LIKE how a connoisseur picks the oldest wine in a cellar, a customer in Davao City who has the smarts to know where all the good stuff are will always go to Victoria Department Store to shop.
The 23-year old department store has been the go-to-place of people who are starting to fill their houses with basically everything that a house needs.
It is home for the fanciest dinner ware and sturdiest appliance brands all of which are sourced locally and abroad.
Meticulous moms will enjoy wide array of premier kitchenware brands laid in the shop.
Corelle Dinnerware, Pyrex Bakeware, Luminarc Dinnerware, Noritake Dinner Sets, Tefal Cookwares as well as Shot Zwiesel Wine Glasses, Lucaris Wine Glasses and Cristal D’Arque Wine Glasses are just few of the sophisticated brands seated on their display.
According to the management, the city’s biggest hotels and restaurants still choose to purchase wares from them as they also offer unique selections which can only be found at the Victoria Department Store.
“The store has built their name on where they were the strongest - products. Further, service is hones based on the quality and quantity of merchandise that they offer to costumers,” the press release stated.
Some of their frequent buyers include: Marco Polo Hotel, Seda Hotel in Abreeza, Apo View Hotel, Waterfront Insular Hotel, Grand Men Seng, among others.
Its clean and neatly organized racks in all the three-storey building attract not only the posh cafes and classy restaurants but the city’s prime universities as well.
Café Tavera, Blue Post’s Boiling Crabs, The White House Restaurant, Ahfat Restaurant, and Garden Oases are also regulars in the store.
Top schools in the city including the Ateneo de Davao University (Addu), Davao Medical School Foundation (DMSF), University of the Immaculate Conception (UIC), Jojie Ilagan Career Center Foundation, and even the government’s Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) shop only with the best.
The true pride of the store, however, is not just the wide and unique selections to choose from for all of your various and basic needs - the crown of the store is at the third level.
The shipwrecks in bottles are collector’s item for the big boys while the antique ceramic display are a dreamland to the minimalist at heart.
A bunch of vintage items that will define a homeowner’s unique identity are found there.
There is probably everything for every person’s lifestyle in the store.
A one hour tour around the place will only feel like a minute!
Indeed, Victoria Department Store lives up to their slogan, “More products, more choices. Shop now and see the difference!”