KCC Malls
{{short description|Chain of shopping malls in the Philippines}}
{{Infobox company
| name =
| traded_as = KCC Malls
| logo = KCC_Mall_logo.png
| image =
| image_caption = Facade of KCC Mall of Marbel in Koronadal City
| type = Shopping malls
| foundation = {{start date and age|1947}}
{{start date and age|1989}} (as wholesale retail)
| location = General Santos City, Philippines
| locations = 5
| industry = Shopping malls
| area_served = Mindanao, Philippines
| owner = KCC Holdings Inc.
| homepage = {{url|kccmalls.com}}
}}
KCC Malls (KCC) is a chain of shopping malls that originated in Koronadal City, South Cotabato, Philippines.{{Cite web|url=http://www.kccmalls.com/|title=KCC Malls - Home|website=www.kccmalls.com}} It is owned by Koronadal Commercial Corporation and its headquarters is in General Santos City. KCC has five malls in operation in General Santos City, Koronadal City, Zamboanga City and Cotabato City.
History
KCC started in 1947{{cn|date=November 2024}} as a textile store in Koronadal. It was a time when Koronadal was rapidly commercialising and became the capital of South Cotabato. It then expanded in 1989 as a supermarket and department store and branded as KCC Shopping Center.{{Cite news |last=Cabrera |first=Ferdinandh |date=November 15, 2024 |title=NBI holds 37 Chinese workers rounded up at Cotabato's largest mall project |url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/mindanao/nbi-holds-chinese-workers-rounded-up-cotabato-largest-mall-project/ |access-date=November 15, 2024 |work=Rappler}}
In 1992, KCC expanded their operations with a second branch in General Santos as KCC Warehouse Plaza, which was later renamed KCC Mall of GenSan in 1996. In 2000, the KCC Shopping Center in Koronadal became the KCC Mall of Marbel.
In 2012, the branch in General Santos added 21,450 square meters of space and was later called 'Veranza by KCC, or simply Veranza Mall, with an Al-Fresco dining strip, additional stores, and an activity center.{{Cite web|url=http://www.kccmalls.com/4066|title=KCC Malls - Veranza|website=www.kccmalls.com|access-date=2017-07-10|archive-date=2018-05-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514212415/http://www.kccmalls.com/4066|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://business.inquirer.net/180016/gensan-march-to-a-different-tuna|title=GenSan: March to a different tuna|author=Conrado R. Banal III|website=business.inquirer.net|date=9 October 2014 |language=en|access-date=2017-07-10}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2015/03/kcc-mall-gensan-is-countrys-first-labor-law-compliant-establishment-in-retail-sector-dole/|title=KCC Mall GenSan is country's first labor law-compliant establishment in retail sector – DOLE|work=Mindanews|date=11 March 2015 |language=en-US|access-date=2017-07-10}}
With their growing profitability in Koronadal and General Santos, KCC began expanding in other cities in Mindanao.
