Isetann Recto, Manila

Offering some good buys in the T-shirt and casual wear section, this middle-of-the-road department store is extremely popular with middle-class shoppers. Prices are generally affordable, and on top of that there are discount sales throughout the year. Inside the mall are independent shops, cinemas and amusement centers that further bring in the crowds, many of whom are teenage students (in their school uniforms) from the surrounding university belt. Note that Isetann is not related to Isetan, Tokyo's well-known upscale department store. Isetann also operates a branch at the Araneta Center in Cubao, Quezon City.