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BACOLOD CITY: Landers Superstore, the fastest-growing membership shopping store in the country, is expanding its reach in the Visayas region with a new store at Megaworld's Upper East township in Bacolod City.

This will be the first Landers Superstore in Western Visayas, and the second outside Luzon.

The store will occupy a 25,000-square meter property along Upper East Avenue, just across the two latest residential condominium developments, Two Regis and Herald Parksuites, as well as the upcoming BPO office towers.

This premier membership shopping store will be connected to the west wing of the soon-to-rise three-level Upper East Mall via a 30-meter long bridgeway, which will come with a walkalator. It will also feature its own Caltex gas station, where members can enjoy discounts on fuel products.

Another particular highlight of Landers Upper East will be its parking area that can accommodate more than 300 vehicles at a time. The facility will be integrated into an area of the township where centuries-old trees are preserved.

The store will have sustainable features, including high bay LED lighting fixtures and energy-efficient air-conditioning units. It will also have backup emergency power, as well as a rainwater collection system that will collect water for later use.

"We are happy and excited to host another Landers in our township, this time, inside The Upper East township in Bacolod, which is envisioned to be Bacolod's newest central business district. This will be one of our anchor commercial establishments that will be directly connected to our iconic Upper East Mall," said Graham Coates, first vice president and head of Megaworld Lifestyle Malls.

Targeted to open by March 2023, the Bacolod branch will be the fourth Landers store under Megaworld, after Landers Alabang West, Landers Arcovia City and Landers Uptown Bonifacio.

"Our strategic partnership with Landers has gone a long way. They are an important component of our rising modern townships," said Coates.

Landers has been contributing to Bacolod's development and growth even before it launched its store expansion through its partnership with the Negrense Volunteers for Change Foundation. They spearheaded outreach activities in Bacolod and the rest of Western Visayas under the Mingo meals nutritional support program. For the past three years, Landers donated P485,384 worth of Mingo meals that fed 62,916 children from underserved areas in the province.