Brand Portfolio and Acquisitions
1980
We opened the first Robinsons Department Store in Robinsons Manila.
1985
Our entry into food retail was marked by the first Robinsons Supermarket in Robinsons Fuente in Cebu.
1994
The first Handyman store opened in Robinsons Galleria, our first DIY format.
2000
We entered electronics & appliances retailing with Robinsons Appliances.
We brought Japan’s Ministop to the Philippines.
2006
We became the exclusive licensee of Toys “R” Us Asia.
2007
We acquired 66.7% of True Value, our first major acquisition, from Amon Trading Corporation. This was our second DIY format.
2009
We brought Daiso Japan to the Philippines as the exclusive franchisee of the brand.
2012
We acquired 90% of Southstar Drug, one of the country’s biggest drugstore chains, which was founded in 1937 by the Dy family in Bicol.
2013
We launched Robinsons Rewards (relaunched as Go Rewards in 2021) to engage our customers better.
We were listed in the Philippine Stock Exchange on November 11, 2013.
2014
We launched Robinsons Easymart, a minimart format catering to urban residential areas.
We entered the cosmetics landscape with the acquisition of Beauty Skinnovations Retail, Inc., licensed resellers of international cosmetics brands Shiseido and Benefit.
2015
We acquired 90% of Savers Appliances, an appliance chain concentrated in Central Luzon and Cagayan Valley. This was our second appliances format.
2016
We acquired 51% of TGP, the largest generics drugstore chain in the country, with close to 2000 franchised stores.
2017
We invested in BeautyMnl, the biggest purely Filipino e-com- merce site in the PH.
2018
Our biggest acquisition to date was Rustan Supercenters, Inc., which was structured as a share swap with Dairy Farm Intl. Ltd.
We were appointed exclusive franchisee of Pet Lovers Centre Singapore, the biggest pet chain in Singapore.
We invested in a convertible note issued by B2B platform Growsari Inc. where we currently have a 14% stake.
2019
We were appointed exclusive franchisee of No Brand of Emart Korea.
We opened our first Super50 store.
2020
We launched our own e-commerce platforms: GoRobinsons.ph (renamed GoCart.ph in 2022), southstardrug.com.ph, and robinsonsappliances.com.ph
We acquired Rose Pharmacy from Dairy Farm Intl. Ltd.
2021
We invested in edamama, an e-commerce site selling baby products. We currently have a 12% stake.
We acquired a 20% interest in GoTyme, one of only six digital banks given licenses by the BSP.
2022
We opened the first flagship store of Clé de Peau Beauté, a luxury beauty brand under Shiseido.
We acquired the 40% share of Ministop Japan, effectively mak- ing us the 100% owner of Minis- top Philippines, which we have subsequently rebranded to Uncle John’s.
