Malls Thread

[dr. d]

Not money earning kasi mga open spaces. Alam mo naman ang SM, every square inch dapat kumikita.

Pero bakit laging bilib si kags sa mga SM, kala ko ba galit sya sa mga puro profit ang iniisip?
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baka dahil ka-blood type niya ang owners ng SM,
at contra-blood transfusion sa kanya ang owners ng ayala malls.

[uls]

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bilib ung may ari ng LVMH sa greenbelt

?World?s richest man in fashion? visits Manila, sees potential as fashion capital | Philstar.com

‘World’s richest man in fashion’ visits Manila, sees potential as fashion capital
Deni Rose M. Afinidad-Bernardo - Philstar.com
June 10, 2022 | 2:20pm

MANILA, Philippines — Bernard Arnault, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH), once the world’s richest man and still among the wealthiest for leading the world's largest luxury products group, visited Manila before the pandemic and saw its potential as one of the world’s upcoming fashion capitals.

Iza Arcilla, General Manager of shopping center Greenbelt, told Philstar.com of Arnault’s visit in an exclusive interview during Greenbelt 3’s recent launch of its high-end stores, including LVMH’s Louis Vuitton.

“It actually started when the president of LVMH came last 2018. It was a secret visit. He saw that there was this potential… and then he realized that they still have brands that are still not here,” Arcilla said.


Arnault reportedly came to Manila unannounced last April 2018 to visit Louis Vuitton (LV) and Bulgari stores in Greenbelt and Solaire. Both Bulgari and LV are under his French luxury goods conglomerate.

He was reportedly only accompanied by bodyguards and did not stay long, but the brief visit from the so-called “world’s richest man in fashion” pushed Ayala Malls to draw up a plan to renovate Greenbelts 3 and 4 as the country’s fashion capitals, said Arcilla. According to her, even LVMH’s rival brands have been wanting to have big stores in the Philippines, but the country did not have enough spaces for them.


Arcilla said Arnault told Greenbelt Malls that he sees a potential in Manila as a fashion capital. She believed that is because many Filipinos are now very well-traveled and exposed to global high-end labels, so the demand for luxury brands has been high even before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Pre-pandemic it was strong and even during the pandemic it got even stronger because people cannot travel anymore and we had money to spend,” she said, so even during the pandemic, luxury brands “are really doing well” in Greenbelt.

Experiential shopping
Although there are no tax rebates in the Philippines that make luxury brand shopping here more attractive to travelers from abroad, Arcilla assured that the country is now at par with Western countries when it comes to “experiential” shopping or making shopping an experience in itself.

According to her, there are now a wider range of luxury products and services in the Philippines, and these are also now as competitive as in other countries.

“The stores here are now well-equipped for global ordering. Stocks and new items can be ordered from our stores, including personalization,” she added.

Central to making shopping more experiential is Greenbelt’s elegant new look. Interior architect J. Antonio Mendoza was tasked to redesign the Makati malls’ façade and interior with black and khaki white Pantone colors and finishing that would seamlessly fit the global prestige of the brands it carries, as well as meet the needs, desires and expectations of Greenbelt 3’s discerning shoppers. The detailing of the halls is meant to highlight — and not compete — with the designs of the luxury brands’ shop windows.

The result is a minimalist aesthetic that flows consistently throughout Greenbelt 3’s exterior and interiors, accentuated with lush greens and harmonious co-existence with the environment through the adoption of more sustainable technologies and practices such as the installation of energy-conserving, fully electric transport systems in various malls.

“Greenbelt has enjoyed countless accolades for its architecture, spatial planning and seamless integration of lush green landscapes woven into the commercial floor plan. We knew we had to push design boundaries to capture our customers’ imagination with the renovation. We believe we achieved that,” Ayala Malls President Chris Maglanoc stated.

Among the luxury labels to be found in the newly refurbished Greenbelt 3 are Louis Vuitton, Dior, Kenzo, Fendi, Univers, Off-White, Thom Browne, L’Officine Universelle Buly, Max Mara, Rimowa, Patek Philippe and Bvlgari.

The new Max Mara store features around 100 square meters of show space, with one window on the inside of the mall and a glass façade with lightbox on the external side. It overlooks the main road, Makati Avenue, by the Greenbelt 3 entrance. Existing architectural elements of the building, such as vaulted ceilings and a skylight, naturally embellish the rooms and interact with the Italian brand’s heritage and contemporary spirit. A well-balanced mix of strain gre, brass, metal, oak wood and colorful marbles creates a welcoming atmosphere across the main living area, which is beautifully centered by a column in raw stone. Sophisticated furnishings from leading Italian design brands make the new store evoke Max Mara’s fundamental brand values of Italian craftsmanship and timeless construction. The new store shows the brand’s latest collections, including the main line and a selection of accessories.

