanaw pa ako na lone highrise ( is that the Amvel mansion? ) at yung warehouse-like na Virra Mall - Sucat .
Slightly open na yung VirraMall -Sucat na walking distance lang across SM mall ( kadikit halos ng Avida Towers -Sucat ) .

Yung tapat naman ng St. James School at malapit na din sa BF Homes na dating vacant lot / golf driving range ay Shopwise -Sucat pala and its quite huge . It will open next month . Parang mediterranean strip mall naman yung ginagawa rin in between Shopwise and Max's , it is called Santana Grove .

since SM Southmall was built here in Las Piñas, rumors have it that Robinson's also plans to build a mall here and call it "Robinson's Place Las Piñas"

years have passed... and the question is "Robinson's, is there really a
plan??"



There was a time , in the 90s na andami na ng mall / retail center sa Las Pinas namely ,

SM SouthMall
RFC Mall
Ever Gotesco Mall
Manuela 1
Manuela 2
Uniwide Metro Mall
Lianas
MVS

Until unti unti nawala yung iba because of stiff competition . Southmall na lang ang talagang malakas pa among them , yung iba barely hanging there.

Recent one is Makro .

Nung nasa high school pa ako (University of Perpetual Help) in the early 90's RFC mall ang sikat sa mga teachers and students dahil doon ang tambayan ng mga nag ka-cutting class and play the arcades there...Anybody here from Perpetual or in Las Pinas, you know what I'm talking about hehehehe...

Ah..I like to reminisce those days back then, it was a great time the 90's and in high school

02.02.07

Corrugated G.I. Sheets at the height of their tackiness... the "Fun Ranch" strip-mall at Frontera Verde

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The redevelopment...

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The rendering looks cool :cool:

CA favors malls charging parking fees
By Leila Salaverria
Source: Phil. Daily Inquirer

SHOPPING MALLS can continue to charge parking fees after the Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling that the National Building Code (NBC) does not require department stores to provide their customers with free parking.

In affirming the ruling that favored SM Prime Holdings, Ayala Land Inc., Robinson’s Land Corp. and Shangri-La Plaza Corp., the appellate court said there was nothing in the NBC and its implementing rules and regulations that explicitly stated that shopping mall operators should provide parking spaces to the public free of charge.

The case stemmed from the finding of two Senate committees in 2000 that it was illegal for shopping malls to collect parking fees because this was in violation of the building code.

According to the Senate committees on trade and industry and justice and human rights, the collection of parking fees in shopping malls was illegal and anticonsumer.

The practice runs counter to the Consumer Act which protects consumers by setting standards of conduct for business and industry, the members of the committee added.

The finding led to the filing of two cases—one filed by SM Prime Holdings asking the Makati Regional Trial Court to assert the legality of collecting parking fees in its malls. The other was filed by Solicitor General Ricardo Galvez who opposed SM’s petition. The two cases were later consolidated into one and the Makati RTC ruled in favor of the shopping malls.

The case was subsequently elevated to the Court of Appeals. According to the higher court, it found no error in the Makati court’s observation that there was nothing in the building code that explicitly requires shopping mall operators to offer free parking spaces.


Many shopping malls charge their patrons a parking fee. Some collect a flat rate, while others charge by the hour.

...but I doubt if the real thing will look anything like that.

Parang nakita ko na yan wayback 2005 pa yata ..hindi pa rin tapos ang renovation until now ?

Tagal na nga, but at least it's ongoing, I can see workers going in and out of the mall pero parang wala namang progress.

^^ sayang ang Agora. My mom had acquired a space jan before pero we gave it up. There were no developments for the next few years kc and the edifice turned out like a huge mallengke.

Good thing, its being redeveloped now. Im just wondering, with its location and neighborhood....will this mall survive? will it be profitable?

i dunno if this has been mentioned before... Robinson's at Pioneer... except for those who work close to the area, i doubt if people would drive to that place to shop... i mean i'd go to MegaMall or Shang instead

^^Uniwide Coastal Mall also comes into mind since it is also near the world-class SM Mall of Asia...

^^Uniwide Coastal Mall also comes into mind since it is also near the world-class SM Mall of Asia...

Ano na lang part ng Coasta Mall ang operational ? Sayang ang laki pa naman .

