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Robinsons Malls is Now in Zamboanga with New Mall in Pagadian City
Pagadian is abuzz with excitement and celebration as Robinsons Malls brought a fresh wave of shopping, dining and amusement selections to the City. Robinsons Pagadian, the 56th mall of Robinsons Land, opened on April 3 to a record-breaking number of customers who wanted to be among the first to experience the mall’ s topnotch line-up of national and local retail brands, first-in-the-city ultramodern cinemas, and innovative attractions and activities for the whole family.
Robinsons Pagadian is at the forefront of commercial life in the area, as it is strategically located in front of the City Hall and famous landmarks Plaza Luz and the Legislative Building. Its central location paves the way for more local entrepreneurs and businesses to capitalize on the city’ s growing market and booming economy.
The mall design is a sight to behold, as it pays homage to the region ' s rich cultural heritage, with colorful hues inspired by the iconic vinta and
AI-powered purchases: OpenAI expands ChatGPT to add raft of shopping features
OpenAI said it has updated ChatGPT’ s web search capabilities to improve online shopping for users with personalised product recommendations with images, reviews, and direct purchase links.
The generative AI pioneer’ s search feature has gained popularity since its introduction last year, and has become one of its most sought-after tools, with over 1 billion web searches in the past week, the company said.
The update will be available in its default AI model, GPT-4o. It will be accessible to all ChatGPT users worldwide— including Pro, Plus, and Free tiers— as well as to those using the service without logging in. brightly lit interiors that evoke the shimmering sea.
Shopping will never be the same for Pagadianons as the new mall boasts of an array of first-in-the-city retail shops including Robinsons Department Store, Robinsons Appliances, Power Mac, Daiso, Levi ' s, Regatta, The Face Shop, Plains and Prints, National Bookstore, Toby’ s Sports, and many more. Casual dining is elevated to a whole new level with the opening of the city’ s first branches of KFC, Kenny Rogers, Gerry’ s Grill, Shakey’ s, Samgyupsaab, Dairy Queen, and Llaollao, together with the new branches of local favorites Ambrosia, Steamworks, Sikwate, and Kai Coffee.
Robinsons Pagadian also heralds a new era of family leisure and entertainment with the opening of the city’ s first cinemas under Robinsons Movieworld, which features two state-of-the-art theaters equipped with laser projection systems and Dolby Digital 7.1 Surround Sound. Family fun bonding time will surely be more memorable with the city’ s first Kidzoona, World of Fun, and Tom ' s World amusement centers.
While shopping and dining, customers can also capture special IG-worthy moments with the mall’ s vibrant interiors, the colorful Vinta display, or Pagadian’ s beloved Bao-bao tricycle.
All these and more make Robinsons Pagadian not just the city’ s newest lifestyle destination but also the best place for Pagadianons to experience malling like never before.
robinsonsland. com, 04 / 05 / 25
Users will receive tailored product recommendations across categories like fashion, beauty, home goods and electronics when they pose specific questions.
The update will exclude advertisements, and the company will not receive commissions from purchases made through the ChatGPT platform, OpenAI said.
The shopping results will be independently determined, and will rely on structured metadata from third-party sources such as pricing, product descriptions and reviews, the company said.
The move comes as OpenAI is moving to challenge Alphabet’ s dominance in search by providing a more user-focused alternative, contrasting with Google’ s advertising-heavy search results.
In February, OpenAI’ s weekly active users surged past 400 million, a company spokesperson had told Reuters.
insideretail. asia, 04 / 29 / 25