Opening this June and July are Celine, Loewe, Jimmy Choo, and Ermenegildo Zegna. Tiffany & Co. is scheduled to open in October. Other stores earmarked to open are Roger Vivier, which is entering the Philippine market for the first time in 2022, and Cartier, which will unveil its latest collection in 2023.

As Cartier, Tiffany & Co. and Ermenegildo Zegna transition to their new locations in Greenbelt 3 in a couple of months, their Greenbelt 4 boutiques remain operational until the final move.
From 2022 to 2023, Ayala Malls will continue to refurbish Greenbelt 4, which will see the new looks of Burberry, Salvatore Ferragamo, Tod’s, Bottega Veneta, Givenchy and Prada. Gucci is also going to boast a more prominent space as it moves to the former location of Louis Vuitton, which moved to Greenbelt 3.

Meanwhile, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen and Saint Laurent are establishing their presence in Greenbelt 4, plus another new-in-the-Philippines fashion concept, French label Faure Le Page. In addition, Arcilla shared that Vacheron Constantin will open in Greenbelt 5 supposedly this month, Rolex will be expanding and moving in a bigger space just across its current ground floor location. Within the year, their rival timepiece brand Breitling will also be renovating its store.

Complementing the posh shopping experience are equally stylish dining concepts Las Flores, Wildflour, Sala Bistro, People’s Place, Starbucks Reserve, Amorica by Café Breton, and the newly-opened Ember by Chef Josh Boutwood. While the retail scene in Makati CBD (central business district) thrives, Greenbelt emerges as a prestigious convergence point for fashion, art, architecture and nature.

[kagalingan]

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nung nagvisit sya pabagsak na mall sa makati. Dapat tinagalan nya kasi ang nakita nya lang yung road traffic at foot traffic pero ang tanong may bumibili ba?

and those are fashion brands sa mga gusto magtapon ng pera. Its more of a status symbol.

ang tunay na fashion mall ngayon si megamall. Affordable abot kaya pati class c pwede maging wanabees.

and ito pa = bilangin nyo ilan car parking capacity ng sm megamall.

and to bhoybs, kini-criticize ko sm, yung supermarket nila presyong 7-11 ang kapal ng mukha kaya tinalo sila ni puregold. Nagmumukha lang bias ako sm dahil sa kakabanat ko sa ayalamalls kasi palpak magdesign ng mall. Parking ng glorieta ewan ko kung buhay pa ba nagdesign nyan.

[kagalingan]

ito ganito gawin ni ayala malls.

Magpaka ultra sosy ka so bring puro status symbol products. Donot copy sm style na within everyones reach. Be snobbish. Kasi nilalangaw ka na nga so panindigan mo na kaya magpakalangaw ka na lang. Just attract the langaw, the ipis crowd.

and to sm naman dont copy ayala kasi podium is a failure. Be affordable with a dignity = meaning bawal peke.

balik ako sa usapang parking. Pumunta kayo sa fisher mall yung parking slot ang laki ng space pwede full swing door. Ganyan dapat gawin ni ayala kung magpapaka sosy. Kasi naiinis ako pag sinabi high-end pero napakaeffort TIIS-GANDA ang sikip.

[boybi]

ito ganito gawin ni ayala malls.

Magpaka ultra sosy ka so bring puro status symbol products. Donot copy sm style na within everyones reach. Be snobbish. Kasi nilalangaw ka na nga so panindigan mo na kaya magpakalangaw ka na lang. Just attract the langaw, the ipis crowd.

and to sm naman dont copy ayala kasi podium is a failure. Be affordable with a dignity = meaning bawal peke.

balik ako sa usapang parking. Pumunta kayo sa fisher mall yung parking slot ang laki ng space pwede full swing door. Ganyan dapat gawin ni ayala kung magpapaka sosy. Kasi naiinis ako pag sinabi high-end pero napakaeffort TIIS-GANDA ang sikip.

Hwag mi kasi pilitin sarili mo sa hindi mo lugar. Kung pang divisoria ka, hwag kang magpumilit mag ayala, tapos batikusin mo mall nila. Lahat nalang meron ka reklamo. Next election kumandidato ka at ayusin mo lahat sa nagugustuhan mo.

