Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc. reported a 13.9 percent drop in attributable net income to P2.4 billion in the first nine months of 2020 due to the impact of quarantine restrictions imposed to stem the spread of COVID-19. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, RRHI noted though...
Noche Buena products manufacturers are seeking as much 3 percent increase in their suggested retail prices (SRP) due to increased cost of production. Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez. (ALFRED FRIAS/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO FILE PHOTO) Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez said the Noche...
Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc. (RRHI) has signed a share purchase agreement to acquire 100 percent of Rose Pharmacy Inc., one of the biggest drugstore chains in Visayas and Mindanao, for P4.5 billion. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, RRHI said its subsidiary South Star Drug Inc....
Clean MNL sanitation expert disinfects this car owned by a shopper at SM City Sucat. Safety has become the top priority in the dawn of the new normal. From distancing practices to personal sanitation, everyone is keen on the importance of public health measures in fighting this pandemic. SM...
HAPPY TO SERVE YOU Ever since the start of community quarantine, supermarket, grocery, and convenience store workers have been braving daily commute to be on the frontlines of the pandemic (Photo by Noel Pabalate) The outpouring of support toward frontliners fighting against the spread of the novel...
Key ways retailers are taking to keep the business running. NO CAPES NEEDED Heroic deeds now come from unlikely places. For this grocery store in Quezon City, there is no 'time out' for these heroes in providing service to the community (Photo by Noel Pabalate) While they have been essential even...
This pandemic is unveiling many kinds of heroes. Big stories are coming out from the lives of small people. We have celebrated — and now keep in our hearts — our new heroes, the medical workers who each day brave the battlefield of a deadly virus to save lives and help the sick...
Easy, fool-proof tips that will make your shopping experience safer and more efficient. In Australia’s viral “Dumb Ways to Die” public service announcement for railway safety back in 2012, artist Tangerine Kitty detailed—as the campaign title indicates—dumb ways to die, including eating a...
HELPING HANDS—As consumers are still hesitant to be in crowded spaces, retail establishments like SM Supermalls are now doing door-to-door deliveries and curbside pickups to keep shoppers and employees safe (Photo by Noel Pabalate) Over the past months, the coronavirus pandemic has shifted the...