Press Archives

(FROM L-R) Frank Gaisano, Metro Retail Stores Group Chairman & CEO, DJ Kim, Samsung Philippines Business Unit Director for Digital Appliances, Guest of Honor Marian Rivera, Jasper Tiu, Vice President of Peerless Lion (makers of Hana Shampoo), Francis Moral, COO of Tridharma Marketing (distributor of Kopiko Café Blanca) & Anna Marie Periquet, Metro Vice President for Corporate Affairs led the Gift Ribbon Untying Ceremony of the Gift Registry Lounge.

Leading retailer Metro Retail Stores Group recently launched its first-ever Metro Gift Registry at Metro Alabang Department Store with celebrity and Bride-To-Be of the year Marian Rivera as the Guest of Honor.

Thousands of shoppers and over 150 guests composed of brand concessionaires, suppliers and media members were treated to a bridal and resort wear fashion show featuring Metro’s very own resort wear line Nautilus and bridal collections of Haute Lifestyle and Krugarant.

The highlight of the event was the unveiling of Marian Rivera’s bridal shower gifts given by Metro Gift Registry and over 25 brand sponsors.

The Metro Gift Registry, which will soon open its doors in Metro Market! Market!, Metro Ayala Cebu and Metro Angeles, is the country’s first and only electronic-based registry wherein registering clients can browse through a wide range of gift products for all occasions through an exclusively programmed LCD Pedestal and Tablet situated in the lounge.

The Grand Launch was made possible by presentors Kopiko Café Blanca and Hana Shampoo, in cooperation with Samsung Philippines. Major Sponsors include American Heritage, Corelle, Electrolux, Haute Lifestyle, Imarflex, Krugarant, Kyowa, Lifestyle Canadian, Lucaris, Luminarc, Nautilus by Metro, Nikon Tough Mama, Parker, Staub, Sterling Paper Products, Victorinox, Tefal, The Flower Facade, Wilmax, and Zwilling J.A. Henckels.