^^ pero infairness....may mga shoppers din sa UNIWIDE.

I think i have to agree with RObinsons @ Pioneer. cguro iba market nila.
diba there are IT bldgs being constructed jan..plus anjan din yung globe office....baka those peeps ang target nila in the near future..

pero sa ngayon..it looks like a ghost mall.. :(

Rob Pioneer? hindi na sya ghost mall ngayon.. have you visited it recently?? dati walang katao tao dyan.. pero ngayon.. napupuno na rin sya.. haba na nga pila sa grocery eh.. dati dalawang counter lang pinaandar nila.. hehe

^^ pero infairness....may mga shoppers din sa UNIWIDE.

I think i have to agree with RObinsons @ Pioneer. cguro iba market nila.
diba there are IT bldgs being constructed jan..plus anjan din yung globe office....baka those peeps ang target nila in the near future..

pero sa ngayon..it looks like a ghost mall.. :(

^^Uniwide Coastal Mall also comes into mind since it is also near the world-class SM Mall of Asia...


Even before there was an SM MoA, patay na yang US Coastal Mall.

^^US COastal Mall NEVER even had its store slots filled. I could still remember going there when it was still newly built. It felt weird. We went alot to Megamall so it was quite freaky for me to see an empty mall like that (bata ako non ha, you know how small the mental dimensions of children are).

Cash and Carry Mall construction update 020807:
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Mabuti at ginawa nang mall yung Cash & Carry , maybe na-threaten sila ng newly built at nearby Makro Store .
Also , its good kasi parang old and dirty na ito nung supermarket pa lang , at least now maayos at malinis na at ginawa pang mall . Laking tuwa siguro nung mga taga-Palanan coz hindi na nila kelangan pang tumawid ng SSH since may new mall na sa area nila .

uy cash n carry! miss ko na yan ahh.. dati every week nandyan ako for grocery.. for more than 5 years yun ah!

02.02.07

Corrugated G.I. Sheets at the height of their tackiness... the "Fun Ranch" strip-mall at Frontera Verde

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yeah, i agree... sobrang obviously tinipid... ang fanget!

Gaisano chain eyes bigger Luzon market
Friday, February 09 2007

Cebu-based retail chain Metro Gaisano is planning to capture a bigger part of the Luzon market by opening another branch in the Philippines' biggest island next year.

Jack Gaisano, president of Vicsal Development Corp. (VDC), which operates the Metro Gaisano group, said the company will open its fourth Luzon branch in Angeles, Pampanga in 2008.

"We will be concentrating in Luzon because there are already many Gaisano stores in Visayas and Mindanao," said Gaisano, referring to the other Gaisano retail stores operated by his cousins.

While Visayas and Mindanao remain to be potential markets for expansion, he said, he will not compete with his cousins who have positioned themselves in these areas.

Dr. Edward Gaisano, vice president for operations of the Metro Gaisano group of companies, earlier said the company is eyeing to open three or more branches in Luzon within the next two years.

While other mall players like SM Prime Holdings Inc. have divulged plans to put up two more malls in the province that will be located in the northern and southern part of Cebu, Gaisano said, future retail outlets will still be anchor stores.

"SM is very matured and established already. We are only an anchor store, we don't build shopping malls," he said.

However, Jack Gaisano said VDC will be adopting a "wait and see" attitude due to the coming May elections before it gives a go signal to open new retails stores.

According to Edward Gaisano, the VDC's 10-percent growth towards the end of 2006 was a key factor in company's plans to expand its retail business in Luzon.

He said he believes that because of the growing confidence of local and foreign investors in Cebu, mainly in the business process outsourcing industry, and high OFW remittances, the retail business will be among the sectors that will show "positive signs" of growth this year.

"These investors, particularly the retail operators, are looking for stability and growth and they are confident in Cebu's booming economic situation," Edward had said.

Metro Gaisano has three branches in Cebu, which are located in Ayala and Colon. It also owns Super Metro in Mandaue City.

Its branches in Luzon are located in Legaspi, Lucena and at Market! Market! in Taguig, metro Manila.

Cash and Carry: Ang daming mabibiling useful things diyan at mura pa :okay:

^^ yeah, pati hard-to-find stuff. i remember my mom and my lola would either go there or rustan's to buy whole turkeys for my birthday and christmas.

