Gaisano Grand Malls is a chain of shopping malls under the Philippine-based Gaisano Grand Group of Companies. It operates primarily within the
Visayas
The Visayas ( ), or the Visayan Islands (Bisayan languages, Visayan: ''Kabisay-an'', ; tl, Kabisayaan ), are one of the three Island groups of the Philippines, principal geographical divisions of the Philippines, along with Luzon and Mindanao ...
and
Mindanao
Mindanao ( ) ( Jawi: مينداناو) is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the island is part of an island group of ...
regions of the Philippines.
History
In the 1970s,
Modesta Singson Gaisano established White Gold Department Store in
Cebu City
Cebu City, officially the City of Cebu ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Sugbo; fil, Lungsod ng Cebu; hil, Dakbanwa sang Sugbo), is a 1st class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas Regions of the P ...
. After her death in 1981, her five sons - David, Stephen, Henry, Victor and John, pursued their respective retail operations.
Gaisano Grand Malls was founded by Benito S. Gaisano, son of Henry S. Gaisano.
Branches
As of December 2015, there are 36 Gaisano Grand Malls in Visayas and Mindanao, 13 of which are found within the island of
Cebu
Cebu (; ceb, Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Sugbo; tl, Lalawigan ng Cebu; hil, Kapuroan sang Sugbo), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 167 ...
.
The Gaisano Grand Group plans to have 50 malls under the Gaisano Grand Malls brand by 2020.
See also
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Ayala Malls
Ayala Malls is a retail subsidiary of real estate company Ayala Land, an affiliate of Ayala Corporation. Founded in 1988, Ayala Malls own a chain of large shopping malls, all located in the Philippines. Ayala Malls is the one of the largest sho ...
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Gaisano family
The Gaisano family () is a Chinese Filipino family prominent in the Philippine retail industry particularly in Visayas and Mindanao.
History
The family's retail business began during the 1970s, when a shop-restaurant was established by Doña M ...
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SM Supermalls
SM Supermalls, also simply known as SM, owned by SM Prime, is a chain of shopping malls in the Philippines that as of November 18, 2022 has 82 malls located across the country and 20 more scheduled to be opened for an eventual total of 102 mal ...
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{{Philippine Mall Companies
Companies based in Cebu City
Shopping malls in the Philippines
Philippine brands