On December 10, 2015, KCC Mall de Zamboanga opened and became the second largest mall in Mindanao in terms of ground floor area until 2025 where KCC Mall of Cotabato overthrown KCC Mall De Zamboanga as the 2nd largest Mall in Mindanao.{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunstar.com.ph/zamboanga/local-news/2012/10/11/city-government-welcomes-kcc-mall-247533|title=Local News|work=SunStar|access-date=2017-07-10|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.meb.news/kcc-mall-zamboanga-expansion/|title=KCC Mall de Zamboanga Expansion: The Second Largest Mall in Mindanao|date=2017-04-04|work=Mindanao Economic Boom|access-date=2017-07-10|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826154918/https://www.meb.news/kcc-mall-zamboanga-expansion/|archive-date=2017-08-26|url-status=dead}}
On October 28, 2018, their fifth mall, KCC Mall of Cotabato, broke ground on its 10 hectares. The construction started on July 1, 2020. The target construction period for was 20-24 months. Due to the pandemic, the target date of opening was moved to 2023 or 2024. After completion of the mall, the construction will proceed to phase two, which is the construction of the 11-storey hotel and a convention center. Upon its completion, KCC Mall of Cotabato will be the largest KCC mall and the second largest mall in Mindanao.{{Cite web|url=http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/1611456715292/over-php6-billion-investment-expected-in-cotabato-in-2016-|title=Over PhP6 Billion investment expected in Cotabato in 2016|website=Philippine Information Agency|language=en|access-date=2017-07-10}}{{Cite news|url=https://rmn.ph/kcc-mall-sa-cotabato-city-umpisahan-ng-itayo-sa-buwan-ng-marso/|title=KCC Mall to commence construction this March |date=2018-01-31|work=RMN Networks|access-date=2018-05-26|language=en-US}} In August 2023, a fire occurred inside KCC Mall de Zamboanga.{{Cite news |last=Jocson |first=Liza |date=August 12, 2023 |title=Fire hits fastfood outlet in Zamboanga City |url=https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/12/fire-hits-fastfood-outlet-in-zamboanga-city |access-date=April 21, 2024 |work=Manila Bulletin}} In November 2023, KCC Mall of GenSan was damaged by an earthquake.{{Cite news |last=Estabillo |first=Allen V. |date=November 18, 2023 |title=5 killed, hundreds injured in southern Mindanao quake |url=https://mindanews.com/top-stories/2023/11/5-killed-hundreds-injured-in-southern-mindanao-quake/ |access-date=April 21, 2024 |work=MindaNews}}
Branches
=Existing malls=
| class="wikitable" | |||||
| Name | Address | Floor area (m2) | Land area (m2) | Type | Opening Date/Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCC Mall of Marbel | General Santos Drive, Koronadal City, South Cotabato | 14,800 | 25,000 | Main | 1947 |
| KCC Mall of GenSan | Jose Catolico Sr. Avenue, Lagao, General Santos City | 53,600 | 80,000 | Headquarters | 1992 |
| Veranza GenSan | Bula - Lagao Road, Lagao, General Santos City | 21,450 | 30,000 | Branch | June 29, 2013 |
| KCC Mall de Zamboanga | Governor Camins Avenue, Zamboanga City | 162,000 | 35,000 | Branch | December 10, 2015{{Cite web|url=http://www.sunstar.com.ph/zamboanga/local-news/2012/10/11/city-government-welcomes-kcc-mall-247533|title=Zamboanga City Government Welcomes KCC Mall, Sunstar.com.ph, October 11, 2012|website=SunStar }} |
| KCC Mall of Cotabato
|Sinsuat Avenue, Cotabato City |200,000 (180,000 Mall Floor Area + 20,000 sqm Warehouse) |190,000 |Branch |April 2, 2025 | |||||
=Future malls=
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| Name | Location | Land area (m2) | Floor area (m2) | class="unsortable"|Opening |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCC Mall of Iligan | Iligan City | 70,000{{Cite web|url=https://www.iligan.gov.ph/kcc-mall-gisugdan-na-sa-pagtrabaho/|title=KCC MALL GISUGDAN NA SA PAGTRABAHO|date=January 31, 2018}} | 142,000 | TBA | |
Gallery
Waterfalls - panoramio (4).jpg|The Waterfall at Veranza Gensan, one of the mall's main attraction
File:Veranza - panoramio (1).jpg|Facade of Veranza Mall
Veranza Mall entrance - panoramio.jpg|Inside Veranza Gensan from its entrance
Veranza Mall bridgeway - panoramio.jpg|The bridgeway, connecting KCC Mall of Gensan and Veranza Mall
Veranza Mall Activity Centre - panoramio.jpg|Activity Center, Veranza Mall
KCC Mall de Zamboanga.jpg|KCC Mall de Zamboanga
KCC Department Store Zamboanga (20170708 204348).jpg|KCC Department Store, inside KCC Mall de Zamboanga