Oh No! (Brand!)

It's closing season.

After M&S, here's another international brand that's closing in the Philippines.

Yup, No brand is no more.

Part of me really isn't surprised. They don't have stand-alone stores this big in Korea, so I'm surprised that they had it here. At first, it looked promising, but when they started populating the store with non-No Brand items, it looked like they were losing focus.

What they should do is follow the Korean model of selling the brand inside Robinsons supermarkets. (They sell it inside Emart in Korea.) At least, we won't completely miss out on these no brand goodies.

Come to my Ade

 Two things caught my eye after seeing this product at No Brand:

1. Cherry Lemonade!!!

2. The retro-esque packaging

This product is SO GOOD! It has the right amount of tartness and the cherry flavour is very pronounced but not overpowering.

Looks like this product will be coming home with me more often after today.

(No) Brand Conscious

This store opened pre-pandemic. I've seen it several times at Robinsons Galleria, but never got around to venture inside.

It was only last month when I actually entered and explored No Brand - the Korean store owned by the Robinsons Group.

Basically, it's a grocery filled with Korean goodies - both food and non-food. During my quick stop at their branch, there were 2 items that caught my eye and ended up in my basket.

The Shrimp chips are divine! And the custard cake is pillowy soft and oozing with filling. These are food items that are so good, I'm inclined to buy them again. That's 2 out of 2 for this first visit.

I'll be more conscious about their other products on my next visit.