Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc., trading as RRHI, is one of the largest multi-format retailers in the Philippines.
History
Founded by Filipino businessman John Gokongwei Jr. in 1980, Robinsons Retail started as Robinsons Department Store in Robinsons Place Manila. It expanded into supermarkets in 1985, DIY in 1994, and convenience stores and specialty stores in 2000.[5]
Robinsons Retail itself was incorporated on February 4, 2002 to serve as the holdings company of the Gokengwei Group.[5][6] It entered the drugstores business in 2012.[5]
Robinsons Retail is listed at the Philippine Stock Exchange in 2013.[7] However the Gokongwei's plan to make a tender offer to acquire the shares they do not own, in a leadup to the company's delisting from the PSE and transition back into a private company.[8]
Robinsons Retail launched a chain of community malls in 2015.[5]
It is the second largest retail company in the Philippines based on sales as of 2025, behind SM Retail.[7]
Brands
Department stores and groceries
Robinsons Retail owns various retail outlets including Robinsons Supermarket, Robinsons Easymart, The Marketplace, and Shopwise.[9] Robinsons Retail acquired Rustan Supercenters Inc. in 2018 which manages the Rustan's Supermarket chain.[6]
The company is also the master franchise of the No Brand retail chain of Korean company Emart. No Brand was introduced in the Philippines by Robinsons in 2019. It plans to close all standalone No Brand stores by June 2026.[9]
It partly owns the discount store chain O!Save of HD Retail Holding Pte. Ltd.[10][11]
Convenience store
Robinsons also introduced the Japanese convenience store chain Ministop in the Philippines opening the first outlet in the country in December 2000.[12] After AEON, the Japanese parent company behind Ministop withdrew the brand from the Philippines, all Ministop outlets in the Philippines was converted by Robinsons into Uncle John's.[13][14][15]
Pharmacies
It also owns various pharmacy chains, Southstar Drug, The Generics Pharmacy and Rose Pharmacy. The company acquired those chains in 2012, 2016, and 2020 respectively.[6]
See also
External links
References
- Business Review - Shop, Shop and Away! - RRHI Integrated Report 2024 Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc., retrieved June 21, 2025^
- Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc.'s Board of Directors and Officers Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc., January 11, 2022, retrieved September 7, 2022^
- The Greater Goods: Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc.'s Annual & Sustainability Report 2021 Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc., retrieved September 7, 2022^
- Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc.'s 2021 Audited Financial Statements (SEC 17-A) Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc., retrieved September 7, 2022^
- Company Information: Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc. PSE Edge, retrieved 28 March 2026^
- Doris Dumlao-Abadilla. Robina Gokongwei-Pe: From ‘bodegera’ to retail empire CEO Philippine Daily Inquirer, 1 November 2024, retrieved 28 March 2026^
- Ian Sayson. Philippine Gokongwei Family To Buyout Robinsons Retail In Deal Valuing Company At $850 Million Forbes, 27 March 2026, retrieved 28 March 2026^
- Emmanuel John Abris. Robinsons Retail mulls over PSE exit as tender offer kicks off Philippine Daily Inquirer, 27 March 2026, retrieved 28 March 2026^
- Ted Cordero. Robinsons Retail to close No Brands stores GMA News, 25 March 2026, retrieved 25 March 2026^
- Revin Mikhael D. Ochave. Robinsons Retail plans to boost store count over next 5 years BusinessWorld, November 22, 2024, retrieved April 2, 2025^
- Miguel R. Camus. Gokongwei-backed O!Save doubles 2024 sales to P13.6B as hard discount format gains traction in PH InsiderPH, April 1, 2025, retrieved April 2, 2025^
- Ministop opens 400th store in BGC ABS-CBN News, 27 February 2014, retrieved 14 December 2022^
- Shohei Kono, Kotaro Hosokawa. Convenience store chain Ministop pulls out of South Korea and Philippines Nikkei Asia, 22 January 2022, retrieved 14 December 2022^
- Iris Gonzales. Gokongwei Group to rebrand Ministop The Philippine Star, 25 January 2022, retrieved 14 December 2022^
- Iris Gonzales. Gokongweis rebrand Ministop as Uncle John's The Philippine Star, 24 September 2022, retrieved 14 December 2022^