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Regatta Opens Refreshed Flagship at SM Mall of Asia

Filipino lifestyle apparel brand Regatta opened a refreshed flagship store at SM Mall of Asia in Metro Manila, expanding its footprint inside one of the country’s largest retail centers.

The store occupies space on the third floor of the South Main Mall, introducing an updated coastal retail layout paired with a new apparel sub-category.

Inside the unit, merchandise is organized into dedicated product zones. A central accessories display carries lifestyle goods, including fragrances, headwear, drinkware, and towels, while an entire wall shows the retailer’s core polo shirt collection next to a customer lounge section.

Athletic range expands casual lineup

Alongside the store launch, Regatta introduced Regatta Sport, a product line targeting daily activewear. The collection includes quarter-zip pullovers, polo dresses, sweat shorts, lightweight nylon shorts, and jackets designed to bridge classic country club styling with functional athletic wear.

The apparel rollout gives the brand broader coverage across technical fabrics and leisure categories as consumer demand for hybrid sportswear grows across Southeast Asia.

Mall footprints anchor local brands

Domestic apparel brands in the Philippines continue to renovate key metro flagships to hold floor space against competing international fast-fashion chains. High-traffic centers such as SM Mall of Asia serve as testing grounds for local operators seeking to expand product categories into lifestyle accessories and performance apparel.

Regatta will monitor sales performance from the sports range at the South Main Mall location before rolling the inventory across its wider domestic store network in subsequent seasons.

August 31, 2026
2017 Samui Regatta continues successful trend, with Centara Grand Beach Resort as Sponsor
Centara Grand Beach Resort Samui once again showed itself capable of handling international water sports events, being the host sponsor for the Samui Regatta 20-27 May. The Regatta, in its 16th year, has grown to attract the best yachts in Asia and a large spectator following. They come to Samui for great sailing, fantastic beach parties, and the island’s acclaimed hospitality.

Samui Island itself is acknowledged for its white-sand beaches, sparkling blue sea, breezy coconut trees and picture-postcard tropical appeal. Lately it has proven itself a leading sports tourism destination, especially in yachting. With full support from the Thai government and its policy to promote sports tourism, Samui has attracted more international events and sports enthusiasts to the country during the last decade. The now-famous Samui Regatta is one of the blue-ribbon international events exemplifying this trend.

“This is another opportunity for people to recognize our resort, not only as a luxurious tropical tourist destination but also a superb water sport venue,” said Denis Thouvard, the resort’s General Manager. “We are located in a prime area where nature and civilization mesh perfectly. Our private beachfront offers Chaweng’s soft white sand, crystal clear water, and peaceful space for personal relaxation or fun activities such as swimming, sailing, jet-skiing and yachting. The resort is also an ideal base for exploring Samui and its island neighbors Koh Nang Yuan and Ang Thong National Marine Park. It is next to Samui’s main town and 20 minutes from the airport. Our guests enjoy wonderful vacations in this tropical paradise.”

“Samui Island is one of the top tourism and yachting destinations in Asia,” added Ms. Kae Wattana, Managing Director of Regattas Asia. “We have organised Samui Regatta for 15 years and each year we see the number of yachts that come to the island is growing. I believe this growth will continue as more and more people experience the beauty of Samui and the unmatched sailing it has to offer. This year we will again have a spectator boat at Samui Regatta which members of the public and tourists can join to experience the event and learn more about yachting. Our aim is bring the event and yachting closer to people, to increase people’s understanding of yachting, and to attract more visitors to Samui Island. Having Centara, a leading Thai hospitality brand, joined just as main host for this event is helping us to ensure that all participants will be treated professionally and bring back not only a trophy or medal from a competition but also a fantastic memory in Samui as well”.

The Samui Regatta consists of five days of racing and six nights of parties, including daily prize-awarding on the beach and a lavish Gala Dinner hosted by Centara Grand Beach Resort on the final night. This event showcases Samui’s reputation as a leading yachting destination and contributes significant revenues to the local economy. Surveys show most of the approximately 500 participants come from overseas and have high incomes.

“As part of the Samui community, we are proud to support the people and economy of this island,” General Manager Thouvard concluded. “In the future we look forward to seeing more tourists, both returning guests and new visitors who want to witness Samui’s natural beauty with their own eyes.”
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Penshoppe parent in Asia expansion
Philippine fashion retailer Golden ABC Inc is set for Asian expansion.

The company behind Penshoppe, Oxygen, Regatta, For Me, Memo, Tyler and Red Logo said it plans to increase its approximately 660 stores in the Philippines to 700, and open 50 stores elsewhere in the region by the end of 2016.

“The vision of the company is to become the most admired Asian fashion brand company,” said Liu in an interview.

Golden ABC has recently approved six new sites in Vietnam for its expansion there. Currently, it has more than 40 stores outside the Philippines, and most of these are located in Indonesia, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Dubai and Bahrain. It also has a store in Cambodia and will debut in Myanmar in August. Online, Golden ABC has a strong presence in Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Liu added that Asia is the focus as of the moment, and there are no plans to open stores in the US or Europe yet, despite invitations to these markets.

“I want to put more focus and attention in ASEAN, which I think rightfully deserves the opportunity because that is really the new frontier, the new growth area,” he said.

Commenting on the entry of foreign brands in the Philippines, Liu said: “You have to level up by preparing. You invest and innovate. You look at best practices and how you can differentiate.”
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August 4, 2016
Cebu fashion retailer eyes over 100 additional stores
Homegrown fashion retailer Golden ABC, Inc. targets to open more than 100 new stores in the Philippines and across Asia next year. Bernie Liu, chief executive officer, said 100 more stores will open in the country while 25 others will open across Asia.

Liu said they continue to be bullish about the Philippines, despite the entry of numerous foreign retail brands. “We have been competing with these international brands for years now in other parts of Asia. Our goal is to bring a Filipino brand into the international arena,” Liu said at the sidelines of the blessing and inauguration of three new stores at the SM Seaside City Cebu yesterday.

Golden ABC’s flagship brand, Penshoppe, opens its biggest store today along with about 160 others at the SM Seaside, the biggest mall in Cebu and in southern Philippines. Penshoppe Seaside, the sixth in Cebu, has a footprint of 850 square meters, an upgrade from its usual 300- to 400-square-meter stores. Other Golden ABC stores that were inaugurated at SM Seaside yesterday were ForMe and Oxygen.

The company started with a single Penshoppe store in Cebu in 1986. Golden ABC now has about 700 stores in the Philippines and across Asia. “We have more than 600 stores in the Philippines and about 50 stores which are in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE, Indonesia, Cambodia, and Vietnam,” Liu said.

He said Southeast Asian countries have warmly accepted the brand. Just recently, they opened a store in Vivo City in Ho Chi Minh. “We are very encouraged by the response in Vietnam,” Liu said. As they continue to compete in the fashion arena, Penshoppe is looking at two more new territories in Asia.

In Indonesia, the brand has 26 stores, and they are opening 2 to 3 more by the end of the year.

Penshoppe is known to work with world-class brand ambassadors. They had One Direction, Sean O’ Pry, Cara Delevigne, Kendall Jenner, and Korean model-singer Sandara Park. Having these fashion icons as endorsers for Penshoppe speaks volume about how this brand has gone global.

Other brands under Golden ABC – aside from Penshoppe, ForMe and Oxygen – are Memo, Regatta, Tyler and direct-selling subsidiary Red Logo.
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