Hard discount stores Dali and Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc. 's affiliate, O!Save, are giving stiff competition to traditional supermarket and convenience store chains by registering strong sales growth while expanding their reach in the retail market. Based on research by Abacus Securities...
After raising over half a trillion pesos from retail treasury bonds (RTBs) last week, the Marcos administration successfully borrowed ₱50 billion from separate sales of debt securities this week. During the sale of 10-year treasury bonds (T-bonds) on Tuesday, Aug. 19, the Bureau of the Treasury...
Driven by “very strong market demand,” the national government concluded its offer period for five-year retail treasury bonds (RTBs) last week, borrowing a total of ₱507.2 billion from both local and foreign lenders. Of the total, issued at a six-percent annual interest, ₱425.5 billion came...
Metro Retail Stores Group Inc. (MRSGI), a supermarket and department store chain controlled by the Gaisanos of Cebu, reported a 45.7-percent jump in net income to ₱146.3 million in the first half of the year. The company said its strong performance was particularly driven by its second-quarter...
Domestic investors locked in “sweet spot” medium-term bonds amid persistent external uncertainties, allowing the government to raise an initial ₱210 billion from retail treasury bonds (RTBs) on Tuesday, Aug. 5, as the offer period opened for local investors. During the launch of GBonds or...
The Gokongwei Group’s Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc. reported a 66.9 percent plunge in attributable net income to ₱2.3 billion in the first half of the year, mainly due to the one-time gain from the Bank of the Philippine Islands – Robinsons Bank merger booked in early 2024. In a disclosure...
Robinsons Supermarket Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Gokongwei Group’s Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc. (RRHI), is expanding into the motorcycle business by acquiring 100 percent of Lance Gokongwei’s Premiumbikes Corp. for ₱146.4 million. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock...
The SM Group continues to tap into the synergy within its ecosystem, as well as with its customers and various business units, to help uplift communities. Through one of these partnerships, almost 90,000 students, youth, farmers, women, and children have benefitted from Shop & Share, a flagship...
The Marcos administration raised ₱20 billion from long-term debt sales, but at higher interest rates, as investors anticipate an upcoming retail treasury bond offering that could impact market demand. During the sale of three-year treasury bonds (T-bonds) on Tuesday, July 22, the Bureau of the...
While short-dated treasury bills (T-bills) will still be offered from July to September, the national government will also issue long-term retail debt instruments amounting to around ₱200 billion within the third quarter of 2025. Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph G. Recto told reporters...
SM Retail returns to the spotlight as the Diamond Sponsor at the 31st National Retail Conference and Expo (NRCE), happening from July 31 to August 1, 2025, at the SMX Convention Center, Pasay City. As the country’s most anticipated retail industry gathering, the NRCE brings together thought...
Conglomerate SM Investments Corporation is leading the SM Group in its commitment to reduce plastic waste as a shared responsibility across its business units. The conglomerate recently created a working group committee that convenes and conducts regular dialogues, enjoining SM’s different...
