Robinsons Retail
One of the largest omnichannel retailers in the Philippines
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Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc., formerly traded as RRHI, is one of the largest multi-format retailers in the Philippines.
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 RRHI headquarters in Quezon City | |
| Type | Privately-held, stock for-profit company |
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| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1980 (as Robinsons Department Store) |
| Founder | John L. Gokongwei, Jr. |
| Headquarters | 110 Eulogio Rodriguez Jr. Avenue, Quezon City, |
Number of locations |
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Area served | Philippines |
| Key people | Directors[2]
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| Revenue |  ₱199.2 billion (2024)[1] |
| ₱10.3 billion (2024)[1] | |
| Total assets |  ₱134.234 billion (2021)[3] |
| Total equity | ₱76.513 billion (2021)[3] |
Number of employees | 20,535 (2021)[3] |
| Divisions | |
| Subsidiaries | Subsidiary List[4]
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| Website | Official website |
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 a holding company of the Gokongwei Group's retail endeavors.[5][6] It entered the drugstores business in 2012.[5]
Robinsons Retail was listed at the Philippine Stock Exchange starting in 2013.[7]
Robinsons Retail launched a chain of community malls in 2015.[5]
On March 31, 2026, the controlling shareholders publicly disclosed that they intend to make the company privately-held again,[8] subject to approvals such as those of at least 2/3rds of the total outstanding capital stock, on its annual shareholders' meeting on May 12 as well as that of government authorities such as the Philippine Competition Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission. The shareholders voted in favor of the delisting and thus the tender offer ran from May to July 6. It was reported that up to 99.69% of outstanding shares were validly tendered,[9] and thus approval for the delisting from the bourse would be sought thereafter.[10] It was eventually delisted at the end of August.[11][12]
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.[13] 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.[13]
It partly owns the discount store chain O!Save of HD Retail Holding Pte. Ltd.[14][15]
Convenience store
Robinsons also introduced the Japanese convenience store chain Ministop in the Philippines opening the first outlet in the country in December 2000.[16] 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.[17][18][19]
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]