Megaworld opens Iloilo mall
Urban township developer Megaworld Corporation has opened its first fullscale lifestyle mall outside of Luzon, the Festive Walk Mall, in its Iloilo Business Park township in Mandurriao, Iloilo City.
In a statement, the firm said the R2.2-billion Festive Walk Mall offers 90,000 square meters of gross floor area of shopping, dining, leisure, and entertainment.
The mall is highlighted by Iloilo’s most state-of-the-art cinemas, which include VIP cinemas that offer full butler service and reclining leather seats. Some cinemas also feature the latest Dolby Atmos sound technology, the first in Western Visayas.
The three-level mall will also be home to several “first-inIloilo” brands such as the city’s first Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, TGIFriday’s, Korean stores Mumuso and Nature Republic, La Lola Churreria, Furniture Republic, Metro Dental, Binondo’s renowned Henry’s Camera store, DIY Store and Japan Home Center.
The mall will also be home to Wilcon Home Essentials, Wilcon’s first mall-based store in the whole of Visayas.
This will also be Iloilo’s first mall with two anchor supermarkets: Festive Market by Savemore, and Marketplace by Rustan’s, which marks its first entry in Western Visayas.
“We are pioneering the ‘lifestyle mall’ concept in Western Visayas with the opening of Festive Walk Mall. What we are bringing to Iloilo are things that every Ilonggo will be proud of,” said Megaworld Senior Vice President and Megaworld Lifestyle Malls Head Kevin L. Tan.
Festive Walk Mall will also be Iloilo’s first pet-friendliest mall, having its own dog park and the Barking Café, a new concept coffee shop catering specifically to pet owners and their pets.
The mall will also have three event facilities: The indoor event atrium, outdoor covered event area, and an outdoor open-air activity area. It will also feature a children’s playground and a concept food hall.
“With the Iloilo Museum of Contemporary Art connected to the mall, we see arts and culture as integral elements of our mall development in the Iloilo. Our plan is to make Festive Walk Mall a venue to showcase the best of Ilonggo artistry and cultural prowess, and we are also bringing modern art technology into our mall soon,” revealed Tan.