In pursuit of providing quality service and making it more accessible to its aggressively growing market in the country, HONOR Philippines has unveiled yet another experience store, now in SM City North EDSA Annex located at 4/F Cyberzone.

“As our HONOR fans grow, it is our duty to bring our wide array of offerings closer to them. We are now in six stores nationwide – SM City Fairview, SM City Consolacion Cebu, SM City Marilao, SM City Grand Central, SM City Makati, and now are more than excited to officially open our newest experience store in SM City North EDSA,” said HONOR Philippines Vice President Stephen Cheng.

This momentous event was officiated by HONOR Philippines Brand Marketing Manager Joepy Libo-on, PR Manager Pao Oga, SM City North EDSA Assistant Mall Manager Gio Arandilla, and Leasing Manager Jorel Quan together with GMA Host and Actress Shaira Diaz.

In this jampacked store opening, the viral HONOR X9a 5G was put to a smash test yet again led by Diaz and lucky customers got the chance to win an HONOR smartphone. The newest and most powerful flagship of HONOR was also seen in a water dip test to prove its very high IP68 ranking.

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For more announcements, you may visit HONOR’s website www.hihonor.com or social media platforms: Facebook (Facebook.com/HonorPhilippines), Instagram (Instagram.com/honorph) and TikTok: (Tiktok.com/@honorphilippines). To check out HONOR’s complete list of retail stores, go to https://www.hihonor.com/ph/retailers/.

Gibson is one of the few guitar brands that stand out in the local music industry. Among music-loving Filipinos, Gibson guitars are a favorite. Now, the iconic brand connects to more guitar lovers as it unveiled its second store at Vertis North in Quezon City.

The new Gibson store is a guitar enthusiast’s heaven, complete with classic electric guitars like the Gibson Les Pauls, beautifully-crafted Gibson Acoustics, and more.

Gibson Japan president Yashuhiko Iwanade (center) poses with (from left) Gibson Philippines retail operation supervisor Jeff ­ Condido, Gibson Japan business development manager Shigekazu Kokaji, senior business development manager Shinji Sekiguchi, and Gibson Philippines retail sales manager Fidel Zamora at the new store in Vertis North.

“Gibson is connected to music and music connects people. Historically, we go way back, so it has been more than 120 years of supporting music and people,” said Yasuhiko Iwanade, president of Gibson Guitar Corp. Japan, as he talked about Gibson’s legacy and how, from its humble beginnings, Gibson has never lost sight of the vision of bringing people closer to music.

Paul Marney of Filipino blues band, Bleu Rascals, proudly shows his love for Gibson guitars at the store opening at Vertis North.

But despite the brand’s global success, Iwanade shared that it is still important to think local and understand musical taste and preferences to connect to more people. That is why Gibson supports many of the country’s local bands, including Franco, Kjwan, and Bleu Rascals.

Kjwan rock band members (from left) Kelley Mangahas, Marc Abaya, and Boogie Romero, trying out some of the Gibson guitars at the brand’s new store in Vertis North.

At the store opening, all three bands admitted that it was an honor to be ambassadors of such a prestigious brand and felt undeserving of the title. “You make yourself deserve it,” said Kjwan’s Marc Abaya, sharing that despite their apprehension, being Gibson ambassadors and holding the iconic guitar made them want to be better musicians and live up to the brand.

Gibson Guitar Corporation Japan president, Yasuhiko Iwanade (center) shares his passion for music with Gibson ambassadors, Paul Marney of Bleu Rascals (left) and Marc Abaya of Kjwan

Known as “The Standard” among many musicians, Gibson guitars are famous for their unmatched sound and guitar tone. Its versatility, play ability and over-all quality are a performer’s ultimate ally.

“It’s comforting to feel that we have the best guns with us,” said Dave Delfin, bassist of Franco. But Gibson also adds a human touch, every purchase of a Gibson guitar includes a picture and a signature of the craftsman who put his heart and soul into making the guitar masterpiece.

(From left) Dave Delfin, Franco Reyes, and Paul Cañada of reggae-rock band, Franco, are honored to represent the iconic brand in the country.

