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Metro Retail income up 23% in 9 months

By Iris Gonzales | December 15, 2015 - 9:00am

The Gaisano-led Metro Retail Stores Group Inc. (MRSGI) reported a 23.5 percent jump in net income in the nine months to September to P344 million on higher sales and reduced operating expenses.

Business

Cebu’s tallest condo project cost nears P3 billion

December 9, 2015 - 9:00am

A Gaisano-led developer has already invested close to P3 billion to develop Cebu's tallest condominium building.

Freeman Cebu Business

Metro Retail IPO draws strong investor interest

November 14, 2015 - 9:00am

Cebu-based retailer Metro Retail Stores Group Inc., which is all set to list in the local bourse this month, continues to receive positive interest from investors for its initial public offering, a company executive...

Business

Mandaue honors top taxpayers

By Flor Z. Perolina | August 31, 2014 - 12:00am

The Mandaue City government honored 41 top taxpayers in the city during the Taxpayer's Appreciation Night held at the City Sports and Cultural Center last Friday evening.

Freeman Metro Cebu

Metro Retail Group gears up for aggressive expansion

January 27, 2014 - 12:00am

Over 700 supermarket and department store suppliers along with mall developers and key players in the banking and finance,...

Business As Usual

Council thumbs down tax tradeoff

By Rene U. Borromeo | April 18, 2010 - 12:00am

The committee on laws of the Cebu City Council has rejected the proposal of Vicsal Development Corp. —the owner of the Metro Gaisano chain of stores— to donate 70 units of computer notebooks to the city...

Cebu News

Gaisano to embark on backdoor listing

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | July 27, 2003 - 12:00am

The Gaisano Group, the dominant retail chain in the southern Philippines, will do a backdoor listing on the Philippine Stock Exchange through listed mutual fund firm Filipino Fund Inc. (FFI). In a disclosure to...

Business