SM city Marikina.... (from inside an LRT train..)

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as of yesterday...

Gaisano chain eyes bigger Luzon market
Friday, February 09 2007

Cebu-based retail chain Metro Gaisano is planning to capture a bigger part of the Luzon market by opening another branch in the Philippines' biggest island next year.

Jack Gaisano, president of Vicsal Development Corp. (VDC), which operates the Metro Gaisano group, said the company will open its fourth Luzon branch in Angeles, Pampanga in 2008.

"We will be concentrating in Luzon because there are already many Gaisano stores in Visayas and Mindanao," said Gaisano, referring to the other Gaisano retail stores operated by his cousins.

While Visayas and Mindanao remain to be potential markets for expansion, he said, he will not compete with his cousins who have positioned themselves in these areas.

Dr. Edward Gaisano, vice president for operations of the Metro Gaisano group of companies, earlier said the company is eyeing to open three or more branches in Luzon within the next two years.

While other mall players like SM Prime Holdings Inc. have divulged plans to put up two more malls in the province that will be located in the northern and southern part of Cebu, Gaisano said, future retail outlets will still be anchor stores.

"SM is very matured and established already. We are only an anchor store, we don't build shopping malls," he said.

However, Jack Gaisano said VDC will be adopting a "wait and see" attitude due to the coming May elections before it gives a go signal to open new retails stores.

According to Edward Gaisano, the VDC's 10-percent growth towards the end of 2006 was a key factor in company's plans to expand its retail business in Luzon.

He said he believes that because of the growing confidence of local and foreign investors in Cebu, mainly in the business process outsourcing industry, and high OFW remittances, the retail business will be among the sectors that will show "positive signs" of growth this year.

"These investors, particularly the retail operators, are looking for stability and growth and they are confident in Cebu's booming economic situation," Edward had said.

Metro Gaisano has three branches in Cebu, which are located in Ayala and Colon. It also owns Super Metro in Mandaue City.

Its branches in Luzon are located in Legaspi, Lucena and at Market! Market! in Taguig, metro Manila.

I wonder where in Angeles they would build this coming Gaisano Mall. I think the city is already saturated with retail centers and with the coming Ayala Mall, it would be tough!

^^ I think Metro Gaisano will be the anchor store of Ayala's Angeles mall, not a separate mall. The same arrangement with Market! Market! at the Fort.

SM city Marikina.... (from inside an LRT train..)

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as of yesterday...

parang ang bagal ng construction...

Hindi ba nag-ooverflow ang Marikina River sa riverbank na pinagtatayuan na iyan ng SM mall during heavy rains ? Para kasing nabalitaan ko last year na inabot ng flashfloods some portion of RiverBanks Center .

Pero , infairness , mukhang maganda yung magiging outcome ng mall coz park-like yung vicinity na iyan ng mall .
For sure naman may precautionary measures ang SM sa mga flashfloods at prepared sila sa mga ganung situations .

^ Dapat handa sila sa ganyang situations or else they'll have another SM Baguio :lol:

^^ sayang ang Agora. My mom had acquired a space jan before pero we gave it up. There were no developments for the next few years kc and the edifice turned out like a huge mallengke.

Good thing, its being redeveloped now. Im just wondering, with its location and neighborhood....will this mall survive? will it be profitable?

Mallengke? What a word! There's another mallengke that I know, the Marketplace Mallengke at Kalentong. Any other mallengkes out there?

Yung Guadalupe Complex , sort of mallengke yun di ba ? it has a wet market , various shops and offices , cinemas and with multi-level parking.

I think SM City Lucena is a candidate of this thread, madilim, lots of stores closed shop even on the prime areas of ground floor and not so many shoppers.

Yung Guadalupe Complex , sort of mallengke yun di ba ? it has a wet market , various shops and offices , cinemas and with multi-level parking.
Oo nga pala, nalimutan ko yun ah. Grabe, dumadami na pala ang mga mallengkes, wahhhhh...

I think SM City Lucena is a candidate of this thread, madilim, lots of stores closed shop even on the prime areas of ground floor and not so many shoppers.

Maybe a certified mall na nagmukha lang palengke ang ambience , maraming ganun na mall or department stores especially yung mga luma na .

