Chris Garin

I talk about brands & startups in the Philippines 🇵🇭 & Southeast Asia • Shorter clips on Tiktok and Instagram • Watch my new video on YouTube (24k) 👇

[Chris Garin @garinchris]

Rustan's is not just a department store.

Rustan's owns the PH rights to Starbucks, Muji, Shake Shack, and 96 of the biggest luxury brands in the world including Hermès, Gucci, Burberry, Zara, and many others.

Here are a couple of things you didn't know about Rustan's 🧵👇

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Had no idea that the family behind Iloilo Supermart are the same ones who own Washington Supermart. Also realized I had so much history I needed to learn about my own city.

So I'm letting my curiosity lead the way with this new series featuring brands in Iloilo ❤️

[Shane Parrish @shaneparrish]

Stay focused.

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@jonsantillan @Qwikwire Amazing! 👏👏👏 Thanks for sharing. First time hearing about them!

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@karllesteryap Omg it really happened. This is like a comedy skit lmao 😂

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Most of the things in life that can bring us the most joy will require some degree of risk.

Sometimes, all that it'll take for us to gather the courage to pursue something is the possibility that we might actually be able to reach that seemingly unachievable goal.

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I think THIS was one of the most powerful scenes from the Ford v Ferrari film

Ken Miles was showing his son the entire track, explaining that in order to beat Ferrari, every turn has to be precise

His son asks: "You can't make every lap perfect."

Ken responds: "but I can try"

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@foxxysoul

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Welp that was a quick u-turn for Bondee.

Remember when everyone was posting about it on social?

I guess I'm not surprised after seeing all my friends install it, spending 2 hours doing everything we can in the game, and then never mentioning the game ever again 😂

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@foxxysoul Aw thank you! Appreciate it! 🙏

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In 2004, 80% of Filipinos remained unbanked because most didn't have the required documents.

Globe saw this problem as an opportunity and decided to launch GCash in 2004.

In 2022, Gcash had over 66 million users.

Here's the crazy story of its origins 🧵

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@helloluis @SpaceXStarlink Hi Luis! Had no idea Starlink was already here. Had no idea how it looked like until I watched your unboxing 👏

[Chris Garin @garinchris]

Uploaded a short clip about the history of Rustan's and their strategy of bringing in foreign brands to the Philippines 🍿🤓

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@aldricht Hi, Aldrich! Big fan of what NextPay has been doing.

This one has really been effective so far.

Understanding the forming, storming, norming — especially the storming part.

It's the healthy conflict part where a team's synergy makes a breakthrough.

https://t.co/MljbkqlBMm

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@HeyAmandaCua @brickywhat Great work, Amanda! Been following Backscoop. It's been my source for startups in PH. Would love to share your story!

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@AliAbdaal Recently been taking down notes and I can totally relate with this. On the plus side, rereading the same books now with a different lens is like reading a totally different book 🤓

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@janarby_ Great breakdown about Maya vs. GCash. Had no idea that PayMaya was in this position before.

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@ceejtheday So true! Can't believe this stuff is still going. It's like the same news just with different victims 😩

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Thanks for reading!

If you liked this thread...

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[Chris Garin @garinchris]

In 2004, 80% of Filipinos remained unbanked because most didn't have the required documents.

Globe saw this problem as an opportunity and decided to launch GCash in 2004.

In 2022, Gcash had over 66 million users.

Here's the crazy story of its origins 🧵

[Chris Garin @garinchris]

Due to the rise of eCommerce, along with the buying new habits that were formed during the pandemic, in 2022, Gcash recorded 66 million users, and hit a gross transaction value of Php 3 trillion.