SM Supermalls
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SM Supermalls, owned by SM Prime Holdings, Inc., is the largest chain of shopping malls in the Philippines, having 27 malls across the country and two overseas branches in Jinjiang and Xiamen, China.
The company that operates the malls was started by Henry Sy, Sr. in the 1950s. Shoemart, as SM was then known, started as chain of shoe stores with the first branch opening on Avenida Rizal, in Manila, in October 1958. By the 1970s, Shoemart became a full-line department store with branches in the Makati commercial center and at Harrison Plaza in Manila. The company also shifted its name from Shoemart to SM. In the 1980s, the company diversified and ventured into the supermarket and appliance store business, then finally opening the country's first "supermall" in 1985 in Quezon City called SM North EDSA.
SM Malls is considered the pioneer of the shopping mall experience in the Philippines. The popularity of these malls have paved the way for the growth of the retail industry in the country. Going to the malls, especially SM Malls, have become a part of the weekend urban culture of Filipinos.
SM Malls, however, faces criticism. The labor sector accuses the management of unjust labor practices on its employees—those that work in the malls' department stores and supermarkets. In addition, the wide popularity of SM threatens the business of small- and medium-scale commercial establishments in municipalities and cities where these malls have been opened. There is a widespread exodus of retailers and tenants that used to rent commercial spaces in these establishments to the local SM mall.
[edit] SM Supermalls
| Name | Opening | Land area (m²) | Floor area (m²) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SM City North EDSA | November 1985 | 171,500 | 381,861 including The Block | North Avenue cor. EDSA, Quezon City, Metro Manila |
| SM City Sta. Mesa (formerly called SM Centerpoint) | September 1990 | 30,000 | 133,327 | Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard cor. Araneta Ave., Quezon City, Metro Manila |
| SM Megamall | June 1991 | 105,000 | 331,679 | EDSA cor. Julia Vargas Avenue, Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila |
| SM City Cebu | November 1993 | 138,000 | 161,562 | North Reclamation Area, Cebu City, Cebu |
| SM Southmall | April 1995 | 200,000 | 205,120 | Alabang-Zapote Road, Las Piñas City, Metro Manila |
| SM City Bacoor | July 1997 | 88,000 | 116,892 (4th floor is currently closed) | General Emilio Aguinaldo Highway cor. Tirona Highway, Brgy. Habay, Bacoor, Cavite |
| SM City Fairview | October 1997 | 200,000 | 154,183 | Quirino Avenue cor. Regalado Ave., Greater Lagro, Quezon City, Metro Manila |
| SM City Iloilo-Mandurriao | June 1999 | 175,000 | 101,735 | Benigno S. Aquino Jr. Avenue, Jaro West Diversion Road, Mandurriao, Iloilo City, Iloilo |
| SM City Manila | April 2000 | 25,000 | 166,554 | Concepcion corner Arroceros and San Marcelino Streets, Ermita, Manila |
| SM City Pampanga | November 2000 | 316,000 | 110,650 | Olongapo-Gapan Road corner North Luzon Expressway(beside Exit 65, San Fernando Exit), Brgy. Lagundi, Mexico, Pampanga |
| SM City Sucat (formerly called SM Supercenter Sucat) | July 2001 | 65,000 | 98,106 including the new annex | Dr. A. Santos Avenue, Brgy. San Dionisio, Parañaque City, Metro Manila |
| SM City Davao | November 2001 | 132,000 | 75,440 | Quimpo Boulevard corner Tulip Drive, Ecoland Subdivision, Brgy. Matina, Davao City, Davao del Sur |
| SM City Bicutan | November 2002 | 18,000 | 112,737 | Doña Soledad Avenue corner West Service Road (beside Exit 14, Bicutan exit), Brgy. Don Bosco, Bicutan, Parañaque City, Metro Manila |
| SM City Cagayan de Oro | November 2002 | 52,000 | 86,288 | Materson Avenue cor Gran Via St., Brgy. Carmen, Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental |
| SM City Lucena | October 2003 | 80,000 | 72,057 | Maharlika Highway corner Dalahican Road, Brgy. Ibabang Dupay, Lucena City, Quezon |
| SM City Marilao | November 2003 | 203,000 | 88,654 | MacArthur Highway, Brgy. Lias, Marilao, Bulacan |
| SM City Baguio | November 2003 | 80,000 | 105,331 | Luneta Hill, Upper Session Road corner Governor Pack Road, Baguio City, Benguet |
| SM City Dasmariñas | May 21, 2004 | 127,000 | 79,792 | Governor's Drive, Brgy. Sampaloc 1, Dasmariñas, Cavite |
| SM City Batangas | November 12, 2004 | 85,000 | 70,819 | Brgy. Pallocan Kanluran, Batangas City, Batangas |
| SM City San Lazaro | July 2005 | 40,000 | 179,000 | Felix Huertas Street corner Arsenio H. Lacson Extension, Santa Cruz, Manila |
| SM Supercenter Valenzuela | October 28, 2005 | 24,000 | 61,460 | McArthur Highway, Brgy. Karuhatan, Valenzuela City, Metro Manila |
| SM Supercenter Molino | November 18, 2005 | 48,000 | 48,248 | Molino Road, Molino 4, Bacoor, Cavite |
| SM City Sta. Rosa | February 17, 2006 | 170,000 | 79,000 | National Highway, Barrio Tagapo, Santa Rosa City, Laguna |
| SM City Clark | May 12, 2006 | 176,500 | 98,824.19 | M.A. Roxas Avenue, Clark Special Economic Zone, Angeles City, Pampanga |
| SM Mall of Asia | May 21, 2006 | 195,000 | 386,224 (an annex is planned for the future) | SM Central Business Park, Bay City, Pasay City, Metro Manila |
| SM Supercenter Pasig | August 19, 2006 | 20,070 | 29,017.12 | E. Rodriguez, Sr. Ave. (C-5), Frontera Verde, Ortigas Center, Pasig City |
| SM City Lipa | September 22, 2006 | 103,242 | 72,035 | Laurel Highway, Lipa City, Batangas |
| SM City Bacolod | March 2, 2007 | 160,000 | 61,413 | Rizal Avenue, Reclamation Area, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental |
| SM City Taytay | 2007 | Manila East Road, Taytay, Rizal | ||
| SM City Baliuag | 2007 | Maharlika Highway, Baliuag, Bulacan | ||
| SM Supercenter Muntinlupa | 2007 | Brgy. Tunasan, Muntinlupa City | ||
| SM City Marikina | 2008 | 60,000 | 124,877.85 | Marcos Highway, Marikina City, Metro Manila |
| SM City SJDM | 2008 | Sapang Palay Proper, San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan | ||
| SM Supercenter Vito Cruz | Pablo Ocampo Sr. Road, Makati City, Metro Manila | |||
| SM Naga | CBD II Naga City, Camarines Sur | |||
| SM Muntinlupa | Muntinlupa City, Muntinlupa | |||
| SM Urdaneta | MacArthur Highway, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan | |||
| SM San Pablo | San Pablo City, Laguna | |||
| SM Calamba | Calamba City, Laguna | |||
| SM Tarlac | MacArthur Highway, Brgy. San Roque, Tarlac City, Tarlac | |||
| SM Laoag | Laoag City, Ilocos Norte | |||
| SM Dagupan | Dagupan City, Pangasinan | |||
| SM Meycauayan | MacArthur Highway, Meycauayan, Bulacan | |||
| SM Tagaytay | Tagaytay City, Cavite, |
