Gaisano Mall of Davao


Gaisano Mall of Davao, 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, and a total floor area of including the multilevel car park building. It is the largest of more than 40 Gaisano malls in the Philippines, the largest mall in Davao City and the largest mall in Mindanao. 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 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, 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 ; however, the MNLF Davao Regional Command denied that they were behind the bombings.