Who owns The Marketplace?
The Marketplace is owned by Robinsons Retail (the Philippines, PSE: RRHI), which has owned the brand since 23 November 2018.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc. SEC Form 17-A and audited financial statements, year ended 31 December 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc. reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇵🇭 Philippines, Quezon City
- Origin
- 🇵🇭 Philippines
- Category
- Retail › Grocery › Supermarkets
- Parent ticker
- PSE: RRHI
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About The Marketplace
The Marketplace is the premium supermarket banner in Robinsons Retail's food segment. The 17-A says RRHI acquired 100% of Rustan Supercenters, Inc., operator of The Marketplace, Rustan's Supermarket, Shopwise, Shopwise Express and Wellcome, on 23 November 2018, buying it from a subsidiary of DFI Retail Group.
Ownership timeline of The Marketplace
- 2018 – present Robinsons Retail [1] reported
Where The Marketplace sits in Robinsons Retail
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Robinsons Retail brand portfolio (13) →
Other brands owned by Robinsons Retail
Robinsons Retail controls 13 brands on Brandtree, 10 of them in retail.
Also in retail
Other brands in supermarkets, and who owns them
The 17 brands in supermarkets on Brandtree belong to 10 owners. The largest is Chedraui, with 5; Robinsons Retail has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Arteli | Chedraui | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Hankyu Oasis | H2O Retailing | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Profi | Ahold Delhaize | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| FİLE | BİM | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
| Tops | Central Retail | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| Lotus's | CP Axtra | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| Bách Hóa Xanh | Mobile World | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
| Carrefoursa | Sabancı Holding | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
About the owner: Robinsons Retail
Robinsons Retail is a publicly listed company headquartered in Quezon City, Philippines, founded in 2002. Brandtree records 13 brands under its control, and it is listed as PSE: RRHI.
Robinsons Retail Holdings was incorporated on 4 February 2002 and listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange on 11 November 2013. Its 17-A traces the group's retail operations to the first Robinsons Department Store in Metro Manila in 1980 and reports 2,763 stores at the end of 2025 across food, drugstores, department stores, DIY and specialty formats, plus 2,154 franchised TGP stores. It also operates several licensed international formats, which are not recorded here as brands it owns.
Robinsons Retail: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇵🇭 The Marketplace and other Filipino brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 84 brands that began in the Philippines. 4 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; The Marketplace is not one of them.
- Puregold — Puregold 🇵🇭
- 2GO Express — 2GO 🇵🇭
- 555 — Century Pacific 🇵🇭
- AirAsia Philippines — AirAsia X 🇲🇾
- Asian Terminals — Asian Terminals 🇵🇭
- C2 — URC 🇵🇭
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of The Marketplace?
The parent company of The Marketplace is Robinsons Retail, a publicly listed company headquartered in the Philippines.
Is The Marketplace Filipino?
Yes. The Marketplace originated in the Philippines and its owner, Robinsons Retail, is also headquartered in the Philippines.
Since when has Robinsons Retail owned The Marketplace?
Robinsons Retail has owned The Marketplace since 23 November 2018.
Is The Marketplace still owned by Robinsons Retail?
Yes. As of 20 October 2026, The Marketplace is still owned by Robinsons Retail. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc. SEC Form 17-A and audited financial statements, year ended 31 December 2025 — Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc., Annual report; retrieved 20 October 2026.
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