Metro Retail Stores Group
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| Formerly | Metro Gaisano |
|---|---|
| Company type | Public |
| PSE: MRSGI | |
| Industry | Retail |
| Predecessor | White Gold Department Store |
| Founded | 1982 in Cebu, Philippines |
| Founders | Victor Gaisano Sally Gaisano |
| Headquarters | Mandaue, Cebu, Philippines |
Number of locations | 46 stores (2015) |
Areas served | Philippines |
Key people | Frank S. Gaisano (Chairman and CEO) Jack S. Gaisano (President and COO) |
Number of employees | 9,000[1] (2015) |
| Parent | Vicsal Development Corporation[2] |
| Website | www |
Metro Retail Stores Group Inc. (stylized as METRO Retail Stores Group Inc., shortly known as Metro Retail or Metro) is a retail company based in Mandaue, Cebu, Philippines.
According to a 2014 report by Euromonitor, Metro is the largest operator of department stores and hypermarkets in the Visayas region, as well as the second largest supermarket operator according to retail sales value.[2]
History
In 1949, Modesta Gaisano, together with her five sons - David, Stephen, Henry, Victor and John - established White Gold Department Store. After the death of Doña Modesta in 1981, her sons pursued their respective business interests by operating their respective Gaisano retail operations.[3]
The Metro Retail Stores Group began in 1982 when the Metro Gaisano Department Store and Supermarket was established by Victor Gaisano and his wife, Sally, together with their children, Margaret, Jack, Edward and Frank. The group expanded to major cities outside Cebu by opening stores in key cities in Central, Western and Eastern Visayas, as well as in Central Luzon, Metro Manila and South Luzon.
The company's expansion in Metro Manila, in particular, was marked by the opening of the Market! Market! mall in the early 2000s.[1]
Metro made its debut at the Philippine Stock Exchange in November 25, 2015.[4]
Store Formats and locations
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Metro Retail Stores follows the following retail store formats: Metro Department Store, Metro Supermarket, Super Metro Hypermarket and Metro Fresh n’ Easy Neighborhood Store.
As of November 2015, Metro Retail operates 46 stores across the Philippines specifically in the Visayas, Central Luzon, Metro Manila, Calabarzon and Bicol regions.[4] It is planned to open a store in Mindanao by 2017.[1]
Metro Department Store
| Branch Name | Location |
|---|---|
| Metro Colon | Cebu City |
| Pacific Mall Mandaue | Mandaue |
| Metro Ayala Center Cebu | Ayala Center Cebu, Cebu City |
| Pacific Mall Legaspi | Legazpi |
| Metro Market! Market! | Market! Market!, Bonifacio Global City |
| Metro Marquee Mall Angeles | Marquee Mall, Angeles |
| Metro Alabang | Alabang Town Center, Muntinlupa |
| Metro The District Imus | The District Mall, Imus |
| Metro Lucena | Lucena |
| Metro Toledo | Toledo |
| Metro U.P Town Center | U.P. Town Center Diliman Quezon City |
| Metro Fairview Terraces | Fairview Terraces Quirino Highway cor. Maligaya Drive, Novaliches, Quezon City |
Metro Supermarket
| Branch Name | Location |
|---|---|
| Metro Colon | Cebu City |
| Pacific Mall Mandaue | Mandaue |
| Metro Ayala Center Cebu | Ayala Center Cebu, Cebu City |
| Pacific Mall Legaspi | Legazpi |
| Metro Market! Market! | Market! Market!, Bonifacio Global City |
| Metro Marquee Mall Angeles | Marquee Mall, Angeles |
| Metro Alabang | Alabang Town Center, Muntinlupa |
| Metro The District Imus | The District Mall, Imus |
| Metro Lucena | Lucena |
| Metro Toledo | Toledo |
| Metro Wholesale Mart Colon | Cebu City |
| Metro Market Carmen | Cebu City |
| Metro Market Banilad | Mandaue |
| Metro Market Binondo | Lucky Chinatown, Manila |
| Metro Plaza 66 Newport | Pasay |
| Metro Supermarket Mandaluyong | Mandaluyong |
Super Metro
| Branch Name | Location |
|---|---|
| Metro Hyper Maasin | Maasin |
| Super Metro Talisay | Talisay, Negros Occidental |
| Super Metro Lapu Lapu | Lapu-Lapu |
| Super Metro Colon | Cebu City |
| Super Metro Mambaling | Cebu City |
| Super Metro Bogo | Bogo |
| Super Metro Naga | Naga, Cebu |
| Super Metro Carcar | Carcar |
| Super Metro Anonas | Quezon City |
| Super Metro Antipolo | Antipolo |
| Super Metro Calamba | Calamba, Laguna |
| Super Metro Camarines Sur | Naga, Camarines Sur |
| Super Metro Calbayog | Calbayog City, Samar |
Ancillary Businesses
| Ancillary Businesses | Type | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Food Avenue | Food dining outlet | |
| Suisse Cottage | Baskeshop | [4] |
| Metro Gourmet | Gourmet food shop / dining outlet | [4] |
| Metro Pharmacy | Pharmacy | [4] |
References
- ^ a b c Lazo, Kristyn Nika (11 October 2015). "Gaisano's Metro Retail to open 7 stores". The Manila Times. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Metro Retail Stores marks corporate milestone with IPO". The Philippine Star. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ http://www.rappler.com/business/industries/65479-taipans-cebu
- ^ a b c d e Gonzales, Iris (25 November 2015). "Metro Retail bucks bearish market in debut". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 9 April 2016.