Robinsons Malls is one of the largest shopping malls and retail operators in the Philippines.[1] It was incorporated on September 9, 1997, by entrepreneur John Gokongwei Jr. to develop, conduct, operate and maintain the Robinsons commercial shopping centers and all related businesses, such as the lease of commercial spaces within the compound of shopping centers.[2][3]

Robinsons Malls
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryShopping mall chain
FoundedSeptember 9, 1997; 27 years ago (1997-09-09)
HeadquartersGalleria Corporate Center, EDSA corner Ortigas Avenue, Quezon City
Number of locations
59 (as of November 2022)
Area served
Philippines
China
Key people
Lance Y. Gokongwei
(Chairman)
Frederick D. Go
(President & CEO)
ParentRobinsons Land Corporation
WebsiteRobinsons Malls Official Website

Robinsons Malls has also its branches in China under the Robinsons Galleria name.[4][5]

In March 2023, John Gokongwei Jr.'s son Lance took over the leadership of Robinsons Malls.[2]

On April 12, 2024, Robinsons Malls and Philippine Educational Theater Association are presenting "One More Chance, The Musical," the theatrical adaptation of One More Chance using the Ben&Ben song.[6]

Malls

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Philippines

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The list of Robinsons Malls is based on their official website[7] in order of their development.

# Branch Name Image Opening Date Location
1 Robinsons Galleria   January 12, 1990 Ortigas Center, Quezon City
2 Robinsons Fuente   1990 (as a department store)

2000 (as a mall)

Fuente Osmeña Ave., Cebu City
3 Robinsons Manila   1980 (as a department store)

1997 (as a mall)

Ermita, Manila
4 Robinsons Bacolod 1997 Bacolod
5 Robinsons Imus[8][9]   1998 Imus, Cavite
6 Robinsons Metro East[9]   August 31, 2001 Pasig[a]
7 Robinsons Iloilo   October 5, 2001 Iloilo City
8 Robinsons Novaliches   October 12, 2001 Novaliches, Quezon City
9 Robinsons Starmills   2001 San Fernando, Pampanga
10 Robinsons Los Baños   Los Baños, Laguna
11 Robinsons Sta. Rosa   December 2002 Santa Rosa, Laguna
12 Robinsons Cagayan de Oro Limketkai Center, Cagayan de Oro
13 Robinsons Dasmariñas[9]   2003 Dasmariñas, Cavite
14 Robinsons Lipa   Lipa, Batangas
15 Robinsons Angeles March 2004 Angeles City
16 Robinsons Cybergate Bacolod May 2004 Bacolod
17 Robinsons Cainta   2004 Cainta, Rizal
18 Forum Robinsons   Opened: November 17, 2004
Closed: April 30, 2022
Mandaluyong
19 Robinsons Otis September 2007 Paco, Manila
20 Robinsons Luisita   October 2008 Hacienda Luisita, Tarlac City, Tarlac
21 Robinsons Townville Cabanatuan   November 10, 2008 Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija
22 Robinsons Cybergate Davao May 8, 2009 Davao City
23 Robinsons Tacloban   June 11, 2009 Tacloban
24 Robinsons GenSan October 5, 2009 General Santos
25 Robinsons Dumaguete November 23, 2009 Dumaguete, Negros Oriental
26 Robinsons Cybergate Cebu   December 9, 2009 Capitol Site, Cebu City
27 Robinsons Ilocos[9]   December 14, 2009 Nangalisan East, Laoag City, and San Francisco, San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte
28* Robinsons Townville Pulilan   2010 Pulilan, Bulacan
29* Robinsons Tagaytay Tagaytay, Cavite
30 Robinsons Pangasinan   March 15, 2012 Calasiao, Pangasinan
31 Robinsons Palawan May 24, 2012 Puerto Princesa
32 Robinsons Magnolia   August 13, 2012 New Manila, Quezon City
33 Robinsons Butuan[12]   November 25, 2013 Butuan
34 Robinsons Malabon[9]   December 4, 2013 Malabon
35 Robinsons Malolos   December 12, 2013 Malolos, Bulacan
36 Robinsons Roxas   February 13, 2014 Roxas City, Capiz
37 Robinsons Santiago[13]   February 19, 2014 Santiago, Isabela
38 Robinsons Antipolo   September 26, 2014[14]

Grand opening: November 15, 2014

Antipolo, Rizal
39 Robinsons Las Piñas   October 25, 2014 Las Piñas
40 Robinsons Antique July 15, 2015 San Jose de Buenavista, Antique
41 Robinsons Galleria Cebu   December 10, 2015 Tejero, Cebu City
42 Robinsons GenTrias[15]   May 26, 2016 General Trias, Cavite
43 Robinsons Jaro September 8, 2016 Jaro, Iloilo City
44 Robinsons Tagum[16] December 6, 2016 Tagum, Davao del Norte
45 Robinsons Iligan[17] July 26, 2017 Iligan
46 Robinsons Naga[18] August 15, 2017 Naga, Camarines Sur
47 Robinsons North Tacloban[19] December 14, 2017 Tacloban
48 Robinsons Ormoc[18] April 19, 2018 Ormoc, Leyte
49 Robinsons Pavia[20][18]   June 21, 2018 Pavia, Iloilo
50 Robinsons Tuguegarao   July 26, 2018 Tuguegarao, Cagayan
51 Robinsons Valencia   December 12, 2018 Valencia, Bukidnon
52 Robinsons Galleria South[21] July 19, 2019 San Pedro, Laguna
53 Robinsons La Union[22] September 24, 2021 San Fernando, La Union
54 Robinsons Gapan[23]   November 30, 2022 Gapan, Nueva Ecija

