by Ekrem Duman | Aug 26, 2026 | Philippines Company Stories, Retail, Property & Malls
⚡ TL;DRRoughly a million sari-sari stores operate across the Philippines — small family-run shops selling everyday goods in single-serve quantities from converted front rooms. They account for a very large share of consumer goods volume, extend informal...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 26, 2026 | Philippines Company Stories, Retail, Property & Malls
⚡ TL;DRPuregold built one of the Philippines’ largest supermarket chains by serving two customers from the same store: ordinary households and the owners of sari-sari stores buying stock to resell. A membership programme with volume rebates, credit-like...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 26, 2026 | Philippines Company Stories, Retail, Property & Malls
⚡ TL;DRRobinsons Retail operates supermarkets, convenience stores, department stores, drugstores, home improvement outlets and specialty formats across the Philippines, making it one of the country’s largest and most diversified retailers. The multi-format...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 26, 2026 | Philippines Company Stories, Retail, Property & Malls
⚡ TL;DRAyala Land built Makati from farmland, redeveloped a former military base into Bonifacio Global City and now operates dozens of master-planned estates across the Philippines. Its method is consistent: acquire a large contiguous land area, plan it...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 26, 2026 | Philippines Company Stories, Retail, Property & Malls
⚡ TL;DRSM Prime is one of the largest shopping mall developers in Southeast Asia, operating dozens of malls across the Philippines and several in China. Its model is not retail property but placemaking: each mall creates a commercial district, and the group then...
