{"id":42015,"date":"2019-04-05T16:24:14","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T08:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=42015"},"modified":"2019-04-05T17:52:31","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T09:52:31","slug":"mitsukoshi-to-open-ph-flagship-store-in-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2019\/04\/05\/mitsukoshi-to-open-ph-flagship-store-in-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitsukoshi to Open PH Flagship Store in 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aside from being one of the top choices for tourists, Japan is also a choice destination for retail and shopping as it carries a good mix of luxury, designer, global, and even Japanese brands. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now, those in the Philippines will also have the chance to experience a Japanese-style shopping as they bring the renowned <strong>Mitsukoshi Mall<\/strong> to the country.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-42020\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/1-Artists-Perspective-of-Mitsukoshi-Mall-1024x677.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"677\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>A Survivor of Time<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Founded during the 17th century, the Mitsukoshi Mall is the oldest surviving department store chain in Japan. It is a popular destination for those who are in search of merchandise from designer, local, and global brands. It also prides itself on offering a truly Japanese brand of customer service.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Also read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2016\/10\/07\/japanese-department-store-brand-isetan-mitsukoshi-eyes-opening-a-store-in-ph\/\" target=\"_blank\">Japanese department store brand Isetan Mitsukoshi eyes opening a store in PH<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Of Setting Roots in the Philippines<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 2021, the pioneering Philippine branch of Mitsukoshi is set to rise in the grandiose <strong>Bonifacio Global City (BGC)<\/strong> in <strong>Taguig<\/strong>. The flagship store will serve as the first in the country, but the retail chain\u2019s 56th outlet around the world as it also has overseas stores in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan, China, Italy, and the United States. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The mall will anchor the Japanese-inspired condominium <strong>The Seasons Residences<\/strong>, an upscale project of Federal Land, Inc, Nomura Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., and Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAs one of Japan\u2019s most prestigious retail operators, Mitsukoshi\u2019s decision to establish its first mall in the Philippines on the podium level of The Seasons Residences will help strengthen the latter\u2019s position as a new landmark destination in the metro,\u201d Federal Land Inc chairman Alfred V. Ty said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Also read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2018\/11\/23\/the-seasons-residences-and-mistsukoshi-mall-a-prime-japan-living-soon-to-open-in-bgc\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Seasons Residences and Mitsukoshi Mall: A Prime Japan Living Soon to Open in BGC<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-42021\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/ffd6a02cac416fae50320ecb9414daf7-1024x513.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/ffd6a02cac416fae50320ecb9414daf7-1024x513.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/ffd6a02cac416fae50320ecb9414daf7-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/ffd6a02cac416fae50320ecb9414daf7-768x385.jpg 768w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/ffd6a02cac416fae50320ecb9414daf7.jpg 1377w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3>Walkthrough of the BGC Branch<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The four-story luxurious mall will offer the best of retail brands from designer to global and local, as well as homegrown Japanese brands. But the real spotlight is on the beauty section the store will offer as it promises to carry both luxury cosmetic brands and affordable, but of high-quality Japanese brands. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At the same time, the branch will feature an extensive line-up of restaurants. They are also eyeing tenants who will be able to provide a taste of authentic Japanese cuisine. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There will also be a supermarket available at the mall\u2019s basement which, aside from offering fresh produce and Japanese products, will also showcase food made by a professional chef in a live kitchen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Also read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2017\/05\/08\/new-mall-and-condo-complex-to-rise-in-bgc\/\" target=\"_blank\">New mall and condo complex to rise in BGC<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-42022\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/71f5c5cacd689f436f2576dffe685c1d-1024x616.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/71f5c5cacd689f436f2576dffe685c1d-1024x616.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/71f5c5cacd689f436f2576dffe685c1d-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/71f5c5cacd689f436f2576dffe685c1d-768x462.jpg 768w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/71f5c5cacd689f436f2576dffe685c1d.jpg 1377w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Experience True Japanese Customer Service<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aside from its array of brand offerings and restaurants, Mitsukoshi vows to introduce true Japanese-style hospitality. Further, Toshihiko Sugie, the President and CEO of Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings, Ltd.,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said that the mall<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> aims to be an all-time favorite store in the Philippines. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cMitsukoshi has entrenched itself as a market leader in retail in Japan, and we look forward to delivering the new shopping experience to customers in Manila,\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sugie added in the same statement. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mitsukoshi Mall currently has a showroom available at <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">7th Ave cor. 34th St, Grand Central Park, North BGC, Taguig City. For queries, you may contact them at 02-359-6756.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Images courtesy of Mitsukoshi.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">This is a press release. Minor edits were made prior to publishing.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Philippines will have the chance to experience a Japanese-style shopping as they bring the renowned Mitsukoshi Mall in the country this 2021. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":42020,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,94],"tags":[559,7446,258,7447,7445,7444],"class_list":["post-42015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-launching-and-opening","category-press-release","tag-bonifacio-global-city","tag-federal-land-inc","tag-isetan-mitsukoshi-holdings-ltd","tag-mitsukoshi-mall","tag-nomura-real-estate-development","tag-the-seasons-residences"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/1-Artists-Perspective-of-Mitsukoshi-Mall-e1554456433624.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42015"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42015\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42048,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42015\/revisions\/42048"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}