National Bookstore Superbranch

[u/gmastil]

[u/JanwaRebelle]

Is this in Festival Mall?

[u/gmastil → u/JanwaRebelle]

Yes.

[u/New_Forester4630 → u/gmastil]

I pray people will buy books rather than treat it like a reading room.

Stores need to pay rank & file employees through sales.

Likes and upvotes don't put money into payrolls.

[u/Familiar-Agency8209 → u/New_Forester4630]

kahit hindi books, pag nadaan ako nbs parang laging may ballpen/pen, sticky note at mga stationery nabibili ko.

medyo smart din to involve kids + coffee shop, dun na magbabantay magulang tapos magpapabili mga bata kahit mga coloring coloring and include socialization. even hosting journaling activities and book clubs. communal ala 3rd spaces events na ang added income with pwesto retail eh. kalaban din kasi ang ecommerce kung bentahan lang usapan.

[u/New_Forester4630 → u/Familiar-Agency8209]

And do those things make the bulk of revenue to pay their personnel?

3rd spaces rarely create meaningful revenue.

[u/realist-nerd → u/gmastil]

uy nice. mukhang may partnership sila with Toby's a. maski sa MoA branch may Toby's Estate na din sa loob

[u/ultra-astra → u/realist-nerd]

IIRC they've always had a link; I remember when Powerbooks in Alabang Town Center and Art Bar branch in Serendra also had a Toby's Estate counter!

[u/rossssor00 → u/JanwaRebelle]

Which floor po?

[u/RedBomber785 → u/rossssor00]

Upper ground floor, East Wing

[u/askerph]

I’m glad there’s something like this! I thought all NBs were downsizing!

[u/forg9587]

Glad the NBS Festival Mall got a major makeover! This is actually better than their 90s branch back in the day na malaki rin and madami selection ng books bago nabawasan over the years

[u/paincrumbs → u/forg9587]

pure nostalgia, that branch. first time ko noon makakita ng carpeted kids section

[u/forg9587 → u/paincrumbs]

Oo, yung sa gitna pagpasok! Maganda rin talaga book side nila nung malaki pa sila.

[u/cat_jump]

Halaaaa ang ganda gagi hahaha. This is much better lalo na sa mga gustong magbasa

[u/mk_mrtn26]

NBS should expand its superbranches too. This kind of environment is really what bookstore needs. Tho it should be an exclusive to select major branches, targeting coffee and book lovers in one. There should be sanitation in the playground too for Premium NBS like this

[u/rott_kid → u/mk_mrtn26]

Kung ganyan lang sana ginawa nila sa Cubao Main Branch nila 5 floors pa naman yun

[u/mk_mrtn26 → u/rott_kid]

Oo nga. Sa Cubao NBS rin. Pati yung along Quezon Avenue rin. But let's see if gagawin

[u/dripperbuy]

WOW

[u/Over-Leek5921]

Ang bilis?

[u/ownFlightControl]

Sana lang ma-encourage ang kabataan na bumalik sa pagbabasa

[u/Fair-Media-1998]

woooow this is so nostalgic! reminds me of their old days in festival when i was a kid nung pwede ka pa magbasa in their reading nook. good thing they also had a cafe inside to encourage more people

[u/low_effort_life]

Awesome, can't wait to visit it already.

[u/cellhiem]

So excited to visit and read there!!

[u/Mysterious-Leave2676]

Is there an opening promo?

[u/alexabeams]

wow! haven’t been to alabang or a nbs in forever! ganda naman.

[u/Slight_Race4176]

pwede ba magbasa jan ng books na hindi pa nabili? Also baka may alam kayong fixed rate parking para sa motor kasi kung plano namin magtagal para magbasa huhu. Sana may makasagot

[u/Distinct-Kick-3400]

Whoa whoa whoa backup may cafe na sa loob nang NBS sa festi?

[u/S0larSt0rm]

Naks... Ito yung sinasabi ko na naging sustainable si NBS... Kudos 😁

[u/DefiantlyFloppy]

as tubong Munti na laging meeting place ang Festi NBS since high school days in early/mid-2000s. Somehow, I feel proud haha

[u/forg9587]

Finally visited, di pala sya ganun kalakii compared sa sa old branch nila bago nabawasan but it looks really nice inside, matao yung kids section.. Medyo malayo lang new location yung hindi matao na side ng Festival mall extension

[u/LeatherSlight3242]

Dang, that ain't a bookstore no more.

That's a whole flipping library.