KCC Malls

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Koronadal Commercial Corporation
TypeShopping malls
KCC Malls
IndustryShopping Malls, retail, merchandise
Founded1947
1989 (as wholesale retail)
HeadquartersGeneral Santos City, Philippines
Number of locations
4 KCC branches in the Philippines
Area served
Mindanao, Philippines
OwnerKCC Properties Inc.
Websitekccmalls.com

KCC Malls is a chain of shopping malls originated in Koronadal City, South Cotabato, Philippines.[1] It is owned by Koronadal Commercial Corporation and their headquarters is situated in General Santos City. KCC currently has 4 Malls in operation in General Santos City, Koronadal City and Zamboanga City.

History[]

KCC Mall of Marbel in 2006, prior to its renovation in 2015

Koronadal Commercial Center (KCC) started in 1947 as a textile store in Koronadal City. It was the time when Koronadal was on its rapid commercialisation and became the capital of South Cotabato. It then expanded in 1989 as a supermarket and department store and branded as KCC Shopping Center.

In 1992, KCC expanded their operations with their second branch in General Santos City as KCC Warehouse Plaza, which was later renamed as KCC Mall of GenSan in 1996. While in year 2000, the KCC Shopping Center in Koronadal was then became the KCC Mall of Marbel.

In 2012, their branch in General Santos made an expansion of an additional 21,450 square meters and was later called as Veranza by KCC or simply Veranza Mall with an Al-Fresco dining strip, additional stores, and an activity center.[2][3][4]

With their growing profitability over the cities of Koronadal and General Santos, KCC then ventured for their expansion in other cities within Mindanao.[5]

In December 10, 2015, KCC Mall De Zamboanga was opened and had set to become the second largest mall in Mindanao in terms of GFA.[6][7]

Last October 28, 2018, their fifth mall, KCC Mall of Cotabato had ground broke on its 11 hectares prime lot area, the design of the mall reveals that it has a 4 level malls.[8][9] The construction started last July 1, 2020. The target construction period for the phase one (Mall Construction) is 20 to 24 months, die to pandemic the target date of opening is moved to 2023 or 2024, after the completion of the mall, the construction will proceed to phase 2 which is the construction of 11 storey hotel and a convention center. Upon its completion, KCC Mall pf Cotabato will be the largest KCC Mall on its opening date and the 2nd largest mall in Mindanao.

Branches[]

Existing malls[]

Name Address Floor area (m²) Land area (m²) Type Opening Date/Year
KCC Mall of GenSan Jose Catolico Sr. Avenue, Lagao, General Santos 53,600 80,000 Headquarters 1996 (1992)
KCC Mall of Marbel General Santos Drive, Koronadal, South Cotabato 14,800 25,000 Main 2000 (1947)
Veranza GenSan Beside KCC Mall of Gensan, Bula-Lagao Road, Lagao, General Santos 21,450 30,000 Branch June 29, 2013
KCC Mall de Zamboanga Governor Camins Avenue, Zamboanga City 36,500 162,000 Branch December 10, 2015[5]

Future malls[]

Name Location Land area (m²) Floor area (m²) Opening
KCC Mall of Cotabato Sinsuat Avenue corner Parang Road, Cotabato City 110,000[10] 170,000 2023-2024
Veranza Cotabato Beside KCC Cotabato, Quezon Avenue corner Parang Road Cotabato City TBA TBA TBA
KCC Mall of Iligan Iligan 70,000[11] TBA TBA

Gallery[]

  • The Waterfall at Veranza Gensan, one of the mall's main attraction

  • Facade of Veranza Mall

  • Inside Veranza Gensan from its entrance

  • The bridgeway, connecting KCC Mall of Gensan and Veranza Mall

  • Activity Center, Veranza Mall

  • KCC Mall De Zamboanga

  • KCC Department Store, inside KCC Mall De Zamboanga

References[]

  1. ^ "KCC Malls - Home". www.kccmalls.com.
  2. ^ acceleratedesk.com. "KCC Malls - Veranza". www.kccmalls.com. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  3. ^ III, Conrado R. Banal. "GenSan: March to a different tuna". business.inquirer.net. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  4. ^ Mindanews. "KCC Mall GenSan is country's first labor law-compliant establishment in retail sector – DOLE | MindaNews". www.mindanews.com. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  5. ^ a b "Zamboanga City Government Welcomes KCC Mall, Sunstar.com.ph, October 11, 2012".
  6. ^ "Local News". SunStar. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  7. ^ "KCC Mall de Zamboanga Expansion: The Second Largest Mall in Mindanao". Mindanao Economic Boom. 2017-04-04. Archived from the original on 2017-08-26. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  8. ^ "KCC Mall to commence construction this March - RMN Networks (In Filipino)". RMN Networks. 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
  9. ^ "PIA | Over PhP6 Billion investment expected in Cotabato in 2016". news.pia.gov.ph. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  10. ^ dxmy, John (January 31, 2018). "KCC Mall sa Cotabato city umpisahan ng itayo sa buwan ng Marso".
  11. ^ "KCC MALL GISUGDAN NA SA PAGTRABAHO". January 31, 2018.
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