"Robinsons Townville" brand

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# Branch Name Image Opening Date Location
1 Robinsons Townville Buhay na Tubig   Imus, Cavite
2 Robinsons Townville BF Parañaque (formerly The Pergola and Robinsons Pergola) Parañaque
3 Robinsons Townville Meycauayan Meycauayan, Bulacan
4 Robinsons Townville Regalado Quezon City
5 Robinsons Townville Perdices Dumaguete, Negros Oriental

Luxury malls

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# Branch Name Image Opening Date Location
1 The Mall @ NUSTAR May 2022 Cebu South Coastal Road, South Road Properties, Cebu City
2 Opus Mall July 4, 2024 Bridgetowne Destination Estate, Quezon City

Malls under-construction

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# Branch Name Opening Date Location
1 Robinsons Pagadian[24] March 2025[25] Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur
2 Robinsons Bogo TBA Bogo, Cebu
3 Robinsons Baguio TBA Baguio City
4 Robinsons Liloan TBA Liloan, Cebu

China

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"Robinsons Galleria" brand

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# Branch Name Opening Date Location
1 Robinsons Galleria Xiamen (厦门) 2007 [26] Xiahe Rd, Siming District, Xiamen, China
2 Robinsons Galleria Shanghai (上海) 2011 No. 138 Chengzhong Road, Jiading District, Shanghai, China
3 Robinsons Galleria Chengdu (成都) 2018 No. 99, Ren'ai Road, Xindu District, Chengdu, China
4 Robinsons Taicang (太仓) Qingyang Road, Taicang, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
5 Robinsons Galleria Chongqing (重庆) December 16, 2023 [27] No. 109, Zhongshan 1st Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, China

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ A 2021 court decision settled the Cainta-Pasig boundary dispute in Cainta's favor, thus putting Robinsons Metro East under the jurisdiction of Brgy. San Isidro.[10] However, despite the court decision, the mall still considers itself to be part of Brgy. Dela Paz in Pasig.[11]

References

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  1. ^ Robinsons Malls: Introduction Archived July 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine retrieved via www.robinsonsmall.com Sep 13, 2014
  2. ^ a b Gonzales, Iris. "Gokongwei retires as chair of Robinsons Retail". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on November 8, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  3. ^ "Robinsons Land sees 7.9% boost in 2016 income". Rappler. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  4. ^ "Exploring the Middle Kingdom". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  5. ^ Montealegre, Krista. "Why top PHL developers are expanding in China". BusinessWorld. Archived from the original on March 29, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2017 – via PressReader.
  6. ^ "Robinsons Malls boosts Philippine theater with 'One More Chance, The Musical' in partnership with PETA". Manila Bulletin. April 8, 2024. Archived from the original on July 17, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  7. ^ "Robinsons Malls | List of Malls". www.robinsonsmalls.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  8. ^ "The Voice talents perform in mall concert series". BusinessWorld. Archived from the original on December 15, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  9. ^ a b c d e "Sweet treats, song numbers, and a super sale for Mom at Robinsons Malls". News5 - InterAksyon. May 12, 2017. Archived from the original on July 8, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  10. ^ Pablo Jr., Cris (October 7, 2021). "In a 47-paged Court Decision, CAINTA wins its 27-yr old Boundary Dispute Case against PASIG". Facebook. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  11. ^ "Robinsons Malls | ROBINSONS METRO EAST". Robinsons Malls. Archived from the original on April 30, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  12. ^ Dumlao, Doris C. "Robinsons mall, hotel to open in Butuan City in 2013". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  13. ^ "Robinsons opens 2 malls, expands chain to 37". Rappler. Archived from the original on July 17, 2024. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  14. ^ "Robinsons opens 'cool' mall in scenic Antipolo". Philstar.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  15. ^ III, Feliciano Rodriguez. "Homegrown brands shine in Cavite's new mall". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on December 15, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  16. ^ "FIRST LOOK: Robinsons Place Tagum in Davao del Norte". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  17. ^ "A refreshing mall experience at Robinsons Place Iligan". The Philippine Star. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  18. ^ a b c "Robinsons Land aims to open 3 new malls each year". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on July 2, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  19. ^ Dumlao-Abadilla, Doris. "2 new RLC malls to open in Ormoc, Tacloban". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  20. ^ "RLC opening more malls, condominiums". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on June 30, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  21. ^ "This new mall in Laguna has art in every corner". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on August 5, 2019. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  22. ^ "Robinsons Malls makes waves in Elyu with Robinsons Place La Union". Rappler. September 24, 2021. Archived from the original on September 24, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  23. ^ "Robinsons Land's 54th mall opens in Gapan, Nueva Ecija". GMA News. November 29, 2022. Archived from the original on November 30, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  24. ^ "RLC Acquires Prime Property in Pagadian City". RLC Press Release. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  25. ^ "ROBINSONS PLACE PAGADIAN". robinsonsmalls website. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  26. ^ http://en.dfre.com.cn/product/productdetail_10.shtml
  27. ^ http://en.dfre.com.cn/newsclass_3/newsdetail_37.shtml

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