AllHome, All Day Supermarket, Coffee Project and Bake My Day excite shoppers in Kawit, Cavite!

AllValue, the Villar Group’s holding company for its retail companies, made its first foray into the retail business via AllHome, a one-stop shop for home builders and owners.

Following its rapid expansion and success in Luzon, the group grew its retail portfolio to include department stores, supermarkets, and food establishments. This September, All Value  brought four of its brands -- AllHome, AllDay Supermarket, Coffee Project and Bake My Day -- to Kawit, Cavite and staged a grand opening event for Kawiteños.

The grand four-store opening took place on September 22 along Centennial Road in Kawit, Cavite with a big morning event where AllHome, All Day Supermarket, Coffee Project, and Bake My Day gave away special prizes to their first 150 customers. There were fun games and surprises for everyone. In the afternoon, Mr. Manny Villar, Ms. Camille Villar, and Ms. Benjamarie Serrano led the ribbon cutting ceremony followed by a short program for partners, suppliers, and guests. An outdoor mini-concert starring Nina was organized for the residents of Kawit followed by a grand fireworks display.

AllHome, which opened its doors to the public in 2013, has become the leading home store for contractors and home owners by virtue of its being the first and only full line home center offering an extensive collection of construction materials, a wide variety of appliances and furniture, and a curated collection of decorative items.  It is the exclusive distributor of premium foreign brands such as INAX, the leading brand of Japanese sanitary ware, and Iris Ceramica, a premium brand of Italian Tiles, and sole distributor of other European tile brands Lustro, Rossio, Cicogres, Alaplana, and Platera.

AllDay Supermarket meanwhile is redefining the grocery shopping experience for Filipinos with bright and thoughtfully-designed interiors, spacious aisles, and well-ventilated stores. Produce, meat, and poultry sections are always stocked with certified fresh products and there is a wide collection of gourmet deli, cheeses and a whole section dedicated to imported goods from all over the globe. AllDay Supermarket offers a wide variety of food options through Gastroville where delicacies from all over the country and the world can be readily sampled. It has a Paluto section where fresh ingredients can be handpicked and cooked on the spot any way one wants, in true “dampa” style.

Coffee Project, the group’s specialty coffee shop established in 2014 has blossomed into the most Instagram-able coffee shop in the Philippines. Every location has a unique look and quirky charm that give it its defining character.  There are long tables that can comfortably seat big groups, a multitude of electrical sockets that will delight those who prefer to work in cafes, and cozy nooks for those who want to enjoy quiet time alone or with company. On top of that, coffee lovers can always look forward to new drinks and items on the Coffee Project menu every season.

One of the newer brands under the AllValue Group is Bake My Day. The bakery is a dream come true for former Senator Manny Villar who as a boy, worked in a bakery. Bake My Day has a broad selection of freshly baked goods—from Spanish bread to French baguettes to customized cakes!

The AllValue Group is going full speed ahead as it continues to add more stores to its network and more brands to its portfolio. AllHome currently has 16 stores in Luzon and Cebu, while the AllDay brand has 5 Supermarkets with 5 more opening by the end of 2017, and almost 80 Convenience Stores nationwide. There are currently 17 branches of Coffee Project all over Metro Manila, North Luzon, and South Luzon. Within only 6 months since its introduction to the public, Bake My Day has already opened in 3 locations: Vista Mall Taguig, Vista Mall Sta Rosa and Vista Mall Kawit. The group is looking at opening more shops in the Visayas and Mindanao regions  in 2018.                                 

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Evia Lifestyle Center is home to UP’s new innovation hub

Evia Lifestyle Center, the south’s premiere lifestyle shopping and dining mecca, just added a new dimension to its approach to modern mall-going by opening an exciting new hub for inventive breakthroughs and learning – The University of the Philippines @Lab Innovation Hub.

The family of Vista Land Chairman Manny Villar and Senator Cynthia Villar, along with officers from the University of the Philippines (UP) recently launched this new Innovation Zone as the first phase of development for the upcoming UP Alabang Campus in Vista Alabang. 

Evia Lifestyle Center currently houses this groundbreaking Innovation Zone and Incubator Hub that will, in the words of former Senate President Villar, assert UP’s role as “the most dynamic University and the leader in education in the country”. The hub, nicknamed UP @Lab (a play on words that simultaneously mean “ablaze <alab>, a futuristic hub <@Lab> and its location <ALABang>) is designed to be the first spark that will initiate the academe and industry partnerships that UP aims to create by putting up a campus in Alabang. 

