Power Mac Center Case Study

Power Mac Center

Midnight launches and a first for CDO.

This Power Mac Center case study covers two years of tech retail coverage in Cagayan de Oro, as well as two firsts: the iPhone 16 midnight launch and the opening of the first Apple Premium Partner store in the city.

Crowd at the opening of the first Apple Premium Partner store in Cagayan de Oro, shot for this Power Mac Center case study by Project LUPAD
Opening day at Power Mac Center, SM CDO Downtown, September 2026.
The results

Numbers anyone can see.

Every figure in this Power Mac Center case study comes from the public counts on our Facebook page, so each one can be verified.

1.4K+Reactions on three Facebook posts
900+Shares, as each launch spread across the city
360+Comments, as well as tags for friends waiting in line
12AMDoors opened for the iPhone 16 launch

Public counts on the Project LUPAD Facebook posts about Power Mac Center, as well as its launches, from 2024 to October 2026.

The story

Where the line starts.

Our Power Mac Center coverage began at midnight. Initially, on October 18, 2024, shoppers lined up at Power Mac Center in SM CDO Downtown for the iPhone 16, and at exactly 12:00 AM, the doors opened.

Later that month, we covered the newest branch of The Loop by Power Mac Center at Limketkai Center. Then, in September 2026, Power Mac Center opened the first Apple Premium Partner store in Cagayan de Oro.

As a result, the midnight launch drew 845 shares, more than its 798 reactions, as people tagged friends who were waiting for the new iPhone.

Product launchesStore openingsNight coverageEvent photos
From our archive

Shot by our crew.

Crowd at the opening of the first Apple Premium Partner store in CDO Shoppers line up for the iPhone 16 midnight launch at Power Mac Center Guests inside the new Power Mac Center at SM CDO Downtown The queue outside Power Mac Center before midnight Inside Power Mac Center during the iPhone 16 launch Opening day at the Apple Premium Partner store in CDO
What we covered

Four parts of every launch.

Product launches

First, the iPhone 16 midnight launch, as well as the queue outside and the first buyers.

Store openings

The first Apple Premium Partner store in CDO, as well as The Loop at Limketkai Center.

Night coverage

Similarly, our team works late, so a midnight launch looks as good as a daytime opening.

Same-day publishing

Each story went live the same day, while people were still lining up.

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