* Sta. Lucia Grand Mall
* Landmark dept. store ( masikip ang daanan )
* Gotesco Grand Central
* St. Francis Square
..ano pa ba ..

^^ Davao also has a mallenke BTW.

Guadalupe mall seems empty on some floors but thriving...

asa dapit?

Maybe a certified mall na nagmukha lang palengke ang ambience , maraming ganun na mall or department stores especially yung mga luma na .

* Sta. Lucia Grand Mall
* Landmark dept. store ( masikip ang daanan )
* Gotesco Grand Central
* St. Francis Square
..ano pa ba ..

I agree with the comment on Landmark. For a dept store in supposedly upscale glorietta, it has way too many displays that it looks cluttered and cheap. I hope they will improve the kinds of merchandise and lay-out when they open at trinoma.

I read somewhere before na may plan na i-upgrade yung Landmark na parang mall na coz may cinemas sa upper floors ..what happen ?
Akala ko nga before magiging full-pledge mall na yung SM Makati , but it turn out as a big department store .

Come to think of it ..wala palang SM mall ang Makati up to now.

Hindi ba nag-ooverflow ang Marikina River sa riverbank na pinagtatayuan na iyan ng SM mall during heavy rains ? Para kasing nabalitaan ko last year na inabot ng flashfloods some portion of RiverBanks Center .

Pero , infairness , mukhang maganda yung magiging outcome ng mall coz park-like yung vicinity na iyan ng mall .
For sure naman may precautionary measures ang SM sa mga flashfloods at prepared sila sa mga ganung situations .

i heard they are building the mall in the same fashion as the classic bahay-kubo setup with a big leway underneath the mall.. just in case the water rises.

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Wow ..Galing ng Gateway Mall ..maganda naman talaga ang mall na ito lalo na kapag mas pinalaki pa .

But in fairness, SM Dept Store Makati could qualify as a mall. Malaki. Maganda. Everything.

pero in fairness sa landmark.. marami silang tinda (RTWs) na don mo lang makikita..

ayaw ko lang talaga dyan eh pag bibili ka eh isusulat pa nang saleslady sa purchase slip.. parang masyadong oldstyle.. tapos minsan ang haba na nang pinila mo sa cashier.. mali pala yung sinulat nung saleslady.. tatawagin pa yun.. parang consignment basis yata mga paninda dyan eh kaya kailangan ganon ang monitoring..

i will include the Ororama Mega Center of Cagayan de oro...the mall smells so BAD! di ko mapaliwanag kung anong klaseng baho ang nasa mall na iyon! mabwebwesit ka talaga pag pumunta ka doon..ang bango mo bago ka pumasok, tapos paglabas mo, pawisan ka at sobrang baho mo. halos nakapatay pa yung AC nila...

i heard they are building the mall in the same fashion as the classic bahay-kubo setup with a big leway underneath the mall.. just in case the water rises.

Wow, Pinoy na Pinoy pala :okay:

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Cool.

Wow ..Galing ng Gateway Mall ..maganda naman talaga ang mall na ito lalo na kapag mas pinalaki pa .

Yeah, bigger is really better. :)

And oh by the way, SM Prime updated the layout of their website. But still, their content is still the same :bash:

^^ Bakit mabaho, what's the culprit?

But in fairness, SM Dept Store Makati could qualify as a mall. Malaki. Maganda. Everything.

Yeah, at 95,000+ square meters, it's in the same league as SM City Sucat at 96,000+ square meters

asa dapit?

Not Guadalupe, Cebu ;)

I agree with the comment on Landmark. For a dept store in supposedly upscale glorietta, it has way too many displays that it looks cluttered and cheap. I hope they will improve the kinds of merchandise and lay-out when they open at trinoma.

In fairness to Landmark, eh, they offer a really wide variety of products

parang ang bagal ng construction...

ang laki eh.... pero mejo may pagka mabagal nga. baka 2008 pa talaga to.


hindi lang baha ang kailangan pag-handaan ng SM marikina.., pati connectivity., mahirap magdrive papunta at palabas diyan.

I wonder where in Angeles they would build this coming Gaisano Mall. I think the city is already saturated with retail centers and with the coming Ayala Mall, it would be tough!

^^ I think Metro Gaisano will be the anchor store of Ayala's Angeles mall, not a separate mall. The same arrangement with Market! Market! at the Fort.