"UP @Lab is a dream brought to life by the Villars for UP’s student-locators because it brings us closer to accessing industry funding that makes our inventions and ideas a reality", said Dr. Luis Sison, Project Leader of Diliman-based DOST-UP Enterprise and Innovation Hub.

"This first building block of UP Alabang allows us to solve issues that plague fledging start-ups, such as limited access to industry and business expertise that have hindered the progress of technology innovation and development in the country", said Dr. Aura Matias, former Dean of the UP College of Engineering. "True to its name, UP @Lab shines as a beacon of hope for technology development in our country", she added. 

UP @Lab is located in Level B1 of the Evia Lifestyle Center. It is a fully-equipped innovation hub complete with four start-up offices, two meeting rooms, and an open workspace area for visiting locators. The hub will be run by the same team behind UP Diliman’s DOST-UP Enterprise Center as a starting point for eventual operations in UP

The new UP Alabang campus in Vista Alabang’s upcoming University Town, will house two new tech-driven centers for innovation for the country’s premier university - the UP School of Technology Entrepreneurship, and the UP Alabang Enterprise Center. The campus complex will be co-developed by UP and Vista Land as part of a donation and development agreement signed last June by university officials and the Villar Family. The Villars donated five hectares of land in the upcoming University Town of Vista Land's “communicity” development Vista Alabang in Daang Hari. The agreement also includes a donation of PHP 300M worth of buildings and equipment to be used in the creation of the campus. 

Aside from becoming the latest education hub, Evia Lifestyle Center continues to provide an impressive array of choices for shopping at Vista Group’s concept stores – AllElectrics and AllToys, global fashion brands like H&M and Uniqlo, local favorite go-to stores like Bench and Bayo and shoe stores such as Res Toe Run and Payless ShoeSource. Various dining options are also available at favorite resto brands located at the Piazza like Mama Lou’s, Merlion Cuisine, Mesa, and TGI Fridays. Shoppers can also enjoy a unique dining experience at Another Story, a place that transports one to the realm of imagination and make-believe. Evia Lifestyle Center is also home to Vista Cinemas, which boasts of its MX4D and Dolby ATMOS technologies, and its state-of-the-art VIP Theater.

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Vista Malls Unveils Customized Community Malls at “All About You” Event

Customized malls that reflect the heart and soul of their community are the gifts of the New Year for Vista Land residents. Vista Land & Lifescapes Chairman Manuel B. Villar welcomed the tenants and investors of Vista Malls at a pre-Christmas Investors’ Night at the Laurel House in Vista Shaw, Mandaluyong City to tell them about the wonderful things in store for Vista Land’s commercial projects in 2016.

Six community Vista Malls are already up, Mr. Villar announced: the flagship Vista Mall at EVIA in the heart of Vista City in Daang Hari, the yuppie-oriented Vista Mall at Trevi Residences in Pasong Tamo, Makati City; the scenic Vista Mall Lakefront in Sucat, set on a hill overlooking Laguna de Bay; Vista Mall Pampanga, a center for upscale fashion boutiques and diverse dining options; Vista Mall Antipolo, a mall-next-door that acts as a “big backyard” for its huge community of families; and Vista Mall CDO, an activity hub complete with biking trails, running paths, and pit stops for outdoor sports enthusiasts that will surely delight the active community that it serves.

The exciting news is that more Vista Malls are in the works beginning 2016, Villar shared with mall tenants and partners. With over 80 projects nationwide, Vista Land never forgets to think of ways to give their homeowners all the conveniences and amenities to live the lifestyle they have always dreamt of in Vista’s trademark COMMUNICITIES, he said. These amenities, which are at the center of all Vista Land township projects, house facilities to match the personalities of the communities that they serve.

“We will grow Vista Malls nationwide and provide more communities with more expressive community-centric residential set-ups. The growth plan has already begun, and as we expand our business, we aim to grow yours too. We will all play a part in this growth story together,” Villar said.

Representatives from lifestyle products and services Salon de Laurel, Victoria’s Secret, Snap Fitness, Omnicare, Skin Perfect, Derma Gold, and Newtrends; food and beverage outlets like Starbucks, Jollibee, KFC, Hainanese Delights, Savory Chicken, Sam’s HK Restaurant, Marison’s, Gilligan’s and Black Canyon Coffee; Powermac, Powerbooks and National Bookstore were at the special gathering.

They were presented the different mall options and given a tour of a Live Gallery that showcased the various Vista Malls. Bannered by the line “All About You”, the Investors’ Night event emphasized the unique character of each Vista Mall, each one designed to cater to the needs, wants and desired activities of every Vista community. Proving why Vista Malls are truly “All About You”.

For more information, go to www.vistamalls.com.ph.

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