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kung kakandidato hindi ako gagastos. Hindi rin ako tatangap campaign contributions para wala utang na loob. Its either you vote for me na bukal sayong kalooban. In return ill show you the international level governance.

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may kachat ako taga las pinas sabi ang sm las pinas at vista mall hangang 2nd floor lang???? Natawa ako doon ah hahaha!!!!

[dr. d]

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kung kakandidato hindi ako gagastos. Hindi rin ako tatangap campaign contributions para wala utang na loob. Its either you vote for me na bukal sayong kalooban. In return ill show you the international level governance.

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may kachat ako taga las pinas sabi ang sm las pinas at vista mall hangang 2nd floor lang???? Natawa ako doon ah hahaha!!!!

but how will you advertise your candidacy to let your possible voters know that you are running, if you don't invest in advertising yourself?

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i do not know if that is true or not, but if 'most things can be serviced in only two floors,
what's wrong with having only two floors?

[uls]

madami kasi pera si kagalingan he will fund his own campaign di niya kailangan ng contributions

hehe

[kagalingan]

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gagamitin ko facebook & youtube. Hindi ako magkampanya yung pashake-hands shake-hands. Or better appoint me as mayor of trueQC. Isa-isahin ko mga squatters area. Ang dami nasayang na lote pinamahayan lang ng mga anak lang ng anak. Hindi ako pang congress at senate. I want sole decision.

To doc d, natawa kasi ako im expecting typical mall. Pero nung sinabi hangang 2nd floor lang natawa talaga ako. Totoo ba or niloloko ako?

Kasi kung hangang 2nd floor lang ibig sabihin hindi talaga kikita.

[shadow]

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gagamitin ko facebook & youtube. Hindi ako magkampanya yung pashake-hands shake-hands. Or better appoint me as mayor of trueQC. Isa-isahin ko mga squatters area. Ang dami nasayang na lote pinamahayan lang ng mga anak lang ng anak. Hindi ako pang congress at senate. I want sole decision.

To doc d, natawa kasi ako im expecting typical mall. Pero nung sinabi hangang 2nd floor lang natawa talaga ako. Totoo ba or niloloko ako?

Kasi kung hangang 2nd floor lang ibig sabihin hindi talaga kikita.

You still need to spend money on FB and YouTube.


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[bugsmobile]

Sa Vertis, I wonder why hindi pa rin nabalik yung daan/entrance from Edsa. Pre pandemic pa to. Have to go all the way sa back pa kung saan traffic.

[tsupermario]

Sa Vertis, I wonder why hindi pa rin nabalik yung daan/entrance from Edsa. Pre pandemic pa to. Have to go all the way sa back pa kung saan traffic.

agham road? parang it was reduced to two lanes approaching the stop light. north ave going to qc circle should be opened as an alternate way

[_Cathy_]

I guess the square and rectangle design of sm helps a lot. Madali makuha ang bearing mo kung nasaan part ka na ng mall and how to go to adjacent hallway.

Yung maze like design ng ayala malls eh nakaka hilo minsan.

that's what I don't like naman about SM yung shoebox design nila. Their supposedly upscale mall (Aura) is an eyesore at BGC. It looks like a shoe horn.

What I like about Ayala malls naman are lots of open spaces. I guess okay lang sakin yung layout nila since I only go to malls I am familiar with. hehe.

Not money earning kasi mga open spaces. Alam mo naman ang SM, every square inch dapat kumikita.

Pero bakit laging bilib si kags sa mga SM, kala ko ba galit sya sa mga puro profit ang iniisip?

Also, mga SM walang mga upuan in their malls. Ang mga Ayala malls, tadtad ng upuan. Kaya pag kasama ko tatay ko, ayoko mag SM, walang maupuan mga seniors.

Exactly. Kaya ayoko talaga sa SM kasi money money money. Pati yung pagsusukli ng kulang, sa ibang establishment kapag walang exact change sobra ang binibigay (proven ko na yan sa Landmark, Mercury and Ayala malls) I remember when a cashier at Ace had the audacity to ask me if I could do away with 1 peso ata. I am very particular with amounts, it's not the money, it's the principle.

