Gaisano Mall of Davao

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Gaisano Mall of Davao

Location	Davao City, Philippines
Coordinates	7°04′40″N 125°36′51″E / 7.07782°N 125.61413°E / 7.07782; 125.61413Coordinates: 7°04′40″N 125°36′51″E / 7.07782°N 125.61413°E / 7.07782; 125.61413
Address	J.P. Laurel Ave., Bajada, Davao City
Opening date	April 20, 1997
Owner	DSG Sons Group, Inc.
No. of stores and services	700
Total retail floor area	240,605 m2 (2,589,850 sq ft)
No. of floors	8
Website	gaisanomalls.com

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 and in Mindanao.^[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.

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.

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