BIZ BUZZ: Gokongweis on Shopwise expansion mode

With consumer demand starting to pick up again on cooler inflation, Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc. of the Gokongwei Group has renewed its appetite for expansion of the Shopwise brand.

Last July 4, RRHI opened the latest Shopwise branch at Olivarez Plaza Mall, Calamba City in Laguna, the first since the Gateway branch was opened in 2023.

Christine O. Tueres, RRHI managing director for the food segments and big formats including Robinsons Supermarket, The Marketplace and Shopwise, said the opening of the new branch was part of the group’s “mission of enriching the Filipino shopping experience by providing trusted retail products and services that bring joy to their everyday experiences.”

The new Calamba branch brings to 16 the number of Shopwise locations nationwide, with more in the pipeline.

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And as it opens new branches, RRHI will also refurbish the earlier ones, in a bid to fulfill the promise to “bring that international grocery shopping experience” to the everyday shopper.