Sa ayala malls maraming open space and greenery, sa SM kasi puro concrete makikita mo

Nagulat talaga ako yung Evia, akala ko Ayala mall, maganda ang design hehe

Hwag mi kasi pilitin sarili mo sa hindi mo lugar. Kung pang divisoria ka, hwag kang magpumilit mag ayala, tapos batikusin mo mall nila. Lahat nalang meron ka reklamo. Next election kumandidato ka at ayusin mo lahat sa nagugustuhan mo.

kags hates beautiful things and places ata

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cathey i need to defend myself

- ano beautiful sa parking ng ayala malls?

- bakit kahit highfoot traffic eh nalugi so binahayan ng langaw, bangaw, ipis at pinasukan na ng pusa makati malls???

- natutuwa ka sa nakakahilo layout na maze runner????

- kung maganda yan dapat tinatangkilik ng tao kaso may nakapagsabi sa akin gigibain na. Imagine mas luma pa sm pero nagexpansion whereas si ayala na bago lang pademolish.

- importante sa buhay ang function not eyecandy puro TIIS-GANDA

- nakita mo naman may nagpost about evia being 2nd rate. Kayo mga taga south mahilig sa projeksyon kahit wa-quality. Imagine napupuno all home at coffee experience jan pero sa trueQC ko eh da who is that place hahaha.

[TsekwangBakla]

Mukhang nabaliktad na ikot ng mundo. Hehe.

Yung Landmark Supermarket at Department Store, ilan beses na kulang magsukli at hindi pa sasabihin sa akin na kulang. Malalaman mo lang kung bibilangin mo sukli. Napakababa na ang service level ng Landmark.

Sa SM Supermarket at Department Store ngayon, sakto na sila magsukli. Madapas sila na nagpapasobra pag wala na talaga pangsakto na sukli.

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kagabi nasa magnolia ako. Habang naglalakad sa foodcourt eh may cougar nagkakatitigan kami, pero mas lamang yung titig nya sa akin. Nagandahan ata sa polo buttown down suot ko.

Ganda kaya nung cougar parang late 40s or early 50s. Akala nya ata late 20s or early 30s ako. Talagang on target tumitig.

ito magnolia ang masasabi ko wala mapili kainan. Yung mann hann napupuno dito dahil wala international level resto. Tapon nyo na overrated cibo & itallianis.

May pera ang crowd ng magnolia but low foottraffic. Hindi kasi puntahan ng masa ang lugar kagaya ng megamall na they elevated quality BUT AFFORDABLE. Tapos na panahon ng mga haciendero na gusto monopoly.....ay ganun nangyayari sa south kaya the likes of evia, all home, coffee experience na overprice / pangmooomoog tinatangkilik. They feel sosy sa inferior products. Napakasaklap.

Nagbayad ka ng 250 pero lasang 70pesos hahaha!!!!

[dr. d]

it is funny,
how one can confuse suspicion,
for lust...
heh heh.

[uls]

kagabi nasa magnolia ako. Habang naglalakad sa foodcourt eh may cougar nagkakatitigan kami, pero mas lamang yung titig nya sa akin. Nagandahan ata sa polo buttown down suot ko.

Ganda kaya nung cougar parang late 40s or early 50s. Akala nya ata late 20s or early 30s ako. Talagang on target tumitig.

ito magnolia ang masasabi ko wala mapili kainan. Yung mann hann napupuno dito dahil wala international level resto. Tapon nyo na overrated cibo & itallianis.

May pera ang crowd ng magnolia but low foottraffic. Hindi kasi puntahan ng masa ang lugar kagaya ng megamall na they elevated quality BUT AFFORDABLE. Tapos na panahon ng mga haciendero na gusto monopoly.....ay ganun nangyayari sa south kaya the likes of evia, all home, coffee experience na overprice / pangmooomoog tinatangkilik. They feel sosy sa inferior products. Napakasaklap.

Nagbayad ka ng 250 pero lasang 70pesos hahaha!!!!

nandyan pa ba sa rob mag ang resto na elias?

gusto ko food dyan

[kagalingan]

doc naman, ano naman isususpetcha ni beautiful tall cougar sa akin. Sa tingin ko nga kagaya ng impression sa akin ng iba= artista sa hongkong.

[dr. d]

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To doc d, natawa kasi ako im expecting typical mall. Pero nung sinabi hangang 2nd floor lang natawa talaga ako. Totoo ba or niloloko ako?

Kasi kung hangang 2nd floor lang ibig sabihin hindi talaga kikita.

molopisya started as a two-storey affair in 2006.
did anyone laugh, you included, back then?

and do you know how big the original shoemart store beside Cuyapo Church, was?