“We have plans of expanding further to give Filipinos more access to our products, especially the newer models which we will launch soon,” said Fidel Zamora, Gibson Philippines retail sales manager, as he talked about the possibility of launching the Slash collection and the Gibson 2018 line.

On a global scale, Gibson plans to expand its brand into lifestyle categories to connect more people with music all while keeping its tradition of quality.

The newest Gibson store is sure to delight music lovers and guitar collectors with their stunning guitars up for display and free to try out. So what are you waiting for? Go and check out the Gibson stores at the Estancia Mall, Capital Commons in Pasig City and Vertis North to get your dream Gibson guitar!

One of the greatest gift in life is having a baby, and for moms like me it is a bliss having one or even more. So it is just essential that we, moms, must have a place where we can buy products that in just one place. It ease the burden of going around.
A few weeks ago, one of the established brands in infant and toddler products, the Baby Company, opened another branch at SM Megamall to cater the needs of all moms. A much more accessible and bigger place to accommodate more moms and even dads too.
Celebrity moms were present during the official opening of the store, like Iya Villania-Arellano, Shamcey Supsup-Lee, Tanya Garcia-Lapid, Nadine Samonte-Chua, Patty Laurel-Filart, Kelly Misa-Fernandez, Nicole Hernandez-Delos Angeles and Joy Sotto. They were present in support of the brand.

Here are some fast information about Baby Company

It was established in 1991 from Infant Accessories Furniture section in SM Department Sore to Baby Company.
Currently the brand have 50 stores nationwide inside SM Department Store, 6 mall boutiques: Power Plant Mall, SM Aura Premier, SM North Edsa, The Block, SM Fairview, SM Cebu, SM City Seaside Cebu and 17 select stores inside SM Hypermarket outlets.
Baby Company offers a wide range of products from fashion apparels, personal care, toys, nursery furniture to home safety and travel accessories. Sourced from world-class brands, our products include Philips Avent, Graco, Disney, Maclaren, Pigeon, Chicco, Dr. Brown’s, Tommee Tippee, Safety 1st, Lamaze and Fisher-Price.
In-house brands: Lulu, Baby Clean, BabyCo, Picolo, Ollin and PlaySmart also form a major part of the product mix.

The store design concept of Baby Company is modern-styled and shopper-friendly with an ideal size of 400 to 650 square meters. Main focus is the Merchandise thru the artistic application of colors, lighting and systematic merchandise grid.
Brand signages were set for each of the merchandise categories to make it clear for the shopper to find exactly what they are looking for. The presence of simple architectural elements such as colored cubes and tables were used to add fun and highlight to the featured items.
Baby photo graphics were also used to compliment the overall design concept and strengthen the merchandise category.
The MOM CARD program is Baby Company's loyalty program. It is meant to reward frequent shoppers through rebates, exclusive offers, special events and other privileges. The more the customer shops, the more rebates she will earn.
The Baby Company Baby Registry makes shopping for babies easier and offers great benefits to both parents and their friends. People who purchase items on your registry will also receive a 10% on all regular items and free gift wrapping. Baby Registry is available in stand-alone stores only. For our branches inside The SM Store, they can avail of The Gift Registry service.
So moms and even dads you know now where to find Baby Company for your next baby needs. Who knows we might bump to each other there.

 
Hello Milkshake lovers!  Here is a good news for all of you.  Remember that I have featured the Happy Barn Milkshake here already with their opening at Rustan's Supermarket Rockwell Powerplant Mall last September and now in just a few months after, they opened another store. 

The Happy Barn Milkshake Factory opens its third store located at the New Wing of Market! Market! Mall in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City last November 30, 2013.


The new store has "a shabby-barn' chic look with mismatched chairs, tables and benches designed to look like picket fences.  During the opening lots of people lined up at the store to buy their milkshakes and also to have a look of who's the owner of the establishment.    Of course autograph signing and picture taking was also their interest as I have mention before in my first coverage of the opening Ms. Jodi Sta Maria is one of the owner and who personally serve the customers.


The three owners (Jodi Sta. Maria, Abigail Del Mundo and Janssen Munoz) of Happy Barn Milkshake were busy serving their customer, they looked happy that their opening turn out to be a blockbuster just like the teleserye of Jodi Sta. Maria.


