Robinsons Galleria South Explained

Robinsons Galleria South
Address:Km. 31 National Highway, Brgy. Nueva
Location:San Pedro, Laguna, Philippines
Coordinates:14.3521°N 121.0617°W
Developer:Robinsons Land
Manager:Robinsons Malls
Owner:John Gokongwei
Number Of Stores:300
Number Of Anchors:5
Floor Area:115000m2[1]
Publictransit: Hernandez Street
Floors:4

Robinsons Galleria South (also known and branded as Galleria South), is a mall development located in Nueva, San Pedro, Laguna, Philippines. The mall is the first upscale shopping center in San Pedro City. The mall is owned and operated by Robinsons Malls. It is the 3rd Robinsons Mall to bear the Galleria branding after Robinsons Galleria and Robinsons Galleria Cebu. The mall opened on July 19, 2019.

History

Robinsons Galleria South, located along the Old National Highway in San Pedro City, Laguna, is the third Galleria-branded mall in the country following the flagship Robinsons Galleria in Ortigas and Robinsons Galleria Cebu.[2] In 2013, Robinsons Land Inc. initially planned Robinsons Place San Pedro after demolishing the old Cosmos Bottling Plant. After years of delay, the mall construction initially started in 2017 and from Robinsons Place San Pedro, the name was changed into Robinsons Galleria South. The mall opened on July 19, 2019, making it the 52nd Robinsons Mall. This is the company's 10th mall in the Calabarzon region. With a total gross floor area of more than 70,000 square meters, this four-level mall consists of retail shops and a wide array of restaurants to choose from.[3] This is the city's first full-scale shopping center.

Mall features

The main mall is a four-level lifestyle center developed on a 3.8ha which used to be a soda bottling plant and a seven-story tall parking building occupies a 3.8ha lot and has a total of 115000sqm retail space, including the parking building.[4] The mall feature Eat Streat with a variety of establishments. Galleria South has an area devoted to Japanese and Korean Brand called JK Town, as well as a digital playground called PlayLab, third branch in the country. It has also its very own Catholic chapel named after St. Teresa of Calcutta.[5] It is also near Sto. Sepulcro Parish Church, home to the highly devoted Lolo Uweng.

The four-story shopping center is anchored by Robinsons staples like Robinsons Department Store, Robinsons Supermarket, Robinsons Appliances and Robinsons Movieworld.[6]

The Mall also houses three government satellite offices, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), PhilHealth, Social Security System (SSS)[7] at Lingkod Pinoy Center.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: This new mall in Laguna has art in every corner . Angelo G. . Garcia . July 27, 2019 . news.abs-cbn.com.
  2. Web site: Robinsons Galleria South Mall opens. Gonzales. Iris. philstar.com. en. July 21, 2019.
  3. Web site: Robinsons Galleria South. robinsonsmalls.com. en. July 19, 2019.
  4. Web site: This new mall in Laguna has art in every corner. Garcia. Angel G.. news.abs-cbn.com. July 26, 2019. en. July 27, 2019.
  5. Web site: Robinsons Land Opens Galleria Mall in Laguna. Galang. Vincent Mariel P.. bworldonline.com. July 18, 2019. en. July 19, 2019.
  6. Web site: Southern Charm: Robinsons Galleria South Opens in San Pedro, Laguna. jgsummit.com.ph. en. July 25, 2019.
  7. Web site: Robinsons Land Partners with the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration. jgsummit.com.ph. en. July 11, 2019.