Metro Retail Stores Group Inc. (stylized as METRO Retail Stores Group Inc., shortly known as Metro Retail or Metro) is a retail company based in Mandaue, Cebu, Philippines.
According to a 2014 report by Euromonitor, Metro is the largest operator of department stores and hypermarkets in the Visayas region, as well as the second largest supermarket operator according to retail sales value.
History In 1949, Modesta Gaisano, together with her five sons, established White Gold Department Store. After the death of Gaisano in 1981, her sons pursued their respective business interests.
In 1982, Victor and Sally Gaisano—together with their children, Margaret, Jack, Edward and Frank—established the Metro Gaisano Department Store and Supermarket.
Metro Retail later expanded to major cities outside Cebu. Metro stores also opened stores in key cities in Central, Western and Eastern Visayas, as well as in Central Luzon, Metro Manila and South Luzon.
The company's expansion in Metro Manila in particular was marked by the opening of Market! Market! in the early 2000s.
Metro was listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange on November 25, 2015.
Store formats and locations
Metro Retail Stores follows the following retail store formats: Metro Department Store, Metro Supermarket, Super Metro Hypermarket and Metro Fresh n’ Easy Neighborhood Store.
As of November 2015, Metro Retail operates 46 stores across the Philippines specifically in the Visayas, Central Luzon, Metro Manila, Calabarzon and Bicol regions. It is planned to open a store in Mindanao by 2017.
NameLocationDate openedNotesMetro Colon Colon St., Cebu City 1982 - Metro - Ayala Center Cebu Cebu Business Park, Archbishop Reyes Avenue cor. Cardinal Rosales Avenue, Brgy. Luz, Cebu City 1994 - Metro - Pacific Mall Mandaue M.C. Briones St. cor. U.N. Avenue, Ibabao Estancia, Mandaue City, Cebu 1995 Formerly Super Metro Mandaue. Relaunched as an anchor store of Pacific Mall Mandaue on June 30, 2011.Metro - Pacific Mall Legazpi Landco Business Park, F. Imperial St., Legazpi Port District, Legazpi City, Albay November 2001 - Metro - Pacific Mall Lucena M.L. Tagarao St., Lucena City, Quezon October 18, 2003 - Metro - Market! Market! Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Metro Manila 2004 First Metro branch in Metro Manila Metro - Marquee Mall Francisco G. Nepomuceno Ave., Angeles, Pampanga 2009 - Metro - Alabang Town Center Alabang-Zapote Rd., Ayala Alabang, Muntinlupa, Metro Manila August 19, 2012 Metro - The District Imus Emilio Aguinaldo Highway, Imus, Cavite - - Metro - Ayala Malls Feliz J. P. Rizal St., Marikina-Infanta Highway, Pasig, Metro Manila February 20, 2019 - Metro - Ayala Malls Capitol Central Gatuslao St., Bacolod, Negros Occidental April 9, 2019 - Metro Baybay Brgy. Zone 15, Poblacion District, Baybay City, Leyte July 30, 2019 - Metro Tacloban Real St. cor. Perichon St., Tacloban City, Leyte November 20, 2020 - Metro Danao Danao City February 7, 2021 - Metro Catbalogan San Francisco Street, Brgy. Guindaponan, Catbalogan, Samar October 4, 2024 First Metro branch in Samar Island
Ancillary businesses Business Type Food Avenue Food dining outlet Suisse Cottage Bakeshop Metro Gourmet Gourmet food shop / dining outlet Metro Pharmacy Pharmacy
References
External links Official website Metro Department Store Microsite Metro Supermarket Microsite Super Metro Microsite