Yes toledonhon is right. :)

I really hoped though that Ayala picked Metro Gaisano to anchor Trinoma. I'm sure they will really give SM North EDSA a run for its money. But they picked Landmark. Hmm, we'll see

ang laki eh.... pero mejo may pagka mabagal nga. baka 2008 pa talaga to.


hindi lang baha ang kailangan pag-handaan ng SM marikina.., pati connectivity., mahirap magdrive papunta at palabas diyan.

Diba it will be connected to the road (na mas mataas kaysa ground level) that's why the entrance is actually in the 2nd level?

yep yep... :) pero still, if galing kang SM.., di ka pwedeng pumunta sa eastbound lane ng marcos h-way unles mag u turn ka sa aurora blvd.(w/c is tooooo far) ganun din if you're from east-bound lane ng marcos hway.., you still need to take a u-turn at petron(after santolan)

hindi kasi maganda ang location ng SM.. unlike the other side of the river (riverbanks..) which is connected to the major roads... ung ginagawa naman na C5-mhway interchange, pwedeng maging advantage or disadvantage sa SM depending sa magiging inter-connectivity na gagawin nila with the said roadway... mejo compicated kasi mashado ang location ng SM marikina.. i'll try to make a diagram.. :)


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closed ung center islands diyan. ang u turn slots sa after pa ng santolan (to the east) and sa aurora blvd..(to the west) they cant open the center islands before the bridge coz it would cause hell(trapik). :)

nakakawalang gana tuloy ang SM Marikina. sana nilagay nalang nila to sa lumang lote ng Robinsons sa likod ng tropical (where a stand alone robinsons dept store used to be) hehehe..


wala lang. ito ang kailangan pag-handaan ng SM marikina. trapik.

suburb naman ng manila un eh.. kaya ok lang siguro.. hehehe,, :) oo nga daw., mas mabilis daw un sabi ng friend ko., although i havent seen it.. along the main road un diba?

i will include the Ororama Mega Center of Cagayan de oro...the mall smells so BAD! di ko mapaliwanag kung anong klaseng baho ang nasa mall na iyon! mabwebwesit ka talaga pag pumunta ka doon..ang bango mo bago ka pumasok, tapos paglabas mo, pawisan ka at sobrang baho mo. halos nakapatay pa yung AC nila...

this mall was actually about to close in the late 90's.. pero i dont know what kept it running.. Jan ako naka assign for my industrial psychology..and i should say, napaka gulo ng Org structure nila.. Talagang at a glance, wala, patapon talaga tong mall na to..:D

pero in fairness sa landmark.. marami silang tinda (RTWs) na don mo lang makikita..

ayaw ko lang talaga dyan eh pag bibili ka eh isusulat pa nang saleslady sa purchase slip.. parang masyadong oldstyle.. tapos minsan ang haba na nang pinila mo sa cashier.. mali pala yung sinulat nung saleslady.. tatawagin pa yun.. parang consignment basis yata mga paninda dyan eh kaya kailangan ganon ang monitoring..

Not just that! Even the signages are old...parang yung signage ng mga Jollibee nung early 90s.

Yes toledonhon is right. :)

I really hoped though that Ayala picked Metro Gaisano to anchor Trinoma. I'm sure they will really give SM North EDSA a run for its money. But they picked Landmark. Hmm, we'll see

I was expecting a Rustan's though, perhaps bigger than Makati's. Hehe.

I was expecting a Rustan's though, perhaps bigger than Makati's. Hehe.

Well they could have a Rustan's branch, but not as an anchor store ;)

SM City Chengdu

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I was expecting a Rustan's though, perhaps bigger than Makati's. Hehe.

Well they could have a Rustan's branch, but not as an anchor store ;)


if they do, i doubt that Rustan's will be a big store in that area... maybe just about the size of Rustan's in ATC... besides the Rustan's group are very actively opening stand alone stores like Zara, M & S, Beauty Bar, etc... imo those are more like what we will most likely see at Trinoma

SM City Chengdu

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even looks better than some sm's we have here... :)

Yeah, it has been opened just last year

Hindi ba nag-ooverflow ang Marikina River sa riverbank na pinagtatayuan na iyan ng SM mall during heavy rains ? Para kasing nabalitaan ko last year na inabot ng flashfloods some portion of RiverBanks Center .