The Happy Barn boasts of their specialty shakes like the Nuts for Choc-nut (Choc nut flavored shake), Nutty Monkey Delight (Banana Nutella) and Salted Caramel Pretzel Surprise (Caramel and salted pretzels, to name a few. The Happy Barn is also proud to be the first to offer the Eggettes. It is a ball waffle that is crispy on the outside but soft and chewy on the inside.  The Eggettes can also be customized with different flavors and add-ons to choose from like, Kiddie Kernel Corn (hotdog and corn) and Porky Pork floss (pork floss) the Cheesy Goodness Eggettes is also a must try.

The taste of the Eggettes is very enticing that you can finish one or more than serving of it.  As for me, I like the Kiddie Kernel Corn very much, while the plain Eggettes are liked by my kids, they love to munch it over while watching TV.



"We want to exude the feeling of happiness in our stores. And now, we are giving everyone more reason to "drink happy thoughts" by offering 20% Sugar and Sugar-Free variants in our ice cream. We are also proud to claim that we are the first and only milkshake bar in the country serving Shakes Fortified and Prebiotics. We want to people to drink healthy & happy thoughts!" said Actress Jodi Sta. Maria, one of the owners of the Happy Barn "We are also pleased to announce that everyone who shared this special day with us, is able to "Share Happy Thoughts" to others. We will donate part of today's proceeds to typhoon Yolanda's relief efforts".

And Happy thoughts indeed was felt as The Happy Barn Milkshake Factory opened its third Store.

The Happy Barn Milkshake Factory can also be found at Rustan's Supermarket, Evia, Daang Hari, Las Pinas City and at Rustan's Marketplace, Power Plant Mall, Makati City.

For more information visit their Facebook account: The Happy Barn Milkshake Factory  and follow them on Twitter and Instagram @thehappybarn.

So mommies, if you're near to one of their stores just visit it and let you and your family taste the The Happy Barn Milkshake and "Drink Happy Thoughts" over a bonding moment with your loved ones.

Jodi Sta. Maria as Maya in the teleserye “Be Careful with my Heart” is doing good now and really the story is leveling up. Aside from the Teleserye, Jodi also have her business which named Happy Barn Milkshake Factory.


Last September 8, 2013 she opened her 2nd store located at Rustan's Marketplace, Power Plant Mall.  Her 1st branch is located at Rustan's Supermarket, Evia, Daang Hari, Las Pinas and held its Grand Opening two (2) months ago.


Presents in the store opening are her jodinatics fans, bloggers and her managing partners Abegail Del Mundo and Janssen Muñoz.  All the Managing Partners are really hands on with their business, they really know how to manage and even the operation as well.



It seems that their products are most likely for the kids, the ice cream and the flavorings.  But I think it's also great for moms and dads who are a kid-at-heart.  Hahaha, like me as a mommy I really love the milkshake and I tried their best seller – the Spectacular Cookie Butter Milkshake.  According to one of the store crew it's really a big hit flavour.


Aside from the milkshake they also offer Eggettes – a popular snack in San Francisco, Canada and Hong Kong.  It is a ball waffle that is crispy on the outside but soft and chewy on the inside.  Its really good partnered with their milkshake and my kids love it very much.


According to Jodi Sta Maria, they want to provide a happy feeling to everyone who visits their stores with their special offerings like the shakes, eggettes, their baritas (staff) and their store design.  For the info their ice cream is sugar free, 98% fat free and with very low lactose content so this is just for those who have lactose intolerant problem.  Jodi is very proud that they are the first and only milkshake bar in the country serving shakes that is Fortified with Prebiotics to aid digestion and calcium absorption. They partnered with a European company to provide such a healthy benefit to their consumers. “We want people to drink not just happy thoughts, but healthy thoughts as well!' said Actress Jodi Sta. Maria.



So Mommies, try to visit their 2 branches and let you and your kids taste their special milkshake.  They will soon open a branch in Market Market BGC, Taguig City.

For more information visit their facebook account https://www.facebook.com/TheHappyBarnMilkshakeFactory and follow them on their twitter and instagram: @thehappybarn.