Gaisano Mall of Davao

Gaisano Mall of Davao,[1] branded as GMall of Davao, is a major shopping mall located along J.P. Laurel Avenue, Bajada, Davao City, Philippines, part of the Gaisano Malls operated by DSG Sons Group, Inc. With a gross land area of 182,020 m2 (1,959,200 sq ft), and a total floor area of 240,605 m2 (2,589,850 sq ft) including the multilevel car park building. It is the largest of more than 40 Gaisano malls in the Philippines and the largest mall in Davao City.[2] It has six floors of shops, arcades, food hall, theater with eight cinemas, and home to The Peak, located in the top of the mall. Tens of thousands of customers shop in the mall daily.

Gaisano Mall of Davao
Mall façade
LocationDavao City, Philippines
Coordinates7°04′40″N 125°36′51″E
AddressJ.P. Laurel Ave., Bajada, Davao City
Opening dateApril 20, 1997
OwnerDSG Sons Group, Inc.
No. of stores and services700
Total retail floor area240,605 m2 (2,589,850 sq ft)
No. of floors8
Websitegaisanomalls.com

Establishment

The mall opened on April 20, 1997, with only 4 floors including The Peak, restaurants, and shopping centers.

Features
The Peak at night

The 6-story mall houses about 620 to 700 retail stores and shops. At the topmost part of the mall is "The Peak" which is located at 6th level, a new attraction for shoppers, which was intentionally built to compete with SM Davao's The Annex, SM Lanang Premier's Fountain Court and Abreeza's high-end restaurants.

Incident

The mall was subjected to one of the two terrorist bombings that occurred in September 17, 2013,[3] the other one being at SM City Davao. It happened during the time of armed crisis in Zamboanga City, which involved elements of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF); however, the MNLF Davao Regional Command denied that they were behind the bombings.

References
  1. "Malls in Davao City". clickdavao.com.
  2. Battad, Do (April 25, 2011). "Make It Davao: Malls of Davao City".
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2013-10-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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