Pero , infairness , mukhang maganda yung magiging outcome ng mall coz park-like yung vicinity na iyan ng mall .
For sure naman may precautionary measures ang SM sa mga flashfloods at prepared sila sa mga ganung situations .

I have actually seen the area (where SM is being constructed) flooded twice before. Parang malaking lake ang lugar na yon. It should be expected during really heavy rains, since it is located in a river bend.

But I think they have elevated the ground floor, as a contingency measure.

sobrang bilis ng sm taytay,medyo mabagl ang sa marikina sabi ng tito ko talagang mabagal mag-construct ang BF.

This week ko lang nakita na nag repaint pala yung Isetann Cinerama along Recto in Manila , although yung likod na portion ay ganun pa rin . Napansin ko din na napakataas na mall pala nito with its six levels at seamlessly ( non-noticeable ) integrated ang multi-level parking nito .

Maximized talaga yung lot area nito , being a tall mall at okay din naman ang floor-to-ceiling level nito although luma na nga lang at hindi first rate ang mga tenants. Nakapanood din ako sa cinemas nila nung 90s pa , they have spacious cinemas with big screens ( I dont know now if ganun pa din ) .

Another tall mall is Shangrila-Plaza ...Yung hindi na-open na Monumento Plaza in Caloocan City , it was tall . What else pa ?

^^ Pangit repaint nila, ang nipis na nga ng paint, wala pang white undercoat, cheap!!!

^^ Pangit repaint nila, ang nipis na nga ng paint, wala pang white undercoat, cheap!!!

Baka yun lang kaya ng budget nila :) :) :)

ang dami laging tao sa isetan.. puro taga feu... jan din minsan tumatambay kabarkada ko sa uste.. :) although i havent been inside... mukang ok naman... madami pading tao eh..

oo nga parang naging tawiran na lang rin ang isettann, kase mostly naman sa paligid nya sakayan eh, so kaysa sa labas maglakad sa loob na lang...

di ko rin gusto yung paint nya eh, di lively ang dating... striking colors pa...

Dumaan ako kahapon sa TriNoMa. Nakaka-excite kasi mabilis ung construction niya. At halatang maganda. Hehe Unlike SM NoE. :colgate:

syempre, gawa ba naman ng ayala yan... :D

ang dami laging tao sa isetan.. puro taga feu... jan din minsan tumatambay kabarkada ko sa uste.. :) although i havent been inside... mukang ok naman... madami pading tao eh..

I'm telling you, it's really not a good tambayan place if you have the looks. Otherwise, you can always go away when someone tries to pick you up, di ka na guguluhin non (you can also go for it kung maganda naman ang offer! :jk: :D ) Saka sabihin mo sa friend mo, wag nyang gamitin yung phrase na "tambay sya sa Isetann", rephrase na lang para mas magandang pakinggan.

with so many malls sprouting about in the metro, it's really a wonder how crowded they can all get... esp SM malls. i guess sobrang dami na talaga ng tao :lol:

^^ People just can't get enough of spending, that's why. :lol:

Dumaan ako kahapon sa TriNoMa. Nakaka-excite kasi mabilis ung construction niya. At halatang maganda. Hehe Unlike SM NoE. :colgate:

Based sa design nya napaka-ganda at malaki ng mall:banana: It will surely crush SM NoE. Kulang nalang ang IMax para talagang dagsain ang mall sa Grand opening:banana:

^^ Oo nga. Saya! :colgate:

I'm telling you, it's really not a good tambayan place if you have the looks. Otherwise, you can always go away when someone tries to pick you up, di ka na guguluhin non (you can also go for it kung maganda naman ang offer! :jk: :D ) Saka sabihin mo sa friend mo, wag nyang gamitin yung phrase na "tambay sya sa Isetann", rephrase na lang para mas magandang pakinggan.

Loiter sa Isetann :lol:

I'm telling you, it's really not a good tambayan place if you have the looks. Otherwise, you can always go away when someone tries to pick you up, di ka na guguluhin non (you can also go for it kung maganda naman ang offer! :jk: :D ) Saka sabihin mo sa friend mo, wag nyang gamitin yung phrase na "tambay sya sa Isetann", rephrase na lang para mas magandang pakinggan.

pick up? hehehe... kaya nga daw madaming taga feu dun eh. (un ung sabi-sabi ah! hindi ako nagsabi niyan) joke lang naman.. :) wala lang..

onga.. sobrang striking ng colors.. ang panget... minsan i'll try to go inside...

eto yata ung na feature sa XXX na may nagaganap na bugawan..,

may kamukha nga yung isetann na hotel sa genting highlands, malaysia.. ang cute kasi ng color scheme.. bagay sa mga box plates ko. :D

Dumaan ako kahapon sa TriNoMa. Nakaka-excite kasi mabilis ung construction niya. At halatang maganda. Hehe Unlike SM NoE. :colgate:


i thought SM north is now called SM The Block? is SM NoE an adjacent mall or the same one?

ang the block ay yung annex na bago... the whole complex is SM CIty North Edsa... SM NoE for short..

^^SM the Block is the new Extension in SM NoE... SM annex sa left, SM the Block sa Right...


@kevin- not all people goes to the mall for shopping... yung iba pampalipas oras lang... :D

or nagpapalamig...:D

i thought SM north is now called SM The Block? is SM NoE an adjacent mall or the same one?

The Block is the new building of SM NoE complex. That's the building on the right when you're facing SM. Siya rin ung copycat ng the Podium. :colgate:

@Steph and Lew: Oo nga naman. Hwehehehe. :D

i remember yung SM pampanga, sa sobrang dami ng tao lagi, nag ka crack yung sa 2nd flr... and Sang SM pa ba ang walang basement??? kase sa SM Pampanga wala kase mahina yung soil foundation knowing na lahar area yun, malambot ang lupa kaya 2 floors lang yun na sobrang pahaba...

i remember yung SM pampanga, sa sobrang dami ng tao lagi, nag ka crack yung sa 2nd flr... and Sang SM pa ba ang walang basement??? kase sa SM Pampanga wala kase mahina yung soil foundation knowing na lahar area yun, malambot ang lupa kaya 2 floors lang yun na sobrang pahaba...

SM Batangas, Davao, and CDO.. magkakapatid yang apat na yan..exterior-wise..wala silang basement lahat..

^^tapos food court sa taas... :D

^^tapos food court sa taas... :D

yup..hehehe..dept store to the right, and supermarket to the left(exept for SM batangas' case)...:D

OT na tayo.. Hindi to Luzviminda Malls...hehehe:D

^^ oo nga... :D

anyways, ano na lang kaya mangyayari sa SM north pag nagbukas ang Trinoma...:D

bat di sila kaya mag lagay ng skywalk crossing north ave para share sila ng customers..hehe

haha... footbridge connections!!!

Yeah, at 95,000+ square meters, it's in the same league as SM City Sucat at 96,000+ square meters

Yeah, isa pa ang linis! Tapos feeling ko hindi siya SM. Feeling ko Ayala Mall siya with its ambiance and everything. Kulang na ang eh ung lush greens para magmukhang Ayala Mall nga. :lol:

^ Junior Anchor kasi siya ng Ayala Mall eh :D

^^ And they're just leasing from Ayala Land, may connection pa rin kahit papano sa Ayala kaya siguro maganda. Wala lang.

@Sinj and Aaron: Ay ganun ba un? Kaya pala ibang-iba ang feel niya sa ibang SM Malls/Dept Stores. :colgate:

SM Carriedo.. gulat ako iba na color.. tapos hindi na sya talagang department store.. puro mga sale ang tinda.. yung mga old stocks sa ibang SM siguro.. parang factory outlet na lang sya..

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^ Oo nga, sa pangalan palang "Clearance Outlet", hanggang Clearance Sale nalang. Well it's good for its location. Teka, hindi ba nagclick ang department store dati?

It wouldn't be the first time an Sm mall was flooded out, anyone knows about the incident @ Sm Bacoor?

Nung nasa high school pa ako (University of Perpetual Help) in the early 90's RFC mall ang sikat sa mga teachers and students dahil doon ang tambayan ng mga nag ka-cutting class and play the arcades there...Anybody here from Perpetual or in Las Pinas, you know what I'm talking about hehehehe...

Ah..I like to reminisce those days back then, it was a great time the 90's and in high school


Dude im one of those, nice to see